Just released by Audemars Piguet are five new Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronographs in what was the collections original, and I believe best, case size of 42mm. Earlier this year, AP announced a refreshed version of the ROO Chronograph in a 43mm case with new in-house caliber 4401 movement and interchangeable straps. Now, we see these five n [...]

Although the mainline Audemars Piguet Royal Oak series enjoys near-universal esteem as the progenitor of the luxury stainless steel bracelet watch, its younger sibling the Royal Oak Offshore has historically carried a more divisive reputation. Without the weight of the standard Royal Oaks reputation to confine it, the Roya [...]

For 2020, Swiss Audemars Piguet has spent a lot of time tweaking and adding to its still-fresh Code 11.59 family of watches. This newest Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph (reference 26399BC.OO.D321CR.01) watch debuted today is a highly exclusive limited edition that focuses on using the Code [...]

The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 series was undoubtedly one of the most divisive major releases of 2019. Enthusiast opinions were split between labeling it a radical departure from the brands signature style and embracing it as a bold new direction. As the Code 11.59 enters its second year, Audemars Piguet has substantially updated the line with far more visual punch, intro [...]

Black ceramic, titanium, pink gold, and rubber come together to encapsulate the new-for-2020 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph. A boutique-only range of three watches, Audemars Piguet doesnt appear to have provided any further term, nickname, or other differentiation to these three mo [...]

In an unsurprising turn of events, Audemars Piguet has re-focused its attention to its past designs. With so many beautiful, albeit today little-known references in its history, thats awesome news. The Audemars Piguet Remaster01 Self-Winding Chronograph is the first watch to launch the [Re]master line by [...]

Just hitting retailers and boutiques now is the updated Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, the sportier and often bulkier cousin to the Genta-designed classic. This new ref. 26480TI.OO.A027CA.01 is done in a 42mm titanium case with a new dial featuring the Mega Tapisserie pattern do [...]

When the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 collection debuted earlier this year, it was met with a storm of media coverage and a whole host of impassioned opinions. It had been quite a while since Audemars Piguet had brought out a new range of watches, so the reaction was [...]

There are two colors of scratch-resistant ceramics that are easy to produce for watches: black and white. Since the black version of 2017, the possibility of there ever being an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar White Ceramic increased tremendously - and lo and behold, here it is. Eye-catching it is, to say the least. Where many [...]

2019 represented the last year of Audemars Piguets attendance at the annual SIHH high watch and jewelry show. The brand has expressed no specific post-SIHH plans but says it will consider various locations around the world to host future new product events. In addition to being able to target better themes for new product launches, Audemars Piguet is goi [...]

Its hard to make something new. Its especially hard to make something new when youre breaking away from nearly forty years of reliance on one of the most iconic designs in the history of watchmaking. Such is the weight on the shoulders of Audemars Piguet, who just unveiled a massive new modern collection calle [...]

In the words of Monty Python: And now for something completely different. Famed the world over for their iconic Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore collections, Audemars Piguet is a brand that devised a successful formula in 1972 and have rarely strayed too far from it since. Sure, t [...]

As we ramp up to SIHH 2019, Audemars Piguet has caused some waves with the all new Code 11.59 collection just released today. With the new line seemingly blindsiding the community, we are told that CODE is an acronym for Challenge, Own, Dare, Evolve with 11:59 being the last minute before a new da [...]

In the buildup for SIHH 2019, Audemars Piguet has been teasing a new release called Code 11:59. Theyve been posting cryptic videos on Instagram with various athletes and social media personalities wearing a blurred out watch on their wrist. Comments from AP on these posts eluded to a whole new line of watches, not just a new Royal Oak or Offshore model. Then on January?12th, Audemars Piguet announ [...]

Details are scarce around this beast right now, but this is the top dog in Audemars Piguets new Code 11.59 collection. It may look simple but it actually costs more than double the next most expensive watch in the collection. Why? Because this deceptively simple-looking watch is th [...]