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

My love for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Extra-Thin Openworked, known by most as the “Jumbo,” is well documented.  It was my very first truly high end watch and I really do believe it is both one of the great designs of 20th century watchmaking, and likely the most balanced wristwatch ever conceived.  The way it … Read more

Audemars Piguet is a watchmaker that needs little introduction, and just yesterday, AP introduced four new Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore references in collaboration with designer Matthew Williams of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 1017 Alyx 9SM. Alongside them is a unique Royal Oak to be auctioned for charity. These new Royal Oak and RO … Read more

No, 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 67651 in full black ceramic. But the watch, a faithful callback to the first Offshore nicknamed “The Beast” due to its size and weight, is still … Read more

Among the myriad releases we expect to see from Audemars Piguet this year, few are as anticipated as watches made to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore. The Offshore has always stood on its own as the unapologetically burly, often weird, and even sometimes unwieldy sibling of the Royal Oak family. That … Read more

Audemars Piguet introduces five new 37 mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watches, including a black ceramic version of its Music Edition and four new Chronograph models. Among the new timepieces presented by the esteemed Swiss watchmaker, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watches black ceramic Music Edition stands out, paying homage to the brand’s longstanding collaborative relationship … Read more

Fifty is a big milestone. It’s been that many years since Audemars Piguet introduced the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in 1972 and unleashed a new concept of wristwatch on the world: that of the lifestyle-oriented luxury sport watch. Today, the watch and the genre it created are hotter than ever, and to celebrate its birthday the brand … Read more

Seeing one Audemars Piguet Grande Complication is exciting enough, but two is just ridiculous. Last week we were able to compare a semi-openworked white gold Grande Complication with the piece unique Pride of Argentina while they were both visiting New York City. Needless to say, we were impressed. Before we get into these two watches themselves, let’s … Read more

If you want to play the hits like AP, sometimes you have to consider a special remix, and the band from Le Brassus has just announced a special expression of the concept-only RD#2. This new model, which builds upon the success of a recent sibling sets the town with more titanium, less platinum, a new … Read more

Well, folks. Here it is. The formation of a new canon. The list you see here was compiled – after great deliberation – by the editors and staffers of Hodinkee to demonstrate how we view watch collecting today. Of all the timepieces currently in production, these are the 40 we think matter most. The ones … Read more