Assouline – Royal Oak: From Iconoclast To Icon

Upon its release in 1972, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak created quite a stir. For the first time, stainless steel was ennobled to the same status as gold. Inspired by the profound cultural, artistic and industrial changes of the 1960s and early 70s, this forward-looking timepiece heralded the beginning of a new high-end watchmaking era combining sportiness and refinement.

Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon, presents the history of Royal Oak from a broader cultural perspective, while shedding light on the new archival materials uncovered by Audemars Piguet’s heritage department, alongside exclusive testimonies of long-standing friends of the brand. Author, Bill Prince’s lively narrative text, alongside six decades worth of ground-breaking imagery, showcases the evolution of this trailblazing timepiece beloved around the globe.

Features:

• Hardcover, 292 pages.
• Written by Bill Prince.
• Includes over 400 illustrations.
• Presented in a luxury slipcase.
• Published by Assouline.

Dimensions: 32cm(l) x 38cm(h) x 4.8cm(w)