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    Aug 11, 2022 6 minutes
    by scott harper & tom chamberlin

    Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin

    ‘The most wearable’, ‘the most groundbreaking’, ‘the most coveted’… Superlatives have rained down on the Royal Oak, the most famous watch in the history of Audemars Piguet, ever since a piece in stainless steel with an octagonal bezel secured with hexagonal screws first appeared on the market for a then astronomical price tag of CHf3,750 half a century ago. Today, the Royal Oak is, to its much-lauded Swiss maker, what the DB8 would be to Aston Martin had the British marque continued making new versions of it up to the present day.

    In honour of its anniversary this year, there have been a slew of innovative updates, across various references. This — a fresh iteration of the 39mm Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ Extra-Thin — might be our favourite so far.

    One of four models (the other three are in platinum, 18ct pink-gold and 18ct yellow-gold), the aesthetics of the piece before you speak

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