Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Skeleton Double Balance Wheel Frosted Gold - 15412BC | 41mm 18k White Gold

Why we love this watch

Few timepieces command a room the way the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Skeleton Double Balance Wheel Frosted Gold does. Reference 15412BC is a study in contrasts: the signature Royal Oak architecture - baton hour markers, integrated bracelet, and that unmistakable octagonal profile - reimagined through the twin lenses of radical transparency and artisanal surface treatment. The 41mm case is crafted entirely in 18k white gold and finished using the celebrated Frosted Gold technique, a hand-applied hammering process that scatters light across the case and integrated bracelet in a way that polishing alone could never achieve. Framing the skeletonised dial, the fixed bezel is set with a continuous arc of rainbow-set stones - each one individually selected for colour graduation - transforming a horological icon into a wearable work of art. Looking through the open dial is to witness the watchmaker's discipline laid bare. Every bridge, every wheel, every oscillating component is visible and finished to the same exacting standard one expects of the Grande Maison. A date aperture sits at 3 o'clock, the sole concession to everyday utility on an otherwise purely expressive canvas. The integrated frosted white gold bracelet flows from the case with the seamless cohesion that has defined the Royal Oak since Gerald Genta's original 1972 brief, here elevated by that signature frosted texture that runs uninterrupted from lug to clasp. Reference 15412BC is available to secure to order - SASO will personally oversee the sourcing of this exceptional piece on your behalf. Enquire with our Brisbane team to begin the conversation.