Same flyback chronograph as the steel 26240, but in 18K rose gold. The replica royal oak 26240OR blue pairs that warm pink gold tone with a blue Grande Tapisserie dial, and frankly it works better than you would expect. The gold applied markers match the case instead of contrasting with it. Different mood entirely from the steel version. Heavier on the wrist too — gold is dense, and you feel every gram of it.
Rose Gold Changes the Equation
Steel Royal Oaks are sports watches. Put the same case in rose gold and the personality shifts. It becomes a watch you wear with a sport coat, not a wetsuit. The weight difference is noticeable immediately. Steel 26240 sits around 185g on bracelet. The rose gold version is closer to 280g. Some people love that heft. Others find it tiring after a full day.
The finishing changes too. Rose gold takes a different polish than steel. AP leaves the bezel with a mirror finish on the gold versions while the case flanks stay satin-brushed. That contrast between matte and shine is more dramatic on gold than on steel because the color is warmer.
Blue dial with pink gold hour markers is a combination AP has refined over several generations. The markers pick up the case color rather than standing apart from it. The result reads as one cohesive piece rather than a dial and a case that happen to share a reference number. The green dial 26240OR offers a bolder alternative if blue feels too safe.
Living with the Cal. 4401
Same movement across the entire 26240 range — steel or gold, the Cal. 4401 does not change. Flyback chronograph with column wheel and vertical clutch. The vertical clutch matters because it eliminates the stutter you sometimes see when a chrono hand starts. Press the pusher and the seconds hand moves instantly. No jump, no lag.
Seventy hours of power reserve means this replica royal oak 26240OR blue keeps running through a long weekend without a winder. The rotor is 22K gold on the rose gold versions, visible through the sapphire caseback. It winds efficiently in both directions.
Rose gold bracelet links follow the same alternating brushed-polished pattern as steel. The clasp is a twin push-button folding design. Sizing requires pin removal — no half-link micro-adjust on this generation. Review our returns policy before ordering.
| Reference | 26240OR.OO.1320OR.05 |
| Case | 41mm · 18K rose gold |
| Bezel | Octagonal · 8 hexagonal screws |
| Dial | Blue · Grande Tapisserie · pink gold markers |
| Crystal | Sapphire · AR coating |
| Caliber | 4401 · Automatic flyback chrono · 70h reserve |
| Bracelet | 18K rose gold · AP integrated link |
| Buckle | Rose gold · AP folding clasp |
| Water | 50m / 5 ATM |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, flyback, date |
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