Audemars Piguet

Listed as a 39mm case, I always found this Royal Oak very comfortable and well proportioned on my wrist.  Regulars here know I now own a 39mm reference 15202.  The 15300 is certainly a more robust presentation with its thicker caseband.

Like many other gold references in the AP product lines, this watch was fitted on an alligator strap and a folding AP deployant clasp.  The dark brown color is a great combination with pink gold.  And while I usually prefer a simple pin buckle on most watch straps, a nice deployant adds to the feel of a gold watch, IMO.

Audemars Piguet's quality of case finishing is world renowned.  I find that the pink gold material really amplifies this masterful finish.    And it also accentuates the polished areas, a hallmark of all (well, almost all) Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore designs.

Powered by the AP Manufacture Caliber 3120, this is one of the nicer open case back automatic watches I have seen.  Again, the colored gold rotor is a wonderful match with the case.

I have always appreciated the carvings and details on this rotor, with the Audemars' and Piguet's family coat-of-arms proudly shown along side a bold AP logo.

Very clean dial markings on this one, and a classic Royal Oak dial guilloche.  

The 15300 is nothing short of a hallmark reference at this point for Audemars Piguet.  It was the first watch to utilize the Caliber 3120, which is well deserving of a detailed article at some point.  In the pink gold case, I really enjoyed this watch for a period of time.  While it did not turn out to be an everlasting keeper for me, I do still think about it.

For everyone who has the pleasure to own a 15300, you have a great execution of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. 

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