26252, ROYAL OAK PERPETUAL CALENDAR
2008. Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 26252OR No. 79. Perpetual calendar: day, date, month, leap year cycle, moon phase and age of the moon. Calibre 2120/2802 selfwinding. Movement No. 548720. Bracelet 1190. Silvered dial. Leather strap. 39 mm case No. F33042. Pink gold. Prototype without movement presented at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva in 2008, at the launch of the model. Audemars Piguet Heritage, Inv. 1538
2010-2013. General Catalogue AP, 2009 until at least 2013. Audemars Piguet Archives.
2010-2013. General Catalogue AP, 2009 until at least 2013. Audemars Piguet Archives.
2007. Technical sheet 26252. Audemars Piguet Archives.
The story of Royal Oak models with leather straps began in 1992 with reference 14800. Over the next fifteen years, leather became increasingly present across the collection, appearing on chronographs, dual time models, and even select tourbillons.
Introduced in 2008, reference 26252 is the first Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar fitted with a leather strap. Crafted exclusively in pink gold, it was never offered in a metal bracelet version.
This model is also the last to be equipped with Calibre 2120/2802 and was launched during a period of decline for the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar – a decline that ended with its spectacular revival in 2015, beginning with reference 25574, powered by Calibre 5134.
Sales breakdown (2008–2013)
Total: 195 pieces
2008: 33 | 2009: 128 | 2010: 10 | 2012: 3 | 2013: 21
The story of Royal Oak models with leather straps began in 1992 with reference 14800. Over the next fifteen years, leather became increasingly present across the collection, appearing on chronographs, dual time models, and even select tourbillons.
Introduced in 2008, reference 26252 is the first Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar fitted with a leather strap. Crafted exclusively in pink gold, it was never offered in a metal bracelet version.
This model is also the last to be equipped with Calibre 2120/2802 and was launched during a period of decline for the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar – a decline that ended with its spectacular revival in 2015, beginning with reference 25574, powered by Calibre 5134.
Sales breakdown (2008–2013)
Total: 195 pieces
2008: 33 | 2009: 128 | 2010: 10 | 2012: 3 | 2013: 21