Royal Oak Mini Quartz Frosted Yellow Gold / Champagne

In Context

At 23 mm this is jewellery scale — a watch sized to be worn as an ornament rather than read across a room. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 50 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

It is quartz, so it will hold time far more closely than any mechanical watch here, and asks for a battery every few years rather than a service.

67630BA.GG.1312BA.01 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a champagne guilloche dial with a yellow gold case.

A quartz movement of 57 parts and 2.2 mm depth, made for the Royal Oak Mini and its 23 mm case — too small for any mechanical calibre Audemars Piguet builds. It shows hours and minutes only. Pulling the crown cuts the battery rather than merely stopping the hands, so a watch left in a drawer does not run itself flat.

4 other watches in the library run the Audemars Piguet AP 2730.

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Royal Oak Mini Quartz Frosted Pink Gold / Silver

67630OR.GG.1312OR.01 · 23 mm

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Royal Oak Mini Quartz Frosted White Gold / Silver

67630BC.GG.1312BC.01 · 23 mm

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Royal Oak Mini Quartz Yellow Gold / MOP

67630BA.OO.1312BA.03-B · 23 mm

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Royal Oak Mini Quartz Pink Gold / Onyx - Diamond

67630OR.OO.1312OR.01-B · 23 mm