Royal Oak 40 Years Exhibition in Singapore....

[justlounging]

The Royal Oak 40 Years Exhibition made its final stop of its world tour in Singapore last week after New York, Milan, Paris, Geneva and Beijing.

I have the privilege of attending this exhibition on the final day to capture as much and learn all I can about this fantastic brand.

The exhibition was held just last week from 10 October to 14 October 2012, a very short duration for fans within Southeast Asia to attend. Situated at the now-defunct Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, this space was redone to have a look and feel of a museum.

The entrance: Very basic colors of white and black were used throughout the exhibition.

Each leg of the tour was done up exactly the same and looked as such -

In concept:

And at actual locations:

Metal Art pieces, like the one below, surrounded the gallery, gave off a minimalist chic vibe.

As this is the 40th year since the Royal Oak was conceptualised, here's a short read on how the Royal Oak came about from Gerald Genta..

A short message from the Chairwoman of AP the head of the gallery

Here are some of the more interesting things I saw at this event..

There was a machine on site making an AP dial. This "tapisserie" guilloche dial

requires special skills from the engraver running the near century rose-engine turning machine.

Each dial would take an average of about 6 hours to complete the

etching/engraving from the outside-in.

Here the watchmaker at work

Tools of the trade

The movement he was working on

The Caliber 2121 Extra Thin in all its individual components

Front:

Back:

The AP Case and Bezel

The Bracelet

The Mould and Fibre thread

Here's a video to how AP makes their bracelets..precision if you ask me:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bh1Xww576Yc?feature=player_embedded

Here are some additional videos about the birth of a Royal Oak:

Designing a Royal Oak Case:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/zn0UHZuOEeY?list=PLBB0272DFB67C66E8

Making a Royal Oak Dial with Tapisserie Pattern:

"http://www.youtube.com/embed/K0uW37FnCLM?list=PLBB0272DFB67C66E8&hl=en_GB"

Casing Up a Royal Oak:

"http://www.youtube.com/embed/KC-y5QRCUUA?list=PLBB0272DFB67C66E8&hl=en_GB"

Some of the watches on display and how they were 'housed'

Each guest was given an exhibition booklet and here are some of the watches featured within:

lastly, how could I resist not being photographed on the 'red' carpet? :cool:

For a more in-depth read and description, click onto the following links:

Part 1: http://ap.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-3/pi-5539738/ti-820673/s-0/

Part 2: http://ap.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-3/pi-5539748/ti-820673/s--1/

After attending this, I am even more determined to get my AP 15300ST and I have given myself from now till 2014 to get it..

Hope this has been an interesting read for you.

Justlounging

*Images included in the above description are a compilation of my own and others found on the internet. I do not take any ownership of any images other than my own.

[edgematic1]

I enjoyed it as well in Paris, but we did not get any chocolate! And I miss Singapore each time someone mentions it...

[jeff g]

Nice post thanks.

Nice links.

For anyone that admires the AP brand, the links showing the time and degree of craftsmanship

required to produce these timepieces are priceless.

I now own three AP reps, and so wish I could afford the real deal. That being said, I still enjoy looking down at my wrist

and admiring the replica of the AP I am wearing.