Appreciation of the Audemars Piguet Millenary Oval Watch

　　Audemars PiguetOriginating from Switzerland and founded in 1881, this watch brand has grown to become one of the top ten watchmakers in the world. Next, we introduce the Millenary creations from the Audemars Piguet Contemporary collection. The Millenary collection is a legendary horological creation reinvented by Audemars Piguet at the turn of the century. Its oval case design draws inspiration from the shape of the Roman Colosseum, perfectly blending traditional and modern, classical and avant-garde design sensibilities. Let us appreciate the Audemars Piguet Millenary oval watch together.

　　Introduction to the Audemars Piguet Millenary Oval Watch

　　The Audemars Piguet Millenary oval time watch was released in 2006. Its distinct difference from earlier models in the collection is that its off-centre dial is shifted even further towards the edge, featuring both Arabic and Roman numerals simultaneously.

　　On the transverse oval rose gold case of the Audemars Piguet 77301OR.ZZ.D015CR.01 watch, 66 cut diamonds totalling 0.62 carats are set. Each stone is meticulously selected and uniform in size, requiring exceptionally high setting techniques to achieve precision, security, and neat alignment, reflecting precious luxury that holds immense appeal for women.

　　Continuing the concept of oval time, the off-centre dial of this watch extends as usual to the inner edge of the case, housing meticulously arranged yet casually free-spirited Arabic numeral markers of varying sizes. The off-centre dial is crafted from white mother-of-pearl, naturally noble and reflecting the inner character of women. The main dial is set with solid gold three-dimensional Roman numeral hour markers and decorated with Flinqué spiral engraving, maintaining its signature elegance. The hands are specially cut gold and blued steel hands, fashionable and full of character.

　　A white large checkerboard pattern alligator leather strap paired with a rose gold Audemars Piguet logo folding clasp. The purity and softness of the colours highlight a generous and elegant feminine aesthetic style.

　　The case back is a solid gold closed case back, engraved with the collection name on it.

　　Having discussed the many unique exterior elements, returning to the timepiece itself, the most important thing lies in the movement. Audemars Piguet's oval time concept women's watches all adopt the Cal.2325 movement, including the automatic oscillating weight. Its thickness is 3.25 mm, which can be said to be a decent thickness—not ultra-thin, but certainly slender. The movement diameter is 26.6 mm (including the assembly outer ring); for a women's watch, such a movement diameter determines that the watch cannot be tiny. The movement's maximum power reserve is 40 hours, and the internal gold mainspring barrel is treated with gold, copper and cadmium plating to make it more durable.

　　From the perspective of the escapement and regulating mechanism, the Cal.2325 movement balance wheel adopts a fine-adjustable balance wheel with 4 gold screws, eliminating the index regulator structure, which requires it to have higher precision. At the same time, it also adopts a free-sprung balance spring to ensure that when insufficient mainspring power leads to changes in the mainspring output torque, the oscillation of the balance spring is not affected, and the external manifestation is that the running precision is not affected. In addition, in terms of shock protection, it adopts the KIF shock absorber structure, possessing excellent shock-absorbing effects with three-position fixing functions.

　　From the perspective of the automatic oscillating weight structure, the Cal.2325 movement uses an automatic oscillating weight with a 21k gold rim, installed on ceramic ball bearings. Ceramic ball bearings can remain unlubricated during long-term use, making them currently the most ideal but also costlier automatic oscillating weight bearings. However, unfortunately, it can only wind in one direction; compared with bidirectional winding, its winding efficiency is clearly much poorer, while its own power reserve is not high. Therefore, if the wearing frequency is low, it is very easy to stop due to insufficient power. For women, this will undoubtedly bring a lot of trouble.

　　A very obvious characteristic of the Audemars Piguet Millenary watch is the oval case inspired by the Roman oval amphitheatre, paired simultaneously with large Roman numerals, imparting an exceptionally evocative Roman style. In 2006, based on the Roman style, the brand added the "oval time" concept, which is another innovation of the "oval". The 77301OR.ZZ.D015CR.01 watch is a women's watch with a strong feminine elegance style within the oval time concept watches. The exquisite rose gold diamond-set case, white mother-of-pearl off-centre dial, free-style arrangement of Roman and Arabic numerals, white patterned alligator leather strap... All these unique elements, whether from the perspective of aesthetics, precious metals, or design, meet women's high-end watch accessory demands for elegance, preciousness, and prestige, serving as a full expression of female temperament and status.

　　As a timepiece, it adopts a high-quality Cal.2325 movement, and consistently, all oval time women's watches have adopted this movement: stop-seconds device, high-tech ceramic ball bearings, KIF shock absorber, free-sprung balance spring, fine-adjustment balance wheel, karat-gold-rimmed oscillating weight, perlage grain polishing, Côtes de Genève striped oscillating weight and bridge polishing, meticulous bevelled edge treatment, etc. Audemars Piguet cherishes this movement dearly, and has engraved many significant inscriptions on the oscillating weight itself, which can be said to apply numerous top-tier structures and craftsmanship into it. The only regret is the 38-hour power reserve and the unidirectional (counter-clockwise) winding oscillating weight. For women who do not wear a watch every day (especially at weekends), it easily stops running, thereby causing considerable trouble.

　　Having seen this, I recommend a popular bestselling Audemars Piguet watch. Friends who want to know more can add WeChat to consult.

　　Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Series Watch 15400OR.OO.D002CR.01

　　Review:

　　◆ The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak series 41 mm large case possesses a unique contemporary character.

　　◆ Equipped with a Citizen 9015 mechanical movement to provide a precise timekeeping experience.

　　◆ Features an octagonal bezel that creates a subtle contrast between brushed and polished finishes, secured by 8 hexagonal screws just like white gold.

　　◆ Equipped with a screw-locked crown, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback.

　　A water resistance of 50 metres easily handles daily water exposure.

　　Paired with a calfskin strap, it balances a masculine edge with refined elegance, making it ideal for men.

　　Summary: With skilled craftsmanship and clever mechanical structure design, Audemars Piguet leaves us with a precious horological heritage. The Audemars Piguet watches recommended here feature fine workmanship and guaranteed quality. If you wish to purchase, please add WeChat to enquire.

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