Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Jumbo
Royal Oak Jumbo
Produced 1972–1990. The Royal Oak ref. 5402ST is the original 'Jumbo' — Gérald Genta's 1972 stainless-steel sports watch that launched the line, with the 39 mm octagonal bezel, exposed screws, 'Petite Tapisserie' dial and integrated…
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Reference5402ST
BrandAudemars Piguet
FamilyRoyal Oak Jumbo
Produced1972–1990
StatusDiscontinued
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Audemars Piguet — 12 min readAudemars Piguet Royal Oak: The Steel Watch That Rewired LuxuryA connected history of the Royal Oak, from Gerald Genta's 1972 steel Jumbo and integrated bracelet to smaller early derivatives, perpetual calendars, the Offshore, chronographs, Concept experiments, openworked complications, and the 50th anniversary generation.
Gérald Genta designs — 8 min readGérald Genta's Canon: How One Freelancer Drew the 1970sHe sold Audemars Piguet a diving helmet, Patek a porthole, IWC five screws and Bulgari a Roman coin. The 1970s copied the homework, and half those copies still get hung on his name.
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