Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 34mm Black Ceramic Watch Replica

Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 34mm Black Ceramic Watch Replica

In early July, Audemars Piguet launched its first Royal Oak 34mm self-winding watch replica specially designed for slender wrists, including black ceramic models and frosted gold blue disc models. Among them, the new black ceramic watch model is decorated with rose gold details, showing a two-tone contrast. Today, let’s analyze this new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 34mm Black Ceramic watch replica 77350CE.OO.1266CE.01 in detail and see how Audemars Piguet interprets the new work combining black ceramic and the classic Royal Oak.

The Case

This black ceramic version of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak replica case has a diameter of 34 mm. It can be said that it is not limited to the limitations of "men's watch" or "women's watch", but is specially developed for wearers with slender wrists. The beauty of black ceramics comes from the intricacy and complexity of technology. Ceramic watch models need to go through a special production and manual finishing process. When creating a 34 mm diameter Royal Oak series automatic watch, the specific composition and production process of this sturdy material need to be specially designed according to the small size of the watch, while continuing the replica Royal Oak series’s consistent size ratio, aesthetic standards and Superb retouching.

Zirconium Oxide —ZrO2— powder, mixed with dedicated binder content is transformed into ceramics through a complex industrial flow requiring different stages of high-precision machining. The exact composition of ceramics remains the secret of its manufacturers. Pigments of colors are added to the powder before the manufacturing process, making it an integral part of the material. The components achieve their final color only once they have been sintered —the process of coalescing a powdered material into a solid or porous mass by means of heating without liquefaction— at more than 1400 degrees Celsius. Reaching a homogeneous colour across all components represents an additional challenge as pigments are extremely sensitive to temperature variations.

Each ceramic component is pre-polished and pre-satin-brushed, before being finished by hand with the Manufacture's trademarked alternation of satin-brushing and polished chamfers. This light, yet ultra-resistant and scratchproof material protects the movement like an armor, while the detailed hand finishing embellishes the case and bracelet with an ever-changing play of light.

The depth and intensity of black ceramics is illuminated by scintillating pink gold accents. Eight hexagonal screws, exceptionally crafted in 18-carat pink gold, secure the bezel to the case, while bringing a subtle touch of colour. Each has been meticulously finished by hand .

There’s yet another small detail. The screws on the bezel are, unusually, made of 18k pink gold and not 18k white gold, like most Royal Oak models.

The Dial

To continue with the full-black scheme, the Grande Tapisserie dial is here in black, with pink gold applied markers, logo and hands, to match the screws on the bezel. The date wheel is also executed in black.

The dial's guilloché design —one of the Royal Oak's trademarks— is achieved following an in-house know-how no longer taught in horology school. Little squares are carved out on the dial's thin metal plate by an engraving machine dating back to the 1970s that reproduces the motif of a pattern. Small diamond shapes are simultaneously cut out in the thin grooves separating the squares in a seamless weave that creates a tapestry appearance. This process requires utmost dexterity and precision.

The Movement

This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Black Ceramic replica 77350CE.OO.1266CE.01 is equipped with Calibre 5800 self-winding movement, has a 50-hour power reserve, and is water-resistant to 50 meters. Through the sapphire crystal glass titanium metal back cover, you can appreciate part of the internal operation of the movement and the specially designed rose gold oscillating weight. Adhering to the exquisite watchmaking tradition, the movement has been carefully assembled and finished with different techniques, including Geneva pattern, pearl polka dot pattern, and satin drawing and radial pattern polishing.

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