25860ST, Tropical Dial ‘Kasparov’ Royal Oak Chronograph, Steel Homage to FA Lange whilst the lower pusher splits

whilst the lower pusher splits and re-syncs the rattrapante hand

The papers note delivery to what looks like a US military PX address

Very few designs can be said to have been unerringly attractive for an entire century without faltering

The 6240 is the origin of all screw-down Daytonas

This Rose is one of 50 examples

25860ST, Tropical Dial ‘Kasparov’ Royal Oak Chronograph, Steel Homage to FA Lange whilst the lower pusher splitsA ref. 25860ST, the first Royal Oak to feature a chronograph. This early D series example stands out for its astonishing dial, a gradient tropical petite tapisserie. The 25860 is better known by the name Kasparov, as chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov chose to wear one throughout the 90s and early 2000s. The 25860 maintains the original proportions of the 39mm Jumbo Royal Oak case, thanks to what was then the worlds thinnest self wound chronograph