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VIDEO: How luxury replica Audemars Piguet CA used the quartz crisis to refine their brand vision

It’s well-known that between 1975 and 1985, the Swiss watch industry collapsed and its chances of survival looked slim. Many manufacturers went bust or were forced to join larger conglomerates. The primary cause of the disruption was, of course, the innovation of electronic quartz movements.

On Christmas day, 1969, Seiko released the Astron, the first-ever quartz watch. This signalled the dawn of a more democratic age of watchmaking that yanked the industry out of the hands of skilled craftsmen by replacing the complex movements of mechanical replica watches for sale CA with a straight-forward mechanism. While the Astron initially cost $US8000, prices of quartz watches swiftly fell. By the mid ‘70s, you could pick up a quartz watch for under $20 as more brands jumped on board with the new technology.

The problem of how to deal with quartz was compounded for Swiss watch brands by other issues. A rapid increase in value for the Swiss franc aggravated economic problems, while bureaucratic red-tape made it a challenge for this fragmented industry to modernise. In short, the Swiss watch industry was on its knees. But some brands didn’t just survive but thrive and one of them was perfect fake Audemars Piguet.

In this video, shot at the brand’s home in Le Brassus, Switzerland, Andrew speaks to Sebastian Vivas, Heritage and Museum Director for cheap replica Audemars Piguet, to try and understand how AP managed to emerge from the quartz crisis in such good shape. “The idea of [Managing Director] Georges Golay was to believe in the identity, the know-how and trust the people,” Sebastian explains.

The reason for best 1:1 replica Audemars Piguet’s resilience in this trying time, came down to three main ingredients.

The Fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
The sheer appeal of the brand’s signature watch, the AAA quality fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, played its part. Released in 1972 on an integrated bracelet, the model was watch designer Gérald Genta’s response to Golay’s fateful request to dream up “a steel sports watch that has never been done before”. Genta’s creation would become a huge success and kickstart the steel sports watch phenomenon.

Classical complications
“The second answer was to come back to classical complications,” Sebastian says. At a time when hardly anyone else was making any sort of traditional, complicated timepiece, high quality fake Audemars Piguet CA found success with their extra-thin perpetual calendar. This had a movement just 3.95mm high and was an in-house perpetual calendar module, built on the Jaeger-LeCoultre calibre 920. The response to the watch was dramatic with AP selling 400 a year at the peak of its popularity. “It proved there was a future for complications,” Sebastian says.

Skeletonization
Swiss movement replica Audemars Piguet’s third trick was skeletonization. “To show the beauty of all elements of the mechanics,” Sebastian says. By delivering an array of open-worked watches that celebrated the craftmanship and aesthetic pizzaz of mechanical watches, AP showed what quartz watches were missing. Check out the video to see more.

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CA BEST FAKE AUDEMARS PIGUET GETS COLORFUL WITH RAINBOW GEMSTONE ROYAL OAK SERIES

As if the famed 1:1 replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak wasn’t impressive enough, the legendary timepeice is getting its most bold update yet in a full spectrum of eye-catching colors — derived from real and seriously luxurious gemstones, no less.
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The offering comprises 10 different replica watches for sale in both a 37mm and 41mm case diameter, boasting white-gold materials and of course, those impressive gemstones.
To be exact, each perfect fake Audemars Piguet CA features more than 800 stones, including about 860 gemstones for the impressive 41mm iteration of the Royal Oak.

The result is as visually striking a cheap fake Audemars Piguet as you’re apt to find, perhaps the true definition of a diamond in the rough.
The gemstones in question are undeniably luxe, including emeralds, blue topaz and rubies. Sourcing the precious gemstones took an entire year, according to the watchmaker.

