Debuting in AP's catalogue in 2016, Carolina Bucci’s ‘Frosted’ Royal Oak collection is a female-inspired and female-designed collection that takes Carolina's famous eye for design and creates a timepiece that is "rebellious" in character, as Carolina has put it in the past. Featuring a unique Florentine-style finish that Carolina developed, AP’s ‘Frosted finish’ means that the watch’s surface has been hand-hammered thousands of times so that miniature divots appear on the surface of the watch and appear as shimmering diamonds set on the metal's surface. In this instance, the ref. 15454OR that we have features a stunning 18kt rose gold construction with this ‘Frosted finish’ and a silver dial with 18kt rose gold applied hour-markers, and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating in keeping with the Royal Oak's design utility as a sports watch at heart. Limited to just 300 pieces, this highly exclusive woman-designed piece of horological excellence carefully balances itself between functional engineering and Avant-Garde design, both of which the Royal Oak is esteemed for. While brands would normally diamond-encrust a watch to achieve the same aesthetic, AP has gone beyond the ordinary to create a truly stunning piece of horological excellence.

Watch is in near-mint condition, showing only minor signs of wear. The bracelet was previous sized but the removed links are included.

A bright and beautiful watch made all the more special thanks to its unorthodox frosted finish, the ref. 15454OR is a timepiece that combines the Royal Oak's iconic design with an avant-garde aesthetic that speaks to how the Royal Oak came about in the first place, by challenging boundaries and finding out where that takes you.