Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Ceramic / Pink Gold

In Context

At 44 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 13.2 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 20 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 72 hours of reserve puts it well past a weekend — several days off the wrist and it is still going. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

26343CE.OO.D002CA.04 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a skeleton dial with a titanium, ceramic case. It was a limited edition. Beyond the time it carries a chronograph and a tourbillon.

The 2936 is Audemars Piguet's hand-wound tourbillon chronograph, skeletonised, with 299 parts in a 7.6 mm movement. It powers 16 watches in this library. The chronograph is integrated with a column wheel, the tourbillon sits at 6 o'clock, and the whole is cut open so that both are seen from the dial side; the movement is 35 mm across with 28 jewels, a 72-hour reserve and a beat of 21,600 vph. The [2889](/calibers/audemars-piguet-ap-2889) is the same movement finished conventionally, with 295 parts at 8.07 mm. The glossary defines the [tourbillon](/glossary/tourbillon). In the library it powers 13 [Royal Oak](/brands/audemars-piguet/royal-oak) Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked references at 44 mm, including the 26347 in titanium and the Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph, and 3 [Jules Audemars](/brands/audemars-piguet/jules-audemars) at 41 mm. 7 are limited editions. The [2885](/calibers/audemars-piguet-ap-2885) is the maison's grande complication, and the [2951](/calibers/audemars-piguet-ap-2951) the tourbillon chronograph of the Royal Oak Concept.

15 other watches in the library run the Audemars Piguet AP 2936.

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak 26347 Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Titanium / Boutique Edition

26347TI.OO.D004CR.02 · 44 mm

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Titanium / Boutique Edition

26347TI.GG.D004CA.01 · 44 mm

Audemars Piguet

Jules Audemars 26346 Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked White Gold Boutique

26346BC.OO.D002CR.01 · 41 mm

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Platinum

26347PT.OO.D315CR.01 · 44 mm