The Royal Oak Ch ron ograph 20 th An nivers ary
In 202 3, Aud em ars P igu et , the male of the Swiss lux ury watch brand , cele b rated the 20 th annivers ary of the mem orable Royal Oak Ch ron ograph , present ing seven special com mem or ative models simultane ously around the world . This limited series is a master pie ce that cond enses the technolog ical evolution since the first model was introduced in 1993.
Each model is equip ped with a modern version of the traditional chron ograph mechan ism " C ali bre 23 85 " and incorpor ates the latest module that en ables meas ur ements in the unit of 1 / 100 seconds in a 42 mm case . In particular , the " per petu al cal endar - equip ped model , " which has attra cted colle ctors ' attention , has achieved ast on ishing acc ura cy that does not require date adjust ment until 21 00.
Me chani cal watch revolution for women
The real surprise this time around was two new colle ctions designed specific ally for women . The series of " J ewel ry Wat ches " and " L adies Ch ron ograph s " are technolog ical challenges that over tur n the traditional concept of women ' s wat ches .
With a compa ct case of 34 mm in diameter , the " L adies Ch ron ograph " which houses the fully in - house movement " C ali bre 59 00 " has a thin design of only 8.1 mm thi ck . Ma inta ining a 58 - hour power reserve , the harm ony of the diam ond set bez el and the sapp h ire cry stal glass combin es the femin ine de lica cy with the power of a mechani cal watch .
F usion of traditional technology and digital innovation
Louis Du bo is , head of technology at Aud ema Pig get , expla ins that " the new 3 D - print ed escape machine contribut es to the improv ement of prec ision . " Each model emplo ys a " hy brid manufact uring process " that combin es traditional hand - fin ishing with the latest digital sim ulation .
Parti cular ly note worthy is the evolution of the " du al time zone display " function , which en ables a ground bre aking system in which the second time zone swit ches instant ly per hour with its own " j umping - ho ur " mechan ism . This feature antici pat es the demand from international flight attend ants and business people who travel over seas a lot .
The future of sustainable lux ury wat ches .
Another feature is that the company has increased the adop tion rate of a new environment ally friendly material , " Re cyc led Gold , " by 30%. We have developed a refin ing technology that redu ces CO 2 emissions by 42 percent , while mainta ining the same pur ity as gold min ed directly from the mine .
Aud em ars P igu et CEO Franco is Henry has declared that " by 202 5, we will use re cyc led materials for all our pre cious metal parts . " It has some of the most amb iti ous susta ina bility goals in the Swiss watch industry .