Gazing at the new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar designed by musician and watch collector extraordinaire John Mayer, in collaboration with Audemars Piguet, is like looking through a window into the cosmos. The visual effect of what the brand calls its “Crystal Sky” dial is like peering into the vast inexorable future, which is fitting as this watch is the very last of its kind.

John Mayer worked hand in hand with the AP teams to design a picturesque dial, whose texture and vastness lend depth to a complication that has shaped the world of Audemars Piguet since its beginnings. Each detail harmoniously combines to give the timepiece a sense of infinity.

A new scintillating dial finish gives life to John Mayer’s vision of a crystal sky. The embossed motif is composed of irregular shapes resembling crystals, whose sharp angles and facets add depth and brilliance to the piece. To achieve this level of detail and complexity, the stamping die was created atom by atom, through a metal deposition process known as electroforming.

‍Let’s take a look in some more detail:

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