To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak series, the Swiss Haute Horlogerie brand's 's first self-winding floating tourbillon skeleton movement. This Royal Oak movement has a case size of 41 mm, a monochromatic design, and houses the Calibre 2972, the first self-winding floating tourbillon skeleton movement of a radio controlled clock movement. This is also the latest generation of self-produced movements for radio '
R controlled clock movement Royal Oak, the first self-winding floating tourbillon skeleton movement in a very modern monochrome design, with the brand's first self-winding floating tourbillon skeleton movement, the Calibre 2972
Self-winding floating tourbillon movement with unique skeleton structure
The new Calibre 2972 self-produced movement combines a central automatic oscillating weight with a floating tourbillon. The movement design focuses on symmetry and is dedicated to showing subtle changes in light and shadow. Grinding in different directions makes it have a unique three-dimensional visual effect.
The Calibre 2972 self-produced movement embodies the skeleton technology inherited from the 1930s, with which the
Subsequently, the movement components are finished with different techniques, including brushed, satin-brushed, circular, radial, snailed and polished chamfers. More than 20 hand-polished V-shaped chamfers can be admired on both sides of the movement. The rhodium-coloured movement components echo the colour of the steel case, giving the movement a modern monochromatic effect.
controlled clock movement is unobstructed at 6 o'clock on the dial, a device that counteracts the effects of gravity and improves the movement's timekeeping accuracy. The movement's balance wheel, housed in a sophisticated tourbillon cage, rotates once per minute, allowing the balance of the balance spring to continuously shift. The entire frame of the
50th Anniversary Edition exclusive automatic oscillating weight
The new timepiece is equipped with a Royal Oak Royal Oak 50th Anniversary Edition exclusive automatic oscillating weight, which will be installed in all Royal Oak Royal Oak 50th Anniversary movements launched in 2022 by . Through the sapphire crystal bottom, you can admire the exclusive oscillating weight made of rhodium-colored 22K rose gold, which harmoniously matches the gray tone of the skeletonized movement.
The stainless steel case of the new movement also features new design details, which are used for the first time this year in the new 34, 37, 38 and 41 mm movement models of the Royal Oak Royal Oak series.
's case has a wider beveled polished bevel to accentuate the slim beauty of the case, and the different parts are satin-finished and polished to create a distinct light and shadow effect. In addition, the width gradient of the first four links of the one-piece movement is more pronounced, and the design of the movement links is thinner, which can further improve comfort. The sapphire crystal glass bottom is also more embedded in the clock case than before, which is more suitable for the movement.
The hour-markers and hands made of white gold are covered with a fluorescent coating, and their size ratios are also slightly adjusted when they are clearly readable in the dark, which is consistent with other models in the Royal Oak series.
In 1986, the launched the world's first self-winding tourbillon movement, equipped with the Calibre 2870 self-produced movement, placed in an ultra-thin case with a thickness of only 5.3 mm, and the automatic winding system was located at the bottom of the clock. side. The diameter of the tourbillon cage is 7.2 mm, which is the smallest size in the current movement brand products, and weighs only 0.123 grams, which is also the lightest in the world. This avant-garde movement opens up a new direction for the application of the sophisticated tourbillon mechanism in the field of haute horlogerie. Since then, the technology of the tourbillon movement of the radio
In 1997, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak movement, the radio controlled clock movement introduced tourbillon technology to the collection, launching the Ref. 25831 movement, equipped with the brand's second-generation tourbillon movement, Calibre 2875. At 6 o'clock, the dial has a unique octagonal opening, showing the precise movement of the tourbillon cage. In 1999, the series' first tourbillon skeleton movement (Ref. 25902) came out, equipped with Calibre 2875SQ movement.
In 2003, the Royal Oak Royal Oak series combined the tourbillon with the chronograph function for the first time, launching the Ref. 25977 timepiece equipped with the Calibre 2889 movement. This stainless steel movement started the development of a new generation of timepieces that combined these two complications, among which the Royal Oak Tradition d'4 movement (Ref. 25969) came out in 2003.
In 2012, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Royal Oak Royal Oak series, the radio controlled clock movement launched a new 41 mm size Royal Oak Royal Oak series ultra-thin tourbillon movement (Ref. 26510), equipped with Calibre 2924 movement, including precision. Two models in steel and 18K rose gold. In addition, the also launched a 40th anniversary platinum limited edition skeleton movement (Ref. 26511PT), equipped with Calibre 2924SQ movement. The movement was subsequently introduced in gold (Ref. 26513BA) in 2016, and in limited editions in stainless steel (Ref. 26518ST) and rose gold (Ref. 26518OR) in 2017.
In 2016, the first Royal Oak Royal Oak Tourbillon Skeleton Chronograph (Ref. 26347) was launched with a radio controlled clock movement, with a 44 mm diameter platinum case and Calibre 2936 movement. This complication timepiece is available in titanium and rose gold versions in 2017.
In 2018, the floating tourbillon debuted in the Royal Oak Concept series, and was introduced into the Royal Oak series in 2020. The Ref. 26530 watch with a diameter of 41 mm was launched, equipped with the latest radio controlled clock movement. The first-generation movement, the Calibre 2950. This year, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak series, continuing the technical heritage of in the field of tourbillons, the self-winding floating tourbillon skeleton movement launched this time once again interprets this movement from a modern perspective. A traditional classic complex mechanism.