Queen Letizia of Spain Watch Collection - Every Watch She's Been Spotted Wearing
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Introduction to Queen Letizia of Spain
Queen Letizia of Spain was born Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano in Oviedo in 1972, making her one of the few European monarchs to have built a professional career before entering royal life. She worked as a journalist and news anchor for CNN+ and later TVE, Spain's national broadcaster, where she covered major international stories including the Iraq War and the September 11 attacks. She married Crown Prince Felipe in 2004 and became Queen of Spain when he acceded to the throne as Felipe VI in 2014. Her background as a working journalist has shaped a public image that is notably more restrained and considered than many of her European royal counterparts.
The Queen Letizia of Spain watch collection reflects that same editorial sensibility. Rather than defaulting to the grand complications or heavily jewelled dress watches that populate many royal wrists, she has been spotted wearing pieces that sit quietly on the wrist without demanding attention. The clearest example is an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in the SA66131 reference — a 26mm ladies' quartz model in a two-tone configuration of 18k yellow gold and stainless steel, fitted with a grey dial. Photographed on her wrist in 2007, the piece dates from an era when she was still navigating her role within the Spanish royal family, and the choice of a compact, relatively understated Royal Oak over something more overtly luxurious says something about her instincts as a dresser.
The Royal Oak SA66131 is not a flashy piece by Audemars Piguet standards. The two-tone case follows the alternating brushed and polished finishing that Gerald Genta built into the Royal Oak's architecture when he designed the original in 1972, but the ladies' proportions keep it close to the wrist and away from ostentation. For a former television journalist turned queen, it is a logical choice — recognisable to those who know watches, invisible to those who do not.
Queen Letizia of Spain Spotted Wearing Vintage Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. SA66131
Inserted 29/04/2023
The quartz-powered Royal Oak is often overshadowed by its mechanical siblings, yet in vintage two-tone form it represents one of the most wearable expressions of Gerald Genta's iconic 1972 design. This 26mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in 18k yellow gold and stainless steel, reference SA66131, pairs a grey dial with the signature integrated bracelet and eight-bolt bezel. Queen Letizia — photographed in 2007, three years into her role as Princess of Asturias — wore it with the understated confidence of someone who chose it long before royal life demanded a dress code.
