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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin Ref. 16202ST
Still the purist’s steel Royal Oak—thin, historically correct, and harder than the 41 mm daily driver.
Photograph by OpaleHorse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Why it is here
Hodinkee frames the 16202 as the half-century peak of the Genta RO; Phillips auction discourse treats anniversary/Jumbo-line steel ROs as sought-after.
Who it is for
Collectors who want the 1972 dimensional thesis (39 mm / ~8.1 mm) with modern in-house movement.
Sources
- Introducing The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Reference 16202 JumboFull 16202ST specs and cal. 7121 story.
- We Now Have A White Gold AP Royal Oak 16202 JumboConfirms caliber/dimensions across Jumbo line.
- Hong Kong Watch Auction: Royal Oak Selfwinding 50thSteel RO 50th-era demand language (sibling context for Jumbo lineage).
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