Audemars Piguet Actually Made The Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked in White Ceramic, And A Few Lucky People Already Have One

Audemars Piguet introduced the world’s first self-winding tourbillon wristwatch in 1986. The watch, designed by Jacqueline Dimier, put the tourbillon front and center, where it stays today. That watch had an unusual style: a rounded rectangular shape, with the tourbillon set in a tiny aperture in the corner. 

For the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak, the brand launched the 25831ST, a self-winding tourbillon with the time relegated to a small subdial at 12 o’clock, a power reserve and date at two other subdials, and the tourbillon cage surrounded by a very odd (and slightly, strangely smushed) Royal Oak bezel-esque frame. In 2004, the brand launched the “Tradition of Excellence No. 4,” a Royal Oak with tourbillon, chronograph, and power reserve.