Audemars Piguet announces its first ever book dedicated entirely to the history of the manufacture's complicated wristwatches, following 4 years of Archival research and writing on the part of the Heritage Department. From the world’s first minute repeating wristwatch crafted in 1892 until the revival of complications in the late 1970s, Audemars Piguet produced a grand total of only 550 complicated wristwatches, of which no two are identical: 35 minute repeaters, 188 calendar wristwatches, 307 chronograph wristwatches and 20 double complication wristwatches featuring both calendar and chronograph.
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News: Introducing the New Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar ref. 26584OR Exclusive for Latin America. A 100-Piece Limited Edition.
A new iteration of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel returns to the center stage this time with a new dial and a special oscillating weight. The new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar exclusive for Latin America is available in a 100-piece limited edition and cased in a 41mm 18K pink gold case. This new model under reference number 26584OR.OO.1220OR.01 features a gorgeous pink gold toned dial with dark blue subdials.
Insider: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Black Ceramic ref. 26343CE. Hands-on with the 25-Piece Limited Edition in Four Different Colors.
Released at the SIHH 2018, the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Black Ceramic ref. 26343CE continues to capitalize on the expertise mastered by Audemars Piguet when it comes to the use of black ceramic for its watch cases. Available in four different variations with color accents on the minute track, 30-minute chronograph register and the chronograph seconds hand —light grey, blue, green and gold accents— this incredible 44 mm watch features a tourbillon and a 30-minute chronograph. The watch is available in a limited edition of 25 pieces for each color combination and exclusively sold at the Audemars Piguet Boutiques.
News: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Unique Piece Sells for $240,000 USD at the One Night One Drop Charity Auction
Last Friday, March 2, 2018 a special charity auction took place as part of the 6th annual One Night for One Drop event imagined by Cirque du Soleil, raising funds and awareness to benefit critical water issues worldwide. Held at the Michael Jackson ONE Theater at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, one of the highlights of the live auction was the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Unique Piece in 18K rose gold with blue dial and rose gold subdials that sold for $240,000 USD. This very special unique piece bears the following reference number 26584OR.OO.1220OR.01.
Insider: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 44 "Combat" ref. 26400SO.OO.A054CA.01. Hands-on Review Under Natural Light.
Perceived as a controversial watch by many and nicknamed by us as the 'Combat' because of its color scheme and unique camouflage pattern rubber strap, the recently released Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore ref. 26400SO.OO.A054CA.01. in 44 mm is a watch that is definitely better appreciated under natural light. When we perused this new watch at the SIHH 2018, the bezel didn't seem to be as bright green as the stock images suggested and even our pictures captured it...
Insider: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph ref. 26421OR 25th Anniversary. Hands-on with an Incredible Timepiece.
When Audemars Piguet announced the release of two new Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronographs to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Royal Oak Offshore, we were not thrilled by the stock images that accompanied the press release and decided to wait until the SIHH 2018 to see the watch in person and then provide our thoughts and honest opinion about these two new references in 18K pink gold and in stainless steel. Well, we have to say that it was well worth waiting to see this new model in the metal and we are pleased to say that we were blown away by it.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph QEII Cup 2018 ref. 26474TI. Live Pictures & Pricing.
Referred to by Audemars Piguet as a thoroughbred to celebrate one of the world’s great horse races. This year’s new Royal Oak Offshore QEII Cup 2018 sports a full titanium construction with a winning blue and grey color combination. Slightly inspired by the first Titanium Royal Oak Offshore ref. 25721TI comes the new Royal Oak Offshore QEII Cup 2018.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak RD#2 ref. 26586PT. Hands-on with the World's Thinnest Automatic Perpetual Calendar.
This SIHH 2018 was a great one for Audemars Piguet as most of their novelties were absolutely on point and the brand was able to show how they master the rules and how they can break them. One of the most special watches at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2018 was the new Royal Oak RD#2 —where the RD stand for Research & Development— ref. 26586PT.OO.1240PT.01 in platinum. This watch presented as a concept is now the world’s thinnest automatic perpetual calendar at just 6.30 mm thick, marking a new watchmaking record for the brand.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 'Havana' Brown Dial. Live Pictures & Pricing.
Another brand new dial for the Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph in stainless steel, this time with an eye-catching 'Havana' brown Méga Tapisserie dial with navy blue subdials, white Arabic numerals and white chronograph hands. This new watch is exactly like all other Royal Oak Offshores in 42 mm with ceramic pushers and redesigned crown guards in black. Presented as ref. 26470ST.OO.A099CR.01, this new watch will be sold with a non-hornback large square scale brown alligator strap with blue contrast stitching.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Funky Colors ref. 15710ST. Live Pictures & Pricing.
Last week we announced the release of a new set of colorful Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Divers ref. 15710ST. Today, we bring you our live pictures of the new watches and after reviewing them in the metal, we can tell you that our favorite ones are the beige, turquoise blue and the khaki green. While the purple is not as bad a everyone thinks, it is definitely not our cup of tea and a color that maybe just a handful of ultra cool ladies out there or perhaps our friend on Instagram @TheHorophile would be able to pull off and get away with wearing it.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 42 mm with Ceramic Bezel a.k.a 'Dark Knight' ref. 26470SO. Live Pictures & Pricing.
