GLau's recent acquisition of a 50th-anniversary Audemars Piguet Royal Oak with a striking black dial provided the perfect occasion to attend the brand's celebratory exhibition at the West Kowloon Art Pavilion. His detailed account offers a collector's perspective on the immersive experience, highlighting both the horological displays and the artistic installations. This article delves into GLau's journey and the community's reactions to this significant milestone for Audemars Piguet.
50th anniversary RO with a powerful black dial, and getting it just in time to wear it to the 50th exhibition at the West Kowloon Art Pavillion ! Naturally I was over the moon in wearing this piece to the exhibition.
Prior to attending the event, we visited the new Palace Museum next to the exhibition. I had to take wrist shots with the museum in the background, while inside we saw some amazing art works (brought from Beijing's Palace Museum to Hong Kong) which are over 500 years old !
For the RO exhibition, there was an AP collector who played piano which was connected to a device that blew wind to move a curtain based on the music played. Furthermore, Swiss images were projected on the moving curtain. It was very neat how they did it ! There was an interactive display that provided different sounds based on what I touched. Additionally, quite a few 50th anniversary pieces were shown in display cases.
Overall it was a fun and informative experience !
Which of the 50th watch(es) do you like ?
lovely weather for museum and then 50th RO event
wind machine moved curtain based on pianoβs sounds with pictures on the curtain constantly changing
gigantic movement with rods that emit different sounds when touched
rare vintage RO
The RO green giant ! Or is it green with envy ?
The blue contrasts well with the pink gold case and bracelet
The light blue IMO is unisex
The blue dial is so great ! Looks brighter than the previous version under the spot light
Gold with steel is also nice
ICC in the background
What is in the gift bag ?
a small carrying bag
The new Palace Museum filled out art works from the Beijing Palace Museum
many hundred of years old brush painting
mechanical clock and wished I could see it move
