Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15202ST "Jumbo" Luxury Watch Review

Watchuwant is now WatchBox! See Our Collection of Audemars Piguet Watches: https://goo.gl/71RsQx You're looking at high horology's "Helen of Troy." Just as Helen launched a thousand ships, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" is the "face" that launched a thousand rivals and ascended to legendary status. This is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" 15202ST, the one that carries the torch for the AP brand and embodies the most direct link to Gerald Genta's 1972 original. Refreshed in 2012 on the occasion of the model's 40th anniversary, the "Jumbo" was purified to more project even more precisely the exact look, feel, and aura of the designer's original vision. Consider the significance of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo." While steel sports watches from Rolex, Omega, and many others were common in the market, they were priced closer to $300 dollars in the early 1970s... and the 1972 Royal Oak was a $3,000 dollar dream machine. For the first time, a watchmaker proposed that design audacity, finishing quality, and investment of manual labor could justify a precious metal price for a steel watch. More than a psychological barrier between steel and gold, the very idea of the Royal Oak's value was inextricably linked to the post-crisis future of luxury watches as a whole. Gerald Genta's Audemars Piguet Royal Oak established that a watch's market value was a function of craft investment, human effort, and artisanal merit. Rote measures such as precious metal conten