Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Carolina Bucci Review
Popular Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has celebrated its 50th anniversary by releasing new models, one such is with the luxury Italian Jewelry designer Carolina Bucci. The collaboration has resulted in one of the most unique timepieces from the luxury watchmaker and the Italian designer. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Carolina Bucci offers an eye-pleasing design with its rainbow dial and innovative mechanism AP is known for.
Brand | Audemars Piguet |
Model | Royal Oak Selfwinding Carolina Bucci Limited Edition Ref. 77350CE.OO.1266CE.02.A |
Case | Black Ceramic with Titanium Caseback |
Case size | 34 mm x 8.8 mm |
Water resistance | 50 meters |
Movement | Audemars Piguet Calibre 5800 |
Movement specs | 50-hour power reserve, automatic, 19,800 VpH |
Strap | Ceramic Bracelet with Folding Clasp |
Price | $54,200 |
Design
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Carolina Bucci is a marvel of its thanks to its amazingly designed rainbow dial. Rainbow watches have increased in popularity and are in real trend right now, we have covered the best ones in our previous list. This is not the first time that the watchmaker has built a rainbow watch, rainbow watches are a part of the brand’s luxury Royal Oak lineup of watches. The Carolina Bucci features a stunningly crafted dial made with brass and done with precision by fastening the sapphire plate to give an appealing rainbow color to the dial. The dial is complimented by gold hand and indices making it more appealing and pleasing to the eyes especially when you tilt the watches in different lighting conditions.
The watch comes with a ceramic case with a matching ceramic bracelet and a titanium caseback adding more durability and flair to the watch. It uses a caliber 5800 automatic movement developed in-house by AP and comes with a 50-hour power reserve and beats at a frequency of 19,800 VpH. The Royal Oak Carolina Bucci offers a water resistance of 50 meters and is among the best timepieces from Audemars Piguet and their collaborated project.
Price
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Carolina Bucci retails a $54,200 and is limited to 300 models. The watch can easily fetch over $100k in the secondary market when the demand goes high.