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Ever since my early days (mid-nineties) of exploring the watch universe, I have a lot of love for . The Royal Oak Jumbo (15202ST) being too expensive, and the normal Royal Oak’s being too small with their 36mm (and too expensive at that time as well), suddenly brought some hope. In that year, Audemars Piguet introduced a new Royal Oak date model in stainless steel, with an in-house movement caliber 3120. AP used a movement based on movement till then, for its regular Royal Oak date model. This new model, with ref.15300 had a case diameter of 39mm. Almost the same size as the Jumbo 15202ST, only a bit thicker because of the movement construction. The Jumbo uses a very flat movement, due to a different construction of the rotor which makes the entire watch almost 1mm flatter. Which is a lot of course, in horological context.Anyhows, as you might know, Audemars Piguet is a brand that can be bought with some discount (with the exception of some limited models and ) and the price difference between the regular stainless steel Royal Oak and the Royal Oak Jumbo is pretty significant. Also, you might be attracted to the more updated (thicker) bracelet, the screwed-down crown and long hour markers a bit more. On the other hand, the movement of the Jumbo is beyond special.. so if you have a weak spot for the caliber 2121 it is going to cost you serious money.Enough tech-talk. My watch friend Michael was instantly in love with the Royal Oak after seeing the model on the wrist of another watch friend of mine, during our trip to a watch fair in D?ɬ�sseldorf. Just like me, Michael fell in love with the regular Royal Oak ref.15300ST and when one of these beauties crossed his path, he pulled the trigger on it.Yesterday, I received a few photographs of his Royal Oak 15300ST. He has it for quite some time now, but finally got himself a decent photography set-up. For me, the pictures he took capture the true essence of the Royal Oak. Simple and yet sophisticated, stylish and yet sporty at the same time.Enjoy!(c) Photos by Michael

Jules Audemars (1815-1918) & Edouard Piguet (1853-1919) met in Le Brassus in the Swiss Jura Mountains in 1875. Said by many to the Rolls Royce of get a load ofes owned by many a Rolls Royce owner. The meeting of its two founders is reminiscent of the founding fathers of the famous car corporation meeting in a Manchester Hotel. Audemars was a maker of dial frames & Piguet was a finisher. Their trade mark was first ledgered in December 1882. The 2 founders died within a year of each other. The company has always maintained a detailed register of every watch made & sold. The most famous collection is the La Grande Complication of which only 100 were made between 1915 and 1989, the Grande Sonnerie, the Perp��tuelle Calendar Watch and the Skeleton watch. The grand Oak was the first luxury wristwatch ever created in stainless steel. The watch is named after the indented tree trunk in which King Charles II is said to have sought refuge. The Manufacture The story of Audemars begins in Le Brassus, Vall��e de Joux, Switzerland, in 1875.Two master watchmakers, Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, joined forces to create complicated watches. They found instantaneous acent hit and their enterprise was officially founded in December 1881. Audemars Piguet is one of the rare Swiss watch-making manufactures to remain in the hands of its founding families. It still adheres to the principles of its founders: innovation in harmony with tradition. This has enabled the “Manufacture” to achieve fascinating watch-making feats and astonishing world firsts.Audemars Piguet Replica Watches