Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15189ST | Pictet & Cie Special Edition

The Birth of the Luxury Sports Watch

In 1972, Gérald Genta sketched the impossible: a razor-edged steel watch priced like precious metal, fusing haute horlogerie with the vocabulary of industrial design. The Royal Oak detonated convention and birthed a new genre—the luxury sports watch—whose bold geometry and uncompromising finishing still define modern taste.

The Architecture of a Revolution

• Reference Number: 15189ST.OO.D083CU.01
• The Octagonal Bezel with 8 Hexagonal Screws: A sharp, brushed steel octagon framed by polished bevels—purposeful, architectural, instantly recognizable.
• The Integrated Tapering Bracelet: The Royal Oak’s seamless case-to-bracelet architecture—here expressed with a bespoke leather strap for understated, bankerly elegance.
• The ‘Tapisserie’ Dial: The signature guilloché matrix that animates light and shadow, a living texture under every glance.
• Case Material and Diameter: Stainless steel, 36 mm—timeless proportions with contemporary presence.
• Calibre: Self-winding Audemars Piguet automatic movement, precise and poised.
• Special Edition: Pictet & Cie—an exclusive collaboration that underscores discretion and pedigree.

The Curator’s Insight

Launching a radical, steel, and visually oversized statement at the height of the quartz crisis was audacity in its purest form. Audemars Piguet bet the Maison on vision—and the Royal Oak secured its future.

An Icon of Disruptive Design

Worn by those who set, not follow, the agenda, the Royal Oak remains the quintessential act of elegant rebellion. It is a manifesto in steel: uncompromising lines, artisanal finishing, and the courage to redefine luxury. For the visionary, it is not a watch—it is a point of view.

This Watch is Ideal For…

• The design connoisseur who collects the undisputed icons of modernism.
• The individual who resonates with a story of bold, disruptive innovation.
• The collector who values discreet special editions with serious pedigree.