The famed company didn’t rest on its laurels with the specs on this exceptional iteration of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak replica for sale, either: The 41mm edition features AP’s caliber 4309 movement, and the 37mm edition features the caliber 5909 movement, complete with a transparent sapphire crystal caseback.
Covetable as each watch happens to be, it’ll be even more difficult (read: virtually impossible) to get your hands on one: The high quality fake Audemars Piguet Rainbow Royal Oak is only available in one watch of each size, in each color. Hey, a watch enthusiast can dream, right?

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This 1-of-1 CA Luxury Fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Will Be Auctioned Off to Raise Money for a Clean Water Charity

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On Thursday, the Swiss watchmaker unveiled a unique luxury replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak timepiece crafted from black ceramic that will be auctioned to benefit the One Drop Foundation, which works to provide safe water, sanitation and hygiene for vulnerable communities. Collectors will have the chance to bid on the one-off timepiece at the La Cuvee One Drop 2022 dinner in Las Vegas on November 12.

The automatic timepiece is set in a 41 mm case, like most perfect super clone watches from the series, but its stark black bezel, case and matching bracelet are what distinguish it from the pack. Its pushers and screwed-down crown are also dressed in the dark hue. For contrast, Audemars Piguet replica for sale gave the exclusive release a bright blue linear-brushed metallic dial with snailed chronograph registers. It’s set with blackened gold-applied hour makers that make for a sophisticated finish.
AP’s calibre 4401 flyback chronograph powers the timepiece. The self-winding movement is column-wheel operated and achieves a 70-hour power reserve. Fun fact: The CA 1:1 replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak series boasts a total of 73 self-winding watches, the largest number of all its complications (perpetual calendars and tourbillions included). With that in mind, the unique piece headed to auction is undoubtedly imbued with one of the manufacturer’s most trusted movements for frequent use.

The aaa quality replica Audemars Piguet’s one-of-one status is highlighted on its titanium openwork caseback, which is engraved with the words “unique piece.” Last month, the manufacturer dropped a similar standout watch that was recently spotted on the wrist of NBA star Lebron James. The top super clone Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, or Ref. 26579CS, is the first of its kind to be crafted entirely in a Smurf-like blue ceramic. Its dial is dressed in the same vibrant color and has 18-carat white gold applied hour-markers for a touch of contrast.
The black ceramic aaa quality replica Audemars Piguet chronograph, meanwhile, is one of the top lots being offered at the live auction, which the One Drop Foundation is hosting in partnership with Cirque du Soleil, MGM Resorts and Maison Ducasse Paris. Other exceptional items being offered will include an Alain Ducasse dining experience at Versailles, a stay at Sting’s II Palagio estate in Tuscany, a signed Romero Britto artwork and more. All proceeds will go towards the foundation’s focus on ensuring sustainable access to safe water to underserved communities, both locally and abroad.
“We are proud to have participated in this auction for the fourth year and help make a positive long-term impact worldwide,” says Swiss copy Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henry Bennahmias in a statement. “Access to safe water is close to our heart and complementary to the work of the Audemars Piguet Foundation.”

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Introducing CA Luxury Fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin RD#3 In 37mm

Recently announced as part of perfect replica Audemars Piguet’s ongoing celebration of the Royal Oak’s 50th birthday, this is the new Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin RD#3 and it has a very purple dial. While this is far from the brand’s first time fitting a cheap fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak with a purple dial, the dial isn’t the only change to the RD#3 platform.
Just as Mark teased in his introduction for the 39mm blue dial 26670 back in April, the new 1:1 replica Audemars Piguet 26660ST wraps that metallic purple dial in a 37mm steel case. Maintaining the same 8.1mm thickness of the 39mm RD#3, the new 37mm model is also water resistant to 50 meters and has a steel bracelet with the usual AP folding clasp.

The movement, too, is the same found in this year’s earlier release, AAA quality replica Audemars Piguet‘s ridiculously-thin (just 3.4mm) automatic caliber 2968, which ticks at 3 Hz and offers a 50-hour power reserve with which you can watch the lovely titanium flying tourbillon, set flush at six on the dial.

