Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 18K

Why We Love It  One name: Gerald Genta.  The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is perhaps Genta’s most memorable work, and in many ways changed the shape of the watch industry. The Royal Oak essentially created an entirely new category of 'luxury sport' timepieces, and with it came a new design language which inspired countless other manufactures. What's particularly delightful about the design of the Royal Oak is that it works brilliantly in a number of sizes and casing materials, from steel to carbon fiber or solid gold. This particular model, a Reference 15300OR, is a full-sized 'jumbo' 39mm model cased in 18k rose gold. Featuring a silver tapisserie dial with applied luminous baton indices and matching rose gold handset, this reference diverges from its predecessors with the addition of a sweep seconds hand and a sapphire display back. Fitted to an integrated-style factory brown crocodile leather strap with matching signed 18k rose gold deployant buckle, this is an elevated take on Audemar