Gérald Genta's visionary design-with its octagonal bezel accented by eight visible screws, grid-patterned Tapisserie dial and integrated steel bracelet-raised more than a few eyebrows before winning an enthusiastic fan base. Today, luxury stainless-steel sport watches appear in brand after brand. But Royal Oak is the grandaddy of them all-now, more timelessly classic than iconoclastic.
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