Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak Matthew Williams Editions

Announcing a collaboration with Matthew Williams, founder of the brand 1017 ALYX 9SM, Audemars Piguet presented 4 new Royal Oak models. Prices

Audemars Piguet announced a new collaboration with American designer Matthew Williams, founder of the brand 1017 ALYX 9SM, thus emphasising the increasing ties that the Swiss brand is forging with the fashion world.

To mark the occasion, four new Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore references have been added to the flagship collection of the brand. They all sport minimalist dials where the hour-markers have been removed to highlight the vertical satin finish and to create room for the two logos: “Audemars Piguet” and “1017 ALYX 9SM”. 

   

The two Royal Oak models are crafted from 18-carat yellow gold. The first is a 37 mm x 9.1 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding (ref. 15550BA) that indicates the hours, minutes and seconds driven by the 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) Calibre 5909 offering 60 hours of power reserve. Its retail price is Euro 73,800.

The second model is the 41 mm x  12.4 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph (ref. 26240BA). In this version, the chronograph counters have been removed, leaving only the hands at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock to rotate. The 4 Hz Calibre 4409 has an autonomy, when fully wound, of 70 hours. Limited to 200 pieces, it is priced at Euro 90,700. 

The two 42 mm x 15.2 mm Royal Oak Offshore models - presented in rose gold (ref. 26238BA) or white gold (ref. 26238BC) - follow the same theme, keeping only the bare minimum on the dial. Only the date aperture, which is emblematic of the Royal Oak Offshore collection, remains at 3 o’clock, next to the AP monogram. The 1017 ALYX 9SM signature is for its part located at 6 o’clock. The chronograph counters at 6, 9 and 12 o’clock have also been removed, leaving only the hands.

The chosen movement for these 75-piece limited editions is the Calibre 4404, featuring an integrated chronograph and flyback function.

Equipped with the Manufacture’s interchangeable strap system, the two Offshore chronographs come with an additional strap in black rubber. They are priced at Euro 111,900.

Each of these four references is fitted with a sapphire crystal caseback that opens onto the oscillating weight that has been specially developed for these limited editions. Made of 22-carat yellow or white gold, it features an engraving of the 1017 ALYX 9SM signature, along with Newton’s millimeter and rotor weight indications, a nod to Matthew Williams’s technical references. audemarspiguet.com