Royal Oak 'Jumbo' Extra-Thin 39 White Gold

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 'Jumbo' Extra-Thin reference 16202BC is a white gold interpretation of the watch that defined the luxury sport category when Gerald Genta first drew it in 1972. Housed in a 39 mm 18k white gold case, it retains the iconic octagonal bezel with eight hexagonal screws and the signature Petite Tapisserie dial, here rendered in a smoked blue-to-salmon gradient. Power comes from the ultra-thin Calibre 7121, a movement that traces its lineage directly to the original 2121 that debuted in the first Royal Oak.

The 'Jumbo' designation has long distinguished the original 39 mm flat-cased Royal Oak from the brand's larger, more complication-laden descendants. Reference 16202BC was introduced in 2022 as part of Audemars Piguet's ongoing celebration of the Royal Oak's 50th anniversary, bringing the classic silhouette into white gold for a new generation of collectors. The smoked blue-salmon dial colourway gave the reference a distinctive identity within the broader 16202 family, which had already attracted significant collector attention in steel and yellow gold.