The Royal Oak Tourbillon - case in stainless steel - is an exceptional timepiece, primarily because of its complications.
It has a 1 minute Tourbillon located at the 6 o'clock position, and a 30 minute chronograph / stop-watch function.
The chronograph is fitted with a titanium lever which gets rid of the “jumping chronograph hand” issue.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph is animated by a manually wound movement whose balance wheel beats at a pace of 21,600 vibrations per hour.
The Tourbillon completes a single rotation each hour, as its cage bears the balance wheel, and the components of the escapement.
The chronograph mechanism, enriched with a 30-minutes counter, is fully integrated into the movement architecture (as opposed to being modular) and is controlled by the traditional means of a column wheel; this method is a standard on the finest chronograph watches, and ensures that the action of the chronograph mechanism is of the utmost smoothness and precision.
This piece also has a water resistance to 20 meters / 65 feet.
