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Limited Edition of 500 Pieces The case, in blackened stainless steel, measures 45mm x 40mm. The crystal is sapphire and the caseback bears the inscription Millenary Quincy Jones - Limited Edition. It is water resistant to 20 meters. The dial is done in black with two zones, an off-centred hour zone with white gold applied Roman numerals, a minute circle with black piano-key motif and openworked white gold hour and minute hands with central seconds hand. Movement is the automatic AP, in-house caliber 3120 with 40 jewels, 21,600 vph and with a power reserve of 60 hours. It features Variable-inertia balance with eight inertia-blocks and flat balance-spring; Geneva-type mobile balance-spring, stud holder, three-position winding stem. All parts are finely decorated; mainplate circular-grained; bridges rhodium-plated, chamfered, snailed and adorned with Cotes de Geneva decoration. Diamond-polished jewel sinks; wheels with chamfered arms and diamond-polished; chamfered screw rims and slots. The rotor is done in 22kt gold, engraved with the AP monogram and the Audemars and Piguet family crest. The strap is hand-sewn black leather with blackened steel AP folding clasp.

(Click image for gallery - 8 photos)Back in January, during SIHH 2010, Audemars Piguet introduced a new skeletonized timepiece within their Royal Oak collection. And after almost a year of anticipation, AP has just released the first official press images for their beautiful new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Squelette timepiece. Skeleton watches, unlike a tourbillon or minute repeater, are not considered as complications. However, the creation of such pieces is extremely complicated. Many hours go into hand skeletonizing and engraving each timepiece. Whether it is Audemars Piguet or another brand, like Benzinger for example, skeleton timepieces are unique works of art. Unfortunately, the skill of engraving and skeletonizing timepieces, at this level, does not come cheap. Expect to pay thirty grand, minimum, for any fully skeletonized timepiece that is done by hand. PDF Press ReleaseRetail $30,100/$46,500 (Stainless Steel/Rose Gold)Source: Audemars Piguet