AUDEMARS PIGUET Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon As astonishing as that might have been a couple of decades ago, there is little doubt that in 2022, it’s tough to make a splash with an ultra-thin tourbillon unless you have managed to unseat Bulgari. And not only is no brand challenging them, nobody even seems inclined … Read more

Four long years have passed and the Code 11.59 is still the new kid on the block, but it has grown out of its weird-looking bald baby phase. The core of the watch remains the same as what AP released in 2019; the Selfwinding houses the 4302 movement, and the Selfwinding Chronograph, the 4401.  But it is … Read more

Four long years have passed and the AUDEMARS PIGUET Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph is still the new kid on the block, but it has grown out of its weird-looking bald baby phase. The core of the watch remains the same as what AP released in 2019; the Selfwinding houses the 4302 movement, and the … Read more

I nearly had a heart attack during my first hands-on session. The presenter was handing around watches, and while I tried to snap photos, I heard the words: “The steel Jumbo is discontinued.” I immediately started texting coworkers, preparing for a breaking news story. Well, thirty minutes later, my dream of owning a 16202 was … Read more

The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked “Cactus Jack” Limited Edition, nicknamed “The Chocolate AP” by Scott features a fitting ceramic build in a rich brown hue. Measuring 41mm in case diameter, the reference comes attired in the model’s signature silhouette and is outfitted with eight white gold hexagonal screws on the bezel. The sapphire dial frames … Read more

The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime and the Reference 6300, the Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4, the Vacheron Constantin Celestia or the Superbia Humanitatis by Piguet/Muller/Gerber… Many watches have claimed the title of the most complicated wristwatch, and all were undoubtedly wonders of miniaturisation and exceptional horological developments. Audemars Piguet is familiar with the concept, with … Read more

Putting aside the new Royal Oak Concept for a moment, I can’t help but think that Audemars Piguet might have just released the watch that will make me finally fall in love with the Offshore, three decades after its initial release. As a lover of historical Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore designs, it’s taken me a long … Read more

Three of the biggest trends in watchmaking today are more compact case sizes, textured, colourful dials and deliberate gender-free positioning. Audemars Piguet jumps on the bandwagon and produces its time-and-date Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding 38 mm in a new 38mm case size to accommodate “slimmer wrists” of both sexes and decks out the … Read more

Out of the blue, some pretty big news appeared on the AP website this week. What you are looking at is an Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie in a conventional Royal Oak case shape. Originally announced as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Repeater Supersonnerie back in 2014, the Supersonnerie was (and is) a groundbreaking chiming wristwatch that came with … Read more

I’m not talking about the Book of Revelation, in fact, things were pretty normal when I finally got to lay my hands on Audemars Piguet’s newest Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 43 Ceramic Blue in full black ceramic. But the watch, a faithful callback to the first Offshore nicknamed “The Beast” due to its size and weight, … Read more