Swiss made fake Audemars Piguet calls the dial color “plum” and the 26660 uses a petite tapisserie pattern with white gold luminous markers and hands. The watch is finished with a display caseback that offers a view of the 50th Anniversary rotor design. 1:1 super clone Audemars Piguet CA has a retail price of $165,400 for the new RD#3 and though it is not a limited edition, production is most certainly limited and few will be made.

To AP aficionados and speculators alike, the RD series (which stands for Research and Development) represent the cream of the crop when it comes to cheap replica Audemars Piguet‘s work with the Royal Oak. Offering an RD#3 in 37mm is a huge vote of confidence from AP in a sizing of the Royal Oak that has come to be something of a sweet spot, alongside the proportions of the Jumbo.
While I may forever be in love with the look and high-level execution of the RD#2 of 2018, a platinum 41mm Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar replica for men with a crisply modern dial design and a case that was just (checks notes … ) 6.3mm thick, the RD#3 does feel more like a core Royal Oak, no? Maybe it’s that it started with the Jumbo silhouette, or maybe it’s that both the 26670 and 26660 are made of steel, but both feel like Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks fake for sale that have existed for some time, despite being special creations.

While I don’t think I’d go as far as to call a brightly purple-dialed and tourbillon-equipped Royal Oak subtle, within the world of the high quality fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the RD#3s manage to blend in nicely with a bit of added “if you know, you know” appeal. For the few collectors who will actually be able to buy this very rare version of an already very hard-to-buy copy watch ca, the big stick of the RD#3 must offer some appeal. If you want a deeper look at what makes the RD#3 so special, don’t skip this story.

As an extension of the RD#3, this new variant is more than just a new dial color. With a smaller case – and the plum coloring – the RD#3 26660 has a distinct appeal that complements the previously-released 39mm model while continuing the run of extra-special models for the Swiss movement replica Audmears Piguet Royal Oak‘s 50th anniversary.

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1990s CA Luxury Replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Dual Time In Two-Tone

Several years ago, when I had the opportunity to sit across from a very well-respected industry veteran, I complimented her on the perfect fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak she was wearing that day. Today, it is more common to see women wearing a Royal Oak, but it wasn’t so at the time, even in the world of watches. I had heard about her, but it was the first time meeting her in person, and as a conversation starter I began with something like, “AAA replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is such a classic!” And she slowly and quietly responded, “It became a classic,” with a confident smile. I’ve never forgotten that moment.

Until then, I had never really thought about the notion of when a watch gets recognized as a classic. Perhaps, in my mind, it was because most watches described as “classic” have already been cherished for years as classics. To this industry veteran’s point, the luxury fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak was, in fact, considered a crazy idea when it was first introduced in the early 1970s. The concept of a luxury sports watch was a novel idea back then, let alone placing a hefty price tag of over CHF 3,000 for a stainless steel sport watch when a solid gold super clone watch ca was sold for around the same price range was a bold move. I can hear people reading this right now sighing, “I wish I had bought one then or could go back to 1972.”

The Dual Time example here treads an interesting cross-section of vintage and modern design. Entering the 1980s and into the 1990s, many of the classic models went through a bit of an update. The proportions of this Dual Time cheap fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak are smaller than the original at 36mm, but that’s what I appreciate about this watch. There is mastery of design within a smaller surface. There is a lot going on with the power-reserve indicator, the date, and the second time zone, the tapisserie dial, and the gold bezel with the hexagonal screws. But when the proportions are right, it looks cohesive. I’m particularly fond of the asymmetry which the power reserve indicator creates on the left side of the dial, adding uniqueness to the watch. Somehow, the two-tone-ness of this Swiss made replica Audemars Piguet tones down the intensity in the best way possible. I may have not considered this Dual Time as a classic in the past, and it has finally become a classic in my mind, but I’d say it’s a classic with a twist, just how I like my watches to be. Check it out, right here.

