Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15500 Hands-On

The Royal Oak 15500 is more of a refresh than a new model, but there were some significant updates nonetheless To start, the dial is available in black, blue, and a new gray version As part of the refresh, Audemars Piguet increased the width of the applied indices as well as shortening them, moved the date further to the right of the dial, removed the partial hour marker that used to sit adjacent to the date aperture, repositioned and enlarged the applied "AP" logo at 12 o'clock, moved "Swiss Made" closer to the bottom of the dial, and removed "Automatic" from the dial altogether.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15500 in stainless steel with blue dial Like with Rolex's maxi dials, the dial does stand out more, which tends to appeal to more mainstream buyers and less to brand purists As for the dial color options, blue is always a great choice and the new gray variant looks excellent.

The Royal Oak 15500 is a boutique exclusive that has a retail price in stainless steel of $19,200 with either a black, blue, or gray dial. . Source