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Audemars Piguet · Family: Royal Oak

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26331ST.OO.1220ST.02

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26331ST.OO.1220ST.02 is the 41mm steel automatic chronograph within the Royal Oak family, powered by the in-house Calibre 2385 and finished with a Grande Tapisserie dial. Cazador has no verified price observations yet (as of July 22, 2026), so no market range is published here. Its standout differentiator is the octagonal bezel held by eight visible hexagonal screws, a direct legacy of Gérald Genta's original 1972 design.

Specifications

Case diameter
41 mm
Case material
Stainless steel
Movement
Calibre 2385, in-house, automatic, chronograph
Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph, date
Power reserve
Not confirmed by a primary source in this entry [UNVERIFIED]
Water resistance
Not confirmed by a primary source in this entry [UNVERIFIED]
Bezel
Octagonal, steel, eight visible hexagonal screws
Dial
Grande Tapisserie (machine-guilloché); dial color not confirmed in this entry [UNVERIFIED]
Crystal
Sapphire
Bracelet
Integrated, steel, Royal Oak architecture
Original design
Gérald Genta, 1972 (Royal Oak line)
Catalog status
Not confirmed in this entry: current standing of this exact reference/dial combination lacks a verified primary source [UNVERIFIED]

Price & trend

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History

The Royal Oak was born in 1972 with Gérald Genta's design for the historic ref. 5402, the first luxury Swiss watch cased in stainless steel with a visual language that broke with the horology of its time: a screwed octagonal bezel, an integrated bracelet, and a machine-guilloché Grande Tapisserie dial. That architecture remains the DNA of the entire Royal Oak collection, including the Chronograph line that this reference belongs to.

The bezel's eight screws are not purely decorative: in Genta's original design they served a structural function, fastening the bezel to the case in a sealed system that avoided a hidden traditional case-back gasket. The Grande Tapisserie dial, with its grid of small raised squares cut by precision guilloché machines, is the other visual signature inherited from 1972.

On the mechanical side, this reference is built around Calibre 2385, an automatic chronograph movement made in-house by Audemars Piguet and integrated into the watch's factory architecture rather than bolted on as a third-party module. [UNVERIFIED: the exact year Calibre 2385 was introduced into the 41mm Royal Oak Chronograph line, and the specific launch year of this reference/dial combination, are not part of the catalog specs used as a source for this entry].

Frequently asked questions

How much does an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26331ST.OO.1220ST.02 cost secondhand?

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Why does the Royal Oak bezel have eight hexagonal screws?

The eight hexagonal screws fasten the octagonal bezel to the case, a structural and aesthetic detail from Gérald Genta's original 1972 design that has remained the visual signature of the entire Royal Oak collection.

What is the Grande Tapisserie dial?

It's the machine-cut guilloché pattern of small raised squares that Audemars Piguet introduced with the original Royal Oak in 1972 and has kept as the collection's visual signature.

What movement powers the Royal Oak Chronograph 26331ST.OO.1220ST.02?

It runs Calibre 2385, an in-house automatic chronograph movement from Audemars Piguet. This entry does not confirm its exact power reserve or water resistance due to a lack of verified primary source data [UNVERIFIED].

Who designed the Royal Oak?

Designer Gérald Genta created the original Royal Oak in 1972 for Audemars Piguet, the first luxury Swiss watch cased in stainless steel with a screwed octagonal bezel and integrated bracelet.

Is reference 26331ST.OO.1220ST.02 still in production?

This entry cannot confirm that: we have no primary source certifying whether this exact reference/dial combination remains in current catalog [UNVERIFIED].

Is the Royal Oak Chronograph 26331ST water resistant?

This entry does not confirm an exact water-resistance figure for this reference due to a lack of verified primary source data [UNVERIFIED].

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