Audemars Piguet — Royal Oak Jumbo
Royal Oak Jumbo
Produced 1972–1979. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo (reference 5402), a 39 mm stainless steel watch produced 1972–1979.
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Reference5402
BrandAudemars Piguet
FamilyRoyal Oak Jumbo
Produced1972–1979
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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