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Icon celebrates its golden jubilee

At the 1972 edition of the Swiss Watch Fair in Basel, Audemars Piguet introduced the revolutionary Royak Oak in stainless steel armour protecting the thinnest self-winding mechanical movement of its era. Because of its hefty price tag, steel was ennobled with the same status as gold.

Audemars Piguet and luxury publishing house Assouline celebrate the Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary with a dedicated book titled Royal Oak: From Iconoclast To Icon.

Written by Bill Prince, an award-winning cultural journalist and former deputy editor of British GQ, the book retraces the Royal Oak’s…

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