Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26065IS.OO.1105IS.01 Open-Worked Grand Complications

When Audemars Piguet decided to push the Royal Oak beyond sport-luxury and into true haute horlogerie, pieces like the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26065IS.OO.1105IS.01 were the result. This watch isn’t loud, but it is deeply complex. The kind of complexity you notice slowly, the more time you spend with it.

At first glance, the open-worked dial pulls you in. There’s no traditional face here just a carefully skeletonized movement where every bridge, gear, and wheel is deliberately exposed. Nothing feels decorative for the sake of it. Every cut has a purpose, every angle catches the light differently. This is engineering made visible.

Under the hood, things get even more interesting. This model brings together Grand Complication functions in a Royal Oak case something Audemars Piguet does rarely and deliberately. Minute repeater, perpetual calendar, chronograph each complication layered without overwhelming the design. Despite the mechanical density, the watch remains surprisingly legible and balanced.

The stainless steel case and integrated bracelet stay true to the Royal Oak DNA. Sharp edges, brushed surfaces, polished accents classic Gérald Genta language, refined rather than reinvented. On the wrist, it feels substantial but controlled, technical without being aggressive.

This isn’t a watch you buy on impulse. It’s for collectors who understand what open-worked finishing really means, who appreciate the difficulty of combining multiple high complications in a single, wearable piece. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26065IS.OO.1105IS.01 doesn’t chase trends. It quietly sits above them.

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