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Audemars Piguet

Ref. 26530Ti.00.1220Ti.01

Royal Oak “Flying Tourbillon”

A virtually like-new and highly attractive titanium flying tourbillon wristwatch with sandblasted gray dial, bracelet, warranty, and presentation box

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Launched in 1972, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak was the world’s first stainless steel luxury sports watch with a fully integrated bracelet. The model became an icon, and the brand soon expanded the Royal Oak collection with the first perpetual calendar model released opening day of the Basel Fair in 1984. The tourbillon, a specialty of Audemars Piguet, first graced the Royal Oak in 1997 to celebrate the model's 25th anniversary. The classic architecture of the tourbillon cage features bridges at the front, but today, the latest evolution is revealed with an automatic flying tourbillon movement. The remarkable caliber 2950 is the first to combine a self-winding mechanism with a flying tourbillon architecture, a complication previously seen in the Royal Oak Concept line. The first Royal Oak Flying Tourbillon was introduced in 2020.

The present Flying Tourbillon Royal Oak is a highly attractive example with light weight Titanium case and sublime modern sandblasted slate grey dial, which has replaced the typical Grande Tapisserie pattern. The watch has a sleek contemporary sporty feel making it an extremely wearable timepiece. Audemars Piguet is coveted by collectors for their craftsmanship and attention to detail, and the present watch embodies the standard of excellence of the brand.

The watch is offered in virtually like-new condition complete with its original accessories and is an opportunity to own a superb example of one of the most iconic watches in the market today.

Audemars Piguet

Swiss | 1881

A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.


Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.

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