What is the best Audemars Piguet watch?

Octagonal bezels from 1972 share the field with round-cased newcomers, ultra-thin perpetual calendars and chiming titanium experiments. Collectors split hard over this one, and the steel classics don't always come out on top.

1. 1
   Royal Oak Jumbo 15202

   The 39mm Extra-Thin Royal Oak made from 2000 to 2021, powered by the ultra-thin automatic calibre 2121, then replaced by the 16202.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Code 11.59 Ultra-Complication Universelle

   The RD#4 pocket-watch-inspired Code 11.59 unveiled in 2023, combining 40 functions in its calibre 1000.
   583pts
3. 3
   [Re]master01 Chronograph

   A 2020 limited edition of 500 selfwinding chronographs in steel and pink gold, modelled on a 1943 Audemars Piguet chronograph.
   480pts
4. 4
   Royal Oak Offshore End of Days

   The 1999 blacked-out Royal Oak Offshore chronograph, reference 25770SN, made for Arnold Schwarzenegger's film End of Days.
   480pts
5. 5
   Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar

   The 2018 ultra-thin Royal Oak perpetual calendar, reference 26586, 6.3mm thick with the calibre 5133.
   480pts
6. 6
   Royal Oak Chronograph 26240

   The 41mm Royal Oak chronograph introduced in 2022 with the integrated flyback calibre 4401.
   416pts
7. 7
   Royal Oak Offshore 25721

   The first Royal Oak Offshore, a 42mm steel chronograph designed by Emmanuel Gueit and launched in 1993.
   416pts
8. 8
   Royal Oak Jumbo 16202

   The 39mm Extra-Thin Royal Oak introduced in 2022 for the model's 50th anniversary, with the new calibre 7121.
   416pts
9. 9
   Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 26574

   A 41mm Royal Oak perpetual calendar introduced in 2015 with the automatic calibre 5134 and a moon phase.
   416pts
10. 10
    Royal Oak Selfwinding 15510

    The 41mm time-and-date Royal Oak introduced in 2022, running on the automatic calibre 4302.
    341pts
11. 11
    Royal Oak Concept

    Audemars Piguet's experimental Royal Oak line, launched in 2002 with the Concept Watch 1 for the model's 30th anniversary.
    341pts
12. 12
    Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie

    A 44mm titanium minute repeater first shown in 2016, built on the brand's RD#1 research into louder, clearer chimes.
    341pts
13. 13
    Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked

    An openworked 41mm Royal Oak first shown in 2016, its calibre 3132 carrying two balance wheels on one axis.
    341pts
14. 14
    Code 11.59 Selfwinding Chronograph

    The 41mm Code 11.59 flyback chronograph introduced in 2019 with the integrated calibre 4401.
    341pts
15. 15
    Royal Oak RD#3 Flying Tourbillon

    The 2022 39mm Jumbo Extra-Thin Royal Oak with a selfwinding flying tourbillon, reference 26670, 8.1mm thick.
    341pts
16. 16
    Royal Oak Frosted Gold

    A Royal Oak with a hammered gold finish made with jeweller Carolina Bucci, first released in 2016.
    250pts
17. 17
    Royal Oak 5402

    The original 1972 Royal Oak, a 39mm steel sports watch with an octagonal bezel designed by Gérald Genta.
    0pts
18. 18
    Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 26238

    A 42mm Royal Oak Offshore flyback chronograph introduced in 2021 with the in-house calibre 4404.
    0pts
19. 19
    Code 11.59 Selfwinding

    The 41mm round-cased three-hander that opened the Code 11.59 collection in 2019, with the calibre 4302.
    0pts
20. 20
    Royal Oak Offshore Diver

    A 42mm Royal Oak Offshore dive watch, first released in 2010, water-resistant to 300 metres with an inner rotating bezel.
    0pts

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