Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date 'Owl' SpecialPricingACC The first Speedmaster was notable

The first Speedmaster was notable for a few reasons

a luxury item in those days

just one year before the introduction of the first automatic-winding chronograph movement

the Cosmic was Omega’s first watch to combine the time and date with a calendar function displaying the date

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day-Date 'Owl' SpecialPricingACC The first Speedmaster was notableOne name: Gerald Genta. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is perhaps Gentas most memorable work, and in many ways changed the shape of the watch industry. The Royal Oak essentially created an entirely new category of 'luxury sport' timepieces, and with it came a new design language which inspired countless other manufactures. What's particularly delightful about the design of the Royal Oak is that it works brilliantly in a number of sizes and casing