Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41 Black Ceramic

Name: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41 Black Ceramic
Brand: Audemars Piguet
SKU: 26579CE

26579CE

Perpetual mastery dressed in black ceramic — the Royal Oak at its most refined.

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$140,000

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Overview

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41 Black Ceramic (ref. 26579CE) pairs the iconic Gerald Genta-designed octagonal bezel with one of haute horlogerie's most demanding complications. Produced from 2017 to 2022, it presents the full perpetual calendar — day, date, month, and moon phase — across a black Grande Tapisserie dial. The 41 mm black ceramic case gives the traditionally sports-luxe Royal Oak a distinctly contemporary, stealthy character.

History

The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar has been a cornerstone of Audemars Piguet's complicated watch offering since the complication was first integrated into the Royal Oak line in the 1980s. Reference 26579CE represents the model's evolution into black ceramic, a material AP adopted to satisfy collector demand for greater scratch resistance and a more modern aesthetic. The calibre 5134 movement at its heart is a refined in-house perpetual calendar movement with a long heritage within the manufacture. Production concluded around 2022, making surviving examples a defined chapter in the Royal Oak's ceramic story.

Notable points

41 mm black ceramic case offers exceptional scratch resistance while maintaining the Royal Oak's signature integrated-bracelet silhouette.
Calibre 5134 is a self-winding perpetual calendar movement developed in-house by Audemars Piguet, displaying day, date, month, and moon phase.
The black Grande Tapisserie dial — AP's hallmark hobnail guilloché pattern — is rendered here in a monochromatic palette that unifies dial and case.
Ceramic construction gives the reference a notably lighter feel on the wrist compared to equivalent steel or precious-metal Royal Oak cases.
Produced for approximately five years (2017–2022), the reference occupies a distinct and finite place in the Royal Oak perpetual calendar lineage.