Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26450OR.OO.1356OR.01-B Chronograph Rose Gold Grey Dial (2026)

The chronograph has become one of the Royal Oak’s defining expressions, uniting Gérald Genta’s 1972 octagonal icon with the everyday utility of a stopwatch. This reference renders that pairing in a 38mm case, a size that splits the difference between the compact original and the bolder 41mm, suiting a wide range of wrists. Executed in rose gold with a slate grey dial, it belongs to the current generation powered by Audemars Piguet’s own new integrated in-house chronograph movement.

The octagonal bezel, secured by eight hexagonal screws, crowns a 38mm rose gold case whose brushed and polished surfaces meet along razor-sharp angles. A slate grey Grande Tapisserie dial anchors the composition, its waffle guilloché framing three beige subdials in a reverse-panda arrangement, with the date tucked at four-thirty. Rose gold markers and hands complete the two-tone play of light. Driving it is a self-winding column-wheel chronograph, matched to AP’s integrated bracelet.