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CA Best Fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Ref. 25860ST ‘Kasparov’

When it comes to Royal Oak chronographs, the Royal Oak Offshore gets all the attention. To be fair, it was the first perfect fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak to include the complication, but it wasn’t long until the original Royal Oak earned chronograph functionality, as well. In 1997, four years after the Offshore was born and during the Royal Oak’s 25th-anniversary celebration, the best replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph ref. 25860ST was officially released.
Featuring a black dial with a “small tapisserie” pattern and chronograph sub-dials at three, six, and nine o’clock, the 25860ST was a luxury replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak through and through. The new chronograph maintained the 39mm diameter of the original time-and-date Royal Oak ref. 5402ST and was able to preserve the copy watch’s slim profile, with a case height that measured just 11mm tall, pretty impressive for an automatic chronograph in 1997. (A feat that was only possible through the use of the famously thin F. Piguet caliber 1185 as a base for the new AP caliber 2385.)

However, my absolute favorite detail about the Royal Oak Chronograph ref. 25860ST is the nickname it earned rather quickly during the late 1990s. AAA replica Audemars Piguet had signed the chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov as an ambassador in 1996, and when the 25860ST was released a year later, Kasparov quickly adopted it as his go-to watch to wear while competing. Legend has it that Kasparov would wear the watch on his wrist until preparing for his final flurry of moves, which is when he’d remove it and defeat his opponent. Given Kasparov’s success and cultural influence in the decade, the cheap fake Audemars Piguet 25860ST ultimately earned the “Kasparov” nickname.
The 25860ST was eventually replaced by the high quality fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph ref. 26300 in 2012, during the 40th-anniversary celebration of the Royal Oak. It swapped out the subtleness of the “small tapisserie” dial pattern for the larger “mega tapisserie” design.

The ref. 25860ST “Kasparov” is still a Swiss movement replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak after all, so it hasn’t necessarily become more accessible in recent years, but it doesn’t have the same cult fascination around it as the “Jumbo” or even certain top super clone Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore examples. During the recent auction season, for instance, we saw a number of “Kasparov” examples from the late ’90s to the mid-2000s fetch everything from $40,000 USD to six figures. I think the former is where we’ll more likely see prices settle in the near future.

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Over the last year or so, we have been talking to our female colleagues, brand friends, watch lovers, and more, about what they want from a fake watch media. This all started with research for our print magazine Lady by GMT, but is now encompassing WorldTempus too. The results of our research have not only been interesting, but eye-opening too. One of the points that frequently comes up is that female watch lovers don’t necessarily want to see tall skinny girls wearing luxury replica watches; they want to see real-life women in all their shapes, sizes and colours with watches on. They want to be able to associate with these women and see how great super clone watches look on them.

So, when a package of perfect Audemars Piguet replica watches arrived in the office, and all our female colleagues started fighting over the different models, we decided to forget the modelling agencies and let them model the watches themselves. The excitement escalated from here, as I am sure you can imagine. We invited our old colleague and photographer, Joy Corthésy, from the agency Idiome, to capture them wearing the 1:1 fake Audemars Piguet timepieces and a magnificent morning was had by all.

We hope you enjoy discovering these photographs as much as we enjoyed taking them.
Maelys Delore works in the marketing department for both GMT Publishing and our sister magazine Skippers, and chose the AAA fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding “50th anniversary” two-tone timepiece that comes in a 37mm stainless steel and 18-carat pink gold case with a silver-toned Grand Tapisserie dial. On the inside, the watch is powered by the selfwinding Calibre 5900.

