Audemars Piguet Mini Royal Oak
Good things come in small packages.
Small-watch lovers take note: the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak family has a new member, the Mini. At the perfectly petite size of 23 millimetres, the Royal Oak Mini is available in 18-karat yellow, white, or pink gold, all with a frosted finish. While this scaled-down version is smaller than the “regular” 34-millimetre model Royal Oak, it still makes a great impact on the wrist, powered by the calibre 2730, a quartz movement with a battery life of over seven years.
Case sizes have been shrinking over the last few years, with plenty of watch brands making extra-small versions of their biggest hits—think Cartier’s mini Baignoire and the 29-millimetre Hublot Classic Fusion. “These mini creations pay tribute not only to Audemars Piguet’s long tradition of miniature and jewellery watches,” says CEO Ilaria Resta, “but also to the women who have left their mark on the history of the brand, including Jacqueline Dimier, to whom we owe the first Royal Oak for women, and Carolina Bucci, the mastermind behind the Frosted Gold finish.”
