Audemars Piquet Royal Oak Day date "Owl " in 18 k yellow gold ref 5572BA Cream dialWe absolutely love this striking two register Royal Oak, affectionately known as "The Owl." It truly resembles the face of a big eyed owl on your wristonly much cooler! This is not your standard daily Royal Oak. The 5572, later renamed 25572, was the first Royal Oak with a calendar function. Introduced in 1983, only 524 examples were produced in 18k yellow gold. These watches are very rare and not easy to find. However, when they are in sharp

such as this double-signed Golden Ellipse

- Annual Calendar with moon phase and power reserve indicator

Over the decades

the punched Rolex Guarantee paper

gilded Valjoux calibre 72

- Calibre 23

as stated on the original certificate of origin

Each sub-dial provides two sets of information: the right-hand sub-dial shows the leap year indicator and the day of the week

and features relatively short lugs

this Picard Cadet

and so is completely protected from accidental knocks

The soleil-finish silver pie-pan Wide Boy dial and hands are also in excellent condition and lend the watch a masculine look