Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak “Minute Repeater Supersonnerie” is the ultimate in luxury wristwatches with the sporty Royal Oak case and the refined complication of a minute repeater, all housed in lightweight and robust titanium. The watch can be considered a true gem of Audemars Piguet's technical proficiency as well as the ultimate paragon of their definition of sport luxury.

The original “Concept Supersonnerie” was released in 2014 and displayed Audemars Piguet’s exceptional mastery of complications. The timepiece was a new take on a historic design, the ability to create a loud and sonorous tone from a minute repeater. Repeating timepieces have a long tradition in horology, from the earliest town clocks to 19th century gentlemen’s pocket watches, to the 21st-century as a display of excellent in craftsmanship. The “Concept Supersonnerie” set a new standard in the ability of the timepiece to chime. Designed as a musical instrument, three patents were granted, one for the gongs, one for a refined regulator, and the third for a caseback with apertures, which do not obstruct the tone as is typically seen in most repeaters. This allows for the watch to have a louder chime when worn on the wrist than off.

The Royal Oak “Minute Repeater Supersonnerie” was released in 2019 in a limited edition of twenty example in titanium, like the present watch, with this example being the only one known accompanied with a second salmon dial. Housed in the traditional Royal Oak 42mm diameter case with minute repeater slide at nine o’clock, the dial layout is simple yet elegant, with a subsidiary seconds dial at six o’clock and the AP logo at 12 o’clock. The caseback is engraved with sound waves and “Supersonnerie” as well as “Royal Oak Limited Edition of 20 Pieces”. The present watch is in near new condition, having just returned from a factory servicing at Audemars Piguet in Le Brassus. It is offered complete with its warranty card and presentation box.