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12 articles on Audemars Piguet — reviews, news, and hands-on impressions.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph 37 & 42: Summer Colours and a New In-House Calibre 6401 — From CHF 32,500

Audemars Piguet brings vibrant summer accents to the Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph with six new references across 42 mm and 37 mm. The big news is mechanical: the compact 37 mm trio debuts the brand's new in-house integrated Calibre 6401, while the 42 mm trio keeps AP's column-wheel integrated chronograph. Prices from CHF 32,500.

June 2, 2026

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AP × Swatch Royal Pop: The Biggest Collaboration in Watch History? Yes — and the Pocket-Watch Format Is the Smart Twist

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My take after a week with the announcement: the Royal Pop is Audemars Piguet's MoonSwatch moment, and the people calling it 'brand dilution' are missing what's actually going on. The pocket-watch format, the manual Sistem 51, and the eight pop-art colourways add up to the most courageous mass-market collaboration the watch industry has produced in fifty years. Companion editorial to my YouTube video.

May 14, 2026

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Credor Locomotive Dawn Blue (GCCR995): Gerald Genta's Forgotten Sports Watch Gets a Hexagonal Honeycomb Dial in Permanent Blue

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Seiko's ultra-luxury arm Credor expands its 1979 Gerald Genta-designed Locomotive sports watch with a new permanent reference, the GCCR995. The Dawn Blue dial uses a textured pattern of small hexagons with woven-finish striping, paired with the original 38.8mm hexagonal High-Intensity Titanium case and the Credor-exclusive automatic CR01 calibre. Available from June 2026 at JPY 1,980,000.

April 27, 2026

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Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronographe Mystérieux: The Invisible Chronograph With a Brand-New 362-Part Manufacture Calibre PF053 — W&W 2026

Chrono · Steel

At Watches & Wonders 2026, Parmigiani Fleurier introduces a world première in its family of invisible complications: the Tonda PF Chronographe Mystérieux. At rest, the watch reads as a classic three-hand-plus-small-seconds time-only with five perfectly superimposed hands. A single press of the pusher reveals two rose gold chronograph hands that emerge from beneath their rhodium counterparts; a second press stops them; a third returns the dial to invisibility. A 40mm steel case with a platinum-950 knurled bezel (225 flutes), hand-guilloché Mineral Blue grain d'Orge dial, and a newly developed integrated automatic Calibre PF053 with 362 components and a 22ct rose gold rotor. Price: US$44,600.

April 17, 2026

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Zenith G.F.J. Tantalum: Calibre 135 Goes Rare-Metal — 20 Pieces for W&W 2026

37-39mm · Titanium

Zenith takes its Georges Favre-Jacot (G.F.J.) collection into rare-metal territory with a 39.5mm tantalum case housing the legendary Calibre 135, a black onyx dial, a grey mother-of-pearl small seconds, 11 baguette diamonds, and a 20-piece production run. CHF 73,900.

April 16, 2026

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IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 Titanium (Ref. IW344904): The Lightest IWC Perpetual Calendar, on a Titanium Integrated Bracelet

IWC brings the perpetual calendar to the Ingenieur in Grade 5 titanium. 41.6mm, calibre 82600, 60-hour power reserve, moon phase accurate to 577.5 years, matte grey Grid dial, and an integrated titanium bracelet. CHF 41,000 / EUR 44,100.

April 16, 2026

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AP Breaks New Ground at W&W 2026: Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked in Titanium — Meet Calibre 7139

Audemars Piguet's headline release at Watches & Wonders 2026 is the Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Openworked (Ref. 26685XT) — a fully skeletonised perpetual calendar powered by the brand-new Calibre 7139, presented in a stunning titanium and Bulk Metallic Glass case at just 9.5mm thick.

April 14, 2026

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A Complication 100 Years in the Making: Audemars Piguet Launches the Neo Frame Jumping Hour at W&W 2026

AP's boldest move at W&W 2026 is not an evolution — it's a brand new model: the Neo Frame Jumping Hour, reimagining an almost-forgotten complication from the 1920s with a modern automatic movement. The hours snap instantaneously at each hour change, powered by an ingeniously sprung mechanism.

April 14, 2026

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Patek Philippe Nautilus at 50: The Four Anniversary Watches That Complete a Half-Century — W&W 2026

40-42mm · Steel

Patek Philippe marks the Nautilus's 50th anniversary with four new references: the ultra-slim Jumbo 5810 in white gold (41mm), a mid-size 5610 in platinum (38mm), and the extraordinary Nautilus Desk Watch Ref. 958G.

April 14, 2026

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Stone Cold Luxury: Audemars Piguet's W&W 2026 Stone Dial Royal Oaks — Malachite, Onyx, and Mother-of-Pearl

Beyond the technical fireworks of Calibre 7139, Audemars Piguet presents a compelling stone-dial chapter at W&W 2026: Royal Oak Mini editions in pink and yellow gold with black onyx and mother-of-pearl dials, and Royal Oak Self-Winding models in 37mm and 41mm yellow gold with polished malachite.

April 14, 2026

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AP's Code 11.59 Gets the Skeleton Treatment: Perpetual Calendar Openworked Ref. 26443NB — Calibre 7139 in a Round Case

Alongside the Royal Oak 26685XT, Audemars Piguet unveils a second Calibre 7139-powered watch at W&W 2026: the Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar Openworked (Ref. 26443NB). Same groundbreaking movement, completely different aesthetic personality — a round, open-architecture case that lets the skeleton perpetual calendar breathe.

April 14, 2026

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Watches & Wonders 2026: The Complete Preview — Rolex Oyster 100th, Nautilus 50th, AP Returns, and Grand Seiko's UFA Diver

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Watches & Wonders 2026 opens tomorrow in Geneva with 66 brands. Here is everything confirmed, teased, and highly anticipated — from the Rolex GMT-Master II Coke revival to the Nautilus 50th anniversary and Grand Seiko's first UFA diver.

April 13, 2026