Audemars Piguet just announced three new variations of the Code 11.59 collection, demonstrating the Swiss watchmaker’s dedication to the line as it celebrates the Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary. The three different just-released Code 11.59 watches all iterate aesthetically on existing Code 11.59 models in dramatically different ways. The new Code 11.59 Tourbillon Openworked features a blue ceramic … Read more

Audemars Piguet has dropped a host of new high-end pieces across its Royal Oak, Code 11.59 and experimental Concept lines, including a number of ceramic first. First up is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT which sees its 44mm sandblasted titanium case topped off with satin-brushed and polished green ceramic bezel, crown and pusher, … Read more

Recently announced as part of Audemars Piguet’s ongoing celebration of the Royal Oak’s 50th birthday, this is the new Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin RD#3 and it has a very purple dial. While this is far from the brand’s first time fitting a Royal Oak with a purple dial, the dial isn’t the only change to … Read more

Audemars Piguet has introduced three new variations of its 41 mm Royal Oak Self-winding Flying Tourbillon. Available in stainless steel, titanium and 18-carat pink gold, these new models add to the first three unveiled in 2020 and present the design evolution developed for this jubilee year. All three are equipped with the Calibre 2950, the … Read more

Entirely dressed in blue, the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar in 41 mm introduces the Manufacture’s first case and bracelet fully crafted in blue ceramic. The matching blue Grande Tapisserie dial and subdials further bestow the timepiece with an air of starlit sky. The new, blue Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is mostly identical to its … Read more

In the annals of complicated watchmaking, there are no complications more forbiddingly intricate than chiming complications. Chiming complications require a more complete mastery of watchmaking than any other complication, and their mechanisms don’t just boast a high parts count – they also require a thorough grasp of some of the most counterintuitive mechanical relationships between … Read more

For the 10th issue of bestbuycheap.ru Magazine, we did something we’ve done before: A Reference Points article. However, we did it in a way we’d never done a Reference Points article before. As a general rule, Reference Points focuses on a single model and how it has evolved over the years in which it was (and is) … Read more

It wouldn’t be SIHH without some updates to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Self-Winding 41 collection. This year we’ve got a new base model Royal Oak in the form of the ref. 15500, replacing the ref. 15400 that came out back in 2012. The ref. 15500 is still a 41mm, automatic Royal Oak with classic looks, but … Read more

Audemars Piguet has been closely tied to the hip-hop world ever since Jay-Z started name-dropping the Swiss watchmaker back in the late ‘90s. Since then, emcees from Lil Wayne to The Game to Kendrick Lamar have mentioned the prestige watchmaker in their lyrics. The more you think about it, it makes sense that the bravado … Read more

Swiss Haute Horlogerie Manufacturer Audemars Piguet is proud to present a new limited edition 34 mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Carolina Bucci in black ceramic. This timepiece is the fruit of the latest collaboration between the Manufacture and Carolina Bucci. In celebration of the Royal Oak’s fiftieth anniversary, the Italian jewellery designer has created … Read more