After the release of the new generation of Royal Oak Offshores in 42 mm at the SIHH 2014, when the watches were fitted with a display case back, ceramic crown and pushers, new dials, beefier crown guards and new straps, two new models made their appearance at the SIHH 2018. This time, two 42 mm Royal Oak Offshores have been fitted with ceramic bezels. The two new models are reference 26470IO.OO.A006CA.01 in titanium with grey ceramic bezel that here at WCL we have nicknamed the 'Monochrome' and a...
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver 18K Pink Gold Case and Titanium Bezel ref. 15711IO. Live Pictures & Pricing.
After the success of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Scuba Bartorelli that combined a black PVD case with a bronze bezel and the Royal Oak Offshore Diver QEII Cup 2014 Limited Edition that featured a tantalum case with 18K pink gold bezel —featured here—, it was about time that AP launched a similar combination in one of our favorite metals. The new AP Royal Oak Offshore Diver is fitted with an 18K pink gold case and a titanium bezel, titanium plots, a very light grey dial and a matching grey rubber strap
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Indigo Blue Dial. Live Pictures & Pricing.
A brand new dial for the Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph in stainless steel, this time with an eye-catching Indigo Blue Méga Tapisserie dial with red chronograph accented hands. This new watch is exactly like all other Royal Oak Offshores in 42 mm with ceramic pushers and redesigned crown guards but this time the pushers match the Indigo Blue color of the dial. Presented as ref. 26470ST.OO.A030CA.01 this new watch will be sold with a color matching rubber strap with pin buckle.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 'Jumbo' Extra-Thin ref. 15202IP. Live Pictures & Pricing.
Without a doubt one of the best releases at the SIHH 2018 by Audemars Piguet. After the huge success of the Titanium and Platinum Royal Oak Chronograph released at the SIHH 2017, Audemars Piguet has added a new iteration of the Royal Oak Extra-Thin with the same combination of metals. In person the watch is simply incredible and very special and one that exceeded our expectations far beyond.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 18K Rose Gold with Grey Ruthenium-Toned Dial. Live Pictures & Pricing.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore in 18K rose gold a.k.a. 'The Brick' just got much better with a new grey ruthenium-toned dial and inner bezel as well as contrasting ivory-toned counters. The new watch is exactly like the previous iteration of the Royal Oak Offshore ref. 26470OR but with a much more appealing dial. The watch is available on matching 18K rose gold bracelet or with a hornback-free alligator strap matching the color of the dial.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 'Combat' ref. 26400SO.OO.A054CA.01. Live Pictures & Pricing.
Just released, the new Royal Oak Offshore 'Combat' in 44 mm ref. 26400SO.OO.A054CA.01. has a dark green bezel much darker —almost black looking— than the stock images we shared last Friday after is was pre-released. Sporting a green ceramic bezel referred to as 'khaki' by AP, the new 'AP Combat' is much more appealing in person and less intense than what we thought. Fitted with a camouflage pattern rubber strap, a beige and brown dial 'Mega Tapisserie' dial and a green ceramic bezel.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore ref. 26237ST. Live Pictures & Pricing of the Reissue of the Original Royal Oak Offshore ref. 25721ST from 1993.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore launched in 1993, AP has decied to present a reissue of the original Royal Oak Offshore 25721ST from 1993. Today, we've finally checked the watch in person and its really stunning. The new Royal Oak Offshore ref. 26237ST.OO.1000ST.01. is as similar as possible to the original Royal Oak Offshore ref. 25721ST.OO.1000ST.01 a.k.a. 'The Beast'. You can read everything about the original Royal Oak Offshore ref. 25721 in this special comprehensive guide we published a few months ago.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 'Jumbo' Extra-Thin ref. 15202IP. A Titanium and Platinum Masterpiece.
After the huge success of the Titanium and Platinum Royal Oak Chronograph released at the SIHH 2017, Audemars Piguet has just presented a new iteration of the Royal Oak Extra-Thin with the same combination of metals. The new Royal Oak 'Jumbo' Extra-Thin ref. 15202IP.OO.1240IP.01 features a sleek satin-finished titanium case and bracelet that are set off by a polished platinum bezel and polished bracelet links.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Funky Colors. Four New Colors for Year Round Wear.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver ref. 15710ST keeps getting more colorful. Adding to the colorful AP Diver Chronographs and the black and silvered dial options, comes a new set of four funky colors for year round wear. The Royal Oak Offshore Diver still maintains its 42 mm case construction, display case back and AP calibre 3120 for these new iterations. All four new watches come with the traditional sturdy AP Diver rubber straps and rubber clad crowns, this time matching the color of the dials.
SIHH 2018: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver 18K Pink Gold Case and Titanium Bezel ref. 15711IO. A Seductive Combination.
After the success of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Scuba Bartorelli that combined a black PVD case with a bronze bezel and the Royal Oak Offshore Diver QEII Cup 2014 Limited Edition that featured a tantalum case with 18K pink gold bezel —featured here—, it was about time that AP launched a similar combination in one of our favorite metals. The new AP Royal Oak Offshore Diver is fitted with an 18K pink gold case and a titanium bezel, titanium plots, a grey dial and a matching grey rubber strap.