Jessica Lazzarotto, from our Digital Marketing department, picked the cheap fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin “50th Anniversary” with its yellow-gold case and bracelet and smoked yellow-gold-toned Petite Tapiserrie dial. This model is powered by the manufacture’s Calibre 7121 movement. Marie de Pimodan, Editor-in-Chief of Lady by GMT wore the top replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak selfwinding “50th Anniversary” that is housed in an 18-carat pink gold case with a diamond-set bezel and a khaki Grand Tapisserie dial. The watch is powered by the brand’s new selfwinding movement – the Calibre 5900.
Camille Guille, Commercial Director and Community Manager for GMT Magazine, chose the high quality fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin “50th Anniversary” for her photograph. This “Jumbo” model pays tribute to the original CA super clone Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 5402 from 1972 with a hand-finished steel case and a magnificent midnight blue Petite Tapisserie dial. The timepiece is powered by the Calibre 7121.

Suzanne Wong, Editor-in-Chief, WorldTempus is showing how gorgeous the Swiss movement replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding “50th Anniversary” looks on her wrist. This 37mm stainless steel timepiece comes with a blue Grand Tapisserie dial and is equipped with the new selfwinding Calibre 5900 and the “50-years” oscillating weight in rhodium-toned pink gold.

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of perfect fake Audemars Piguet’s most iconic offering, the might Royal Oak. A watch launched in 1972, the story begins in 1970 on the eve of Baselworld, when the then General Manager of best replica Audemars Piguet, Georges Golay, took the decision to commission the world’s leading watch designer Gerald Genta to dream up the finest stainless steel ever designed. I like to imagine Genta working through the night, pen in one hand and espresso in the other, just finishing the sketches as the sun rose and then Mr Golay unveiling the design on the opening morning of the show!

Characterised by its signature eight-sided porthole inspired bezel with eight white gold screws and visible rubber gasket, the physical watch was unveiled at Basel in 1972. The ‘petit tapisserie’ dial became an equally iconic element of the watch. With its flowing lines, thanks to the integrated steel bracelet, the AAA quality replica Audemars Piguet CA was marketed in 1972 at 3,300 Swiss Francs, which was a staggering amount of money for a steel sports watch at the time. You could buy a new Jaguar XJ6 for the same money! Genta was quite rightfully proud of the design and has been often quoted as saying it was the top copy watch design of which he was most proud.

Catawiki has two examples of one of the most sought after Audemars Piguet Royal Oak replica watches online, the steel Jumbo. The first Royal Oaks had the 39mm Jumbo proportions as reference 5402.

In 2000, luxury fake Audemars Piguet unveiled the reference 15202ST, that continued the purity of the original Genta design for the new millennium. The watches house the signature ‘petit tapisserie’ dial, have the octagonal bezel and beautifully flowing integrated bracelet. The sale has a more traditional blue dial and a clean looking white dial example, offering two different twists on the perennial favourite. The decision is which one will you bid on?

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CA PERFECT REPLICA AUDEMARS PIGUET CELEBRATES ROYAL OAK’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CAROLINA BUCCI-DESIGNED LIMITED EDITION WATCHES

Since legendary watch designer Gerald Genta crafted the now-iconic Royal Oak for its 1972 debut, perfect fake Audemars Piguet’s most heralded model has etched a place in the pantheon of iconic horology alongside the Patek Philippe Nautlius, Rolex Submariner, and other beloved baubles. To celebrate the luxury replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary, famed jewelry designer Carolina Bucci is giving it a luxe makeover.

Bucci’s Royal Oak love was cemented well before she began a six-year partnership with CA 1:1 replica Audemars Piguet, when years ago she spotted a 1982 example in 36mm yellow gold on the wrist of an NYC passerby.

“I had no idea what it was but it caught my attention — especially the proportions on the wrist,” Bucci said on her website, noting qualities including “boldness, without being shiny,” and the “goldness of the gold.” After failing to covertly identify the fleeting super clone watch and later consulting a salesperson to no avail, her husband finally tracked down the yellow gold apple of her eye for her 35th birthday.

