How does one follow up a 50th anniversary year jam-packed with limited-edition releases with special nods to the past? For Audemars Piguet, it seems the answer is to just keep on going and doing your thing. The brand has just announced the release of a limited Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin that swaps the petite tapisserie … Read more

While the attention was mainly focused on the new CODE 11.59 collection at the SIHH 2019, Audemars Piguet had multiple other new watches to show in its Royal Oak range – including a superb Salmon dial Jumbo Royal Oak and one extremely important watch, a new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm. Meet the reference 15500ST, … Read more

It’s not every day that an icon of watchmaking celebrates an anniversary, so it’s no surprise that we’re seeing all the stops being pulled out for the 50th anniversary of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. The Gerald Genta-designed classic has been one of the most desirable and coveted luxury watches in the market for quite some … Read more

As far as anniversaries go, 50 years is a big one for Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak. Here come updates to a number of Royal Oak models, including a design evolution geared toward improving a watch that collectors already love and desire. One model getting a refresh is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Self-Winding Flying Tourbillon, which … Read more

There is no hiding the popularity of the Royal Oak as a collection. Audemars Piguet‘s luxury sports watch, the initiator of the genre born in 1972, is one of the few truly iconic watches on the market and celebrated its grand 50th anniversary earlier this year. If most Royal Oak models are highly coveted, there … Read more

Audemars Piguet is ending the watch year 2022 on a high note: The Swiss tradition manufacture from Le Brassus breathes new life into the “wandering hours,” a rare and ancient complication that dates back to the 17th century. Its clever mechanism displays the hours using a system of satellites that gravitate along a minute scale … Read more

You say you want a 44mm-wide Royal Oak but you don’t want a Royal Oak Offshore? Well, one option is to just opt for this Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked. Sure, you need to invest in both the platinum case and skeletonized and decorated chronograph tourbillon movement – but isn’t it worth it? SIHH … Read more

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin RD#3, reference 26670ST.OO.1240ST.01 (if you can keep 20-character alphanumeric reference numbers in short- and long-term memory, bless you, because I can’t) landed with maybe a little less impact than it deserved when it launched last April. There are probably several reasons why. First of all, I think a … Read more

To say that Audemars Piguet CODE 11.59 Chronograph Selfwinding debuted to mixed reviews is to say nothing at all. While many enthusiasts were impressed by the technical firepower on display – the collection featured a host of new movements, including AP’s first in-house self-winding chronograph movement – as well as the elaborate case construction and obviously high … Read more

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet reinvents the traditional rainbow with the launch of two unprecedented Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding sets in 37 and 41 mm, both illuminated by some of the most beautiful gemstones. The two sets are composed of ten white gold selfwinding hours, minutes and seconds timepieces, … Read more