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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (Audemars Royal Oak) is one of the most popular Audemars watches, designed by Gérald Genta. It features an octagonal shape with eight screws on the bezel.

Concept to Caliber: The Story Behind Audemars Piguet’s Manufacture Caliber 3120

In this in-depth profile from the WatchTime archives, discover how Audemars Piguet brought its manufacture movement, Caliber 3120, to life, from concept to finished caliber, and see behind-the-scenes photos of Audemars Piguet watchmakers at work assembling the movement.

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Feb 11, 2015 by Martina Richter

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

Time Chimers: 4 Notable Minute Repeaters from SIHH 2015

It is not uncommon during the SIHH watch fair to hear the popping of Champagne corks and the clinking of glasses in the luxuriously appointed halls of Geneva’s Palexpo. This year, guests also heard the pleasant chiming of several new minute repeater watches from the exhibiting luxury watch brands. Here are four repeater watches from...

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Feb 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Friday: 5 Top Watches in 5 Categories from SIHH 2015

SIHH 2015 has come and gone, and instead of immediately bringing you a “Top 5 Watches” or “Top 10 Watches”  — which we will surely do later on, nevertheless — we at FratelloWatches thought it might be interesting to pick a top new watch release from SIHH 2015 in five different categories.

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Jan 30, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

SIHH 2015: The New, Two-Tone Self-Winding Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (With Live Photos)

The Audemars Piguet watch that made the most noise (literally) at SIHH 2015 was the accoustically engineered Royal Oak Concept RD#1, the brand’s undisputed headliner, but AP also released some new versions of its popular standards, including this striking new execution of the iconic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, in two-tone rose gold and steel.

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Jan 21, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2015: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept RD#1 (Updated with Live Photo)

As it did last year, Audemars Piguet presented a new Royal Oak Concept watch at the 2015 SIHH watch fair. This year’s model is truly a milestone: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept RD#1 (formerly nicknamed “Acoustic Research”) — which I saw, and heard, in person today — is a unique prototype piece that is...

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Jan 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Friday: 5 Very Unusual Timepieces

Since I started writing my thoughts and ideas about watches on my blog, Fratellowatches, I have been visiting the big watch fairs like Baselworld and the SIHH in Geneva. Sometimes, one comes across some very odd-looking watches at these fairs — watches that perhaps should not be defined as watches, but as mechanical art or...

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Jan 9, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

SIHH 2014: Watch Insider’s Top Five Sport Watches

On my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I am assembling lists of my top five watches introduced at last year’s SIHH in three categories: design, innovation and, today, my favorite sports watches. Keep in mind these are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked by preference.

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Jan 7, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Fratello Classics: My Top 5 SIHH 2014 Watches

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) last year in Geneva saw very interesting new watches from an array of brands, and from the days I was there, I have compiled a Top Five list of my personal favorite watches.

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Jan 7, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

SIHH 2014 REVISITED: 4 DAYS, 47 WATCHES

At last year’s SIHH 2014 in Geneva, we saw and covered so many new watches, we’re concerned our readers might have missed some of our  updates. To make it easier for you to see everything we covered, we’ve created this handy recap with links to all 47 watches we covered over the watch fair’s four days. As...

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Jan 4, 2015 by WatchTime

Watch Review: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

Continuing our end-of-year reviews on calendar watches we present a review of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, with original photos by Nik Schölzel.

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Dec 11, 2014 by Jens Koch

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph Set to Debut in Hong Kong

The first Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph watch, which featured a hand-wound movement and a groundbreaking case made of forged carbon and ceramics, had watch-world tongues wagging in its debut year 2010. This year, at the upcoming Watches and Wonders watch fair in Hong Kong, AP launches the next generation, with a brand-new...

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Sep 11, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Friday: Which Watch Brands Are Likely to Increase in Value? (Part 2)

In case you missed part one of this article, please click here. The basic question is: “What brands offer watches that tend to increase in value over time?” As I wrote last time, there are two answers here, a short version and a long version. The short answer is simple: Rolex and Patek Philippe. The...

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May 23, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

WatchTime.com presents 14 historic Audemars Piguet watches in an exclusive download.

New York City (NY); Watchtime.com, the website of America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, presents a downloadable feature showcasing 14 milestone watches from Audemars Piguet. “WatchTime Spotlight: Audemars Piguet” can be downloaded here: https://www.watchtime.com/downloads/14-millestone-audemars-piguet-watches-from-the-first-minute-repeater-to-the-audemars-piguet-royal-oak/ The watches featured range from early timepieces like the Swiss brand’s first minute repeater in 1892 to modern timepieces like the Millenary...

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Feb 25, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

7 Rare Watches at Antiquorum’s 40th Anniversary Auction

Geneva-based Antiquorum Auctioneers turns 40 this year, and it is celebrating with an auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces,” to be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, on Saturday, February 22. Among the highlights of the more than 250 timepieces on the block are a rare, steel Patek Philippe chronograph; a prototype Richard...

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Feb 13, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2014: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon – Live Images

First unveiled in 2002 as a 30th anniversary tribute to the Royal Oak, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept watch is among the most anticipated launches at SIHH. Everyone knows it is coming – what will AP do this year? The answer for 2014 might come as a surprise, because the aesthetics would not likely...

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Jan 21, 2014 by WatchTime

SIHH 2014 Preview: 10 New Watches Launching at SIHH

This year’s SIHH watch fair, held in Geneva, starts on Monday. If you’re a regular visitor to WatchTime.com, you’ve seen that several watches making their debut at SIHH have already been unveiled before the event. To prepare you for our upcoming on-site coverage of the SIHH, we’re giving you a taste of watches from ten...

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Jan 18, 2014 by WatchTime

SIHH 2014 Preview: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon

Audemars Piguet released its first Royal Oak Concept watch in 2002 with a case made of Alacrite 602. Another Concept model, in 2008, featured a forged carbon case, and the 2011 model combined a titanium case with a black ceramic bezel. Ahead of the 2014 SIHH watch fair in January, AP has unveiled the newest...

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Dec 5, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

More Vintage Style: 9 Modern Re-Editions of Classical Watches

Last week, I listed 10 of my favorite vintage-style re-edition watches from various brands, but a lot of favorites still got left out. So, due to popular demand, here are nine more watches released in the past year or so that I consider among the best at representing the ongoing trend of reviving classical looks....

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Nov 24, 2013 by Alexander Linz

3 Standout Complicated Watches from Hong Kong “Watches & Wonders” Fair

Hong Kong’s inaugural “Watches and Wonders” salon, held September 25-28, featured 13 luxury watch brands, several of which launched significant new models at the fair. Here is a look at three of them, a perpetual calendar with tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne, and minute repeaters from Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore LeBron James Edition Launches in Miami

As we teased last week, and announced on social media yesterday, Audemars Piguet has released its heretofore top-secret new watch, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore LeBron James limited edition.

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Sep 28, 2013 by Mark Bernardo
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