In order to make the story more tractable, we decided to focus on the simplest, and some might say, purest expression of the Royal Oak, which are the models with only the time and date. These include the various Jumbo models, the follow-up designs by Jacqueline Dimier from the 1970s, as well as the mid-size watches first introduced in series production in 1980 – and all the way up to this year, and the introduction of the ref. 16202 Jumbo, with the all-new caliber 7121. The magazine article also takes a very close look at both the myths and realities of the inspiration, design, and launch of the first Royal Oak, the ref. 5402.