It isn’t steel, it isn’t a wristwatch, and Audemars Piguet isn’t keeping a dime of the profits. We look back at the good, bad and the ugly of it all.
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Inspired by the past, built for the present. Meet the Neo Frame Jumping Hour, a rectangular watch inspired by the Streamline design movement. With its vertical gadroons, this model introduces the Manufacture’s first in-house selfwinding jumping hour movement: Calibre 7122. Drawing inspiration from a historic timepiece from 1929, this new collection seamlessly blends contemporary craftsmanship […]
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The AP x Swatch Royal Pop Collection turns one of watchmaking’s most recognisable dial designs into a cultural pocket watch phenomenon.
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The official debut of the Audemars Piguet Arc manufacture offers a chance to probe the value of manufacture visits, having recently toured this very facility.
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As queues form and resale prices spike, the AP x Swatch Royal Pop Collection exposes how luxury watchmaking is recalibrating itself — shaped by hype cycles and resale culture.
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From a debut timepiece by the reinvigorated Blancpain, the classic Villeret has sparked a sprawling collection of elegant dress watches. The latest Golden Hour series of 16 novelties is writing its next chapter.
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In a year when watchmaking may have spared Switzerland a major economic blow, it just so happens that many of its biggest names are celebrating huge birthdays. The editors attempt to surprise each other with their anniversary acumen and find some meaning in it all.
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