If there was ever any doubt as to what a girl’s best friend is, Audemars Piguet has made its thoughts abundantly clear. Judging by the appearance of the Le Brassus-based watchmaker’s newest timepiece the answer is diamonds. Most definitely diamonds. 

Audemars Piguet’s gleaming new watch marks a first on two fronts. Firstly, it’s the first Royal Oak concept for women. Secondly, and perhaps more significantly, it’s the first flying tourbillon the company has created. 

That the manufacture has decided to create its first flying tourbillon in the same motion as its first female Concept watch is a statement as bold and bright as the watch itself. The Swiss mechanical luxury watchmaker is clearly showing the value it sees in the market. Known for the intricate and complicated mechanics apparent in its pieces, this flying tourbillon is no exception. Nor is it likely to go unnoticed on anyone that wears one.

Since its inception in 2002, the Royal Oak Concept with its distinctive octagonal bezels and case construction has boasted cutting-edge technologies used in watchmaking, including the Acoustic Research, the Supersonnerie and the Laptimer. The Audemars Piguet Ladies’ Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon is no exception. It features the manufacture’s new self-winding Calibre 2951, which beats at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour.

Though it’s hard to look past the onslaught of glittering jewels on first glance there’s much to admire in this diamond-lined AP double first. The skeletonised white gold dial means the intricate 255-component piece movement is visible through the sapphire crystal case, with the satin-polished bridges and angles gleaming through the transparent face, with a glimpse of the openworked barrel at 11 o’clock — a snowflake set amid icicle-shaped diamonds.

A flying tourbillon is also apparent at 6 o’clock, with the dynamic complication seemingly floating on the face.