E meralds, rubies and sapphires are not enough to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Oak. Thus, Audemars Piguet included seven other precious stones rarely seen in Haute Horlogerie for commemorative timepieces.
Tanzanite, yellow chrysoberyl, pink tourmaline, orange spessartite and tsavorite versions of Royal Oak Selfwinding 37mm.
Instead of iridescent colours on one single watch, the Swiss brand evokes the rainbow through 10 Royal Oak Selfwinding timepieces, sized at 41mm, and each decorated with gemstones in a vivid red, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink or orange hue.
The milestone is actually celebrated with a double rainbow, as there’s a second set of 10 smaller high-jewellery models with a diameter of 37mm.
The colours of the rainbow are represented by…
