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 AP Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie back in 2014, the Supersonnerie was (and is) a groundbreaking chiming wristwatch that came with the unusual distinction … 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

Audemars Piguet has announced two new versions of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph in 41 mm. Available in 18-carat white or pink gold, these new references with a black onyx dial spotlight sparkling baguette-cut diamonds adorning the bezel and hour markers. The black onyx dial provides the perfect background for the diamond hour-markers and for … Read more

Let’s skip the (entirely understandable) impulse to make AC/DC references and start with a little history lesson, instead. Thirty years ago, the folks at high-end Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding released a beast—no, seriously, it was nicknamed “The Beast”—from the workshops of their Le Brassus headquarters. It was a cousin of the brand’s flagship Royal … Read more

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