Audemars Piguet has recently unveiled two new exciting comebacks. The first introduces the [RE]Master02, which marks the long-awaited return of the [RE] Master collection following its debut four ...
Rolex is still the main name that springs to mind when one thinks of these no-nonsense, durable sports watches, but in 1972 a very traditional Audemars Piguet—then known for exquisite dress watches ...
The Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked is the latest high watchmaking iteration of the brand’s iconic Royal Oak, the 1970s sports watch that jumpstarted the “luxury sport” genre of watchmaking.
For this year 2015, Audemars Piguet is back with its world’s most iconic Royal Oak timepieces, presented in two-tone colors with style and elegance, available in two versions; Two-Tone Royal Oak ...
The launch of the Royal Oak 50 years ago represents one of the last truly transformative moments in modern mechanical watchmaking. Why? Because the advent of Audemars Piguet’s most lauded model in ...
Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting important or little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. To ...
Having a premium stainless steel sports watch – TAG Heuer, Audemars Piguet or otherwise – in your arsenal today? Normal passé, totally regular, what’s the big deal? But back in the '70s, it was seen ...
Reading about watches can often feel like cracking open a textbook. Browsing—and even buying—means being barraged with inscrutable words and phrases like ”tourbillons,” “perpetual calendars,” “minute ...
The 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak has been cause for celebration at Audemars Piguet, which has launched a slew of new models in its iconic range. This fall, the line further expands with some ...
Phillips auction house and Bacs & Russo are marking the 50th anniversary of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak with a dedicated sale of 88 Royal Oak timepieces on May 6 at the Hôtel La Réserve in Geneva.
One of the unintended consequences of the vast quantity of words written about Swiss watches in recent years is that some of the origin stories behind those watches have become – how do we put this? – ...