“It was exactly what I wanted,” recalled Bucci. “I put it on my wrist and from then on I stopped wearing all my other high quality replica watches. It worked fantastically with all my jewellery to the point that I never took it off — it became my uniform.”

Bucci’s third Royal Oak iteration is distinct from her most famous Swiss made fake Audemars Piguet collab—the Frost Gold Royal Oak. The namesake precious metal is nowhere to be found on the cheap copy Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 50th Anniversary. Instead, a black 34mm ceramic case surrounds a version of the famed, mosaic-like Tapisserie dial rendered in rainbow colors. Not the traditional “lazy and obvious” rainbow palette, as Bucci puts it, but the multi-colors found in slicks of oil merged with city puddles.

“It’s not anything beautiful but about beauty in unexpected places,” explains Bucci of the all ceramic replica watch. “Here you have every color of the spectrum, on black, which is itself the absence of color.”

The effect is created by a sapphire plate of micro-studded squares set on the brass dial plate, the back of which was treated with a special golden metallization process to create a mirror effect that channels light to the dial. A black ceramic bracelet completes the color-contrasting aesthetic.

Limited to 300 units, the Swiss movement fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 50th Anniversary by Carolina Bucci is available to purchase for $54,200 via appointment.

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Ed Sheeran On His One-Of-One Ceramic Fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph CA

I love to wear the right watch on stage. Whether it’s John Mayer’s  G-Shock, a Patek 5970, or any steel sports replica watch, I choose each one specifically for any given gig. Depending on the country or city or venue, it can be anything.

Over the years, I’ve gotten to know Francois [Bennahmias], the head of perfect fake Audemars Piguet. I love his sense of humor; we seem to be on a similar wavelength. I imagine that being European and a bit off-the-wall helps. I cheekily asked him if he would make me a one-off watch for this new upcoming tour of mine, and to my surprise he said yes. He asked me for some guidance, I sent him a bunch of ideas, and one day I got back this design that was absolutely out of this world.

I’ve been obsessed with the ceramic 1:1 replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks for as long as they’ve been around. My second proper watch was a Royal Oak, so I’ve been a collector of Audemars Piguet fake for sale for a while, but never deep-dived as much as I have around the ceramics. I love the feel of them. They are so comfy, with a great weight and some amazing complications. I love how simple they seem but how many man-hours go into making them. So I asked for a one-off, and something different from the ones that were out there.

It was Francois who suggested the chronograph. I think he wanted it to be the first ceramic chronograph on the market when I got it back in December, but since then I believe a few more have come out. I was just hibernating and admiring it in private while recording my new album, but still wearing the luxury fake Audemars Piguet CA everyday, nonetheless.

The custom elements are subtle and small, but very meaningful. At 12 o’clock is an eight-point star, to symbolize the 8th month, August, when my first daughter was born. She’s named in part after the Lyra constellation. And then the theme around my new album is a butterfly, so the seconds hand has a tiny delicate butterfly you can barely see, and there’s one visible through the caseback, too.

One of my hobbies over lockdown was watch straps, and learning how to change each brand’s straps. I find when you’ve gotten so used to a high quality replica watch, you can make a completely different experience of wearing it by just changing the strap. Whether it’s the material or the color, it just gives a different flavor now and then. So I asked Francois for a few options – not just the ceramic bracelet, but also a rubber strap and a Kevlar one – so if I ever want a drastic change, it is just a few minutes away. To be honest, I love the rubber of the Swiss movement fake Audemars Piguet best for the stage as it doesn’t slip easily. It stays in place and is the best for sweat.

To me at this point, new watches need to mark special occasions more than anything. I collect sparsely now, maybe one a year. I want them all to mean something. I got a Patek 5711 on the day my first daughter was born, and an AP 15202 “Jumbo” on the day my second daughter was born. And now I have this one-off top replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak that I will wear on tour, symbolizing my family and the next four years of my life. A proper stage copy watch. See you somewhere down the road.