Audemars Piguet

My experiences with the AP RO Perpetual

 

Hi BCL,

I had an older RO Perpetual Calendar in yellow gold.  It was my first watch in all YG.  It had a nice heft to it without being too chunky.  I ended up parting with it to upgrade for a S/S RO perpetual in dark blue/grey (newer version with leap year indicator) just like you!

It was on my daily rotation for several years and was extremely accurate and reliable.  This included quite a few trips to the shooting range and the only reason why I didn't wear it more often at the range was not because I was afraid of the shock, but I just didn't want the brass casings dinging up the YG.  It stood up well and I never had a problem. 

The last time my RO PC was tested was at the Perpetually Purists GTG in 2008.  This was a special date because of the leap year.  And sure enough, my trusty RO PC performed well.  Here's a pic on the wrist at noon.  You can see the indicators for Friday Feb 29:




Then at midnight (well, actually we moved it forward a few hours) and it was right on target for the changeover:

For more details check out this link to the 2008 GTG: click here

Here's a pic of the S/S AP RO Perpetual Calendar that I took during our visit to AP La Brassus.  It's my current grail and looking forward to acquiring one soon:



A skeletonized YG version:



And a grand comp:



Now this is a serious watchwinder for the perpetual :




Regards,
ED-209


This message has been edited by ED209 on 2010-05-07 19:14:21