This perfect fake Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph – valued at around US$280,000, according to CNN – was another very generous gift from Todt to Schumacher, after the latter won his sixth driver’s world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2003.
To commemorate the occasion – which was unprecedented at the time – Todt had this exquisite white gold chronograph commissioned by one of Schumacher’s favoured watchmakers, luxury replica Audemars Piguet UK. According to Christie’s, this remains one of the most distinctive iterations of the model.
The Swiss movement replica watches‘ three subdials all feature customised details that celebrate Schumacher’s career and accomplishments: Ferrari’s Prancing Horse emblem on the seconds dial; Schumacher’s red and yellow helmet on the 12-hour dial; and the numeral one surrounded by six stars – representing the first six of his eventual first-place trophies – in the 30-minute dial.
Flip the aaa quality replica Audemars Piguet over and the full scope of Schumacher’s achievements really comes into focus. Engraved on the back are a laurel wreath with the corresponding years of his six championship victories. There’s also an inscription in French: “J. Todt pour M. Schumacher, Noel 2003.” All in all, it’s a heartfelt token of the deep friendship between these two titans of the motorsport landscape.