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Peter, known as pfang56 on the forums, recently shared his experience with a diamond-encrusted Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, sparking a lively debate about its aesthetic and practical merits compared to ceramic models. His initial post questions whether the extreme scratch resistance of diamonds makes this jeweled timepiece a superior choice, prompting the community to weigh in on taste, durability, and wearability. This discussion offers valuable insights for collectors considering high-jewelry timepieces.
Thicker than the normal openworked
But not with colored gold
especially considering the danger of wearing such a watch in public
Seriously, this is an amazing openworked version, but it seems to demand a certain style and attitude of the person who wears it. Actually, the piece itself may have a transformative effect on the wearer. It really is a powerful work of art IMHO.
All Staff Memo Department of Diamond Encrustation Directorate of Complete Overload and Questionable Taste Audemars Piguet, the Royal Oak Company (tm) Dear team, Look at the sides of the bracelet of the above piece. What do you see? Yes, thatβs right. Metal. Plain old ordinary gold, as found on every street corner here in Le Brassus. I am surprised and disappointed that you missed the opportunity to embed diamonds in the sides of the bracelet. This belies a poverty of thinking - a squandering of
I would be curious to see one of those in the flesh. Not that I see myself wearing diamonds, but I'm sure that it is a treat to look at it.
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