Royal Oak Concept

FEATURE

Pursuing Perfect Sound: The Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie

Watch brands, driven by a desire to offer better value to consumers are more and more taking advantage of industrial fabrication methods to make complications like tourbillons and perpetual calendars more affordable than ever before. But there are still a few complications that resist this trend – and one of them is the minute repeater.

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Oct 12, 2018 by WatchTime

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Australian-Based BOW & STERN Introduces its First Automatic Dive Watch

BOW & STERN is a four-year-old Australian watch brand that has rapidly been gaining a foothold in the microbrand sphere. Its latest watch, which is the brand’s first automatic divers’ model and launched on Kickstarter last week, is a firm testament to the brand’s ideals, which are focused on quality, reliability, and staying 100% carbon...

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Oct 16, 2018 by WatchTime

In Review: Five Final Thoughts on the 2018 Audemars Piguet Novelties

After the whirlwind that was SIHH 2018, it’s sometimes hard to get your specific thoughts on a collection in order. It’s especially hard when one of the world’s biggest brands drops a mammoth collection of new novelties during the show. So many that it was easy to overlook some of the less flashy models. The...

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Aug 20, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2018:

Eight Highlight Watches from Audemars Piguet’s 2018 Lineup (Updated to Include Video Interview with CEO François-Henry Bennahmias)

We’ve already seen a few new Royal Oak Offshore 25th Anniversary models and a couple new Millenary timepieces, however, this week at SIHH, Audemars Piguet unleashed a whole truckload of new watches — the most of any brand presenting. We’re going to run through the top eight most notable pieces before going deeper into what else...

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Feb 6, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH TEST

Power Play: Reviewing the Hublot King Power Unico All Black

In this in-depth review we find out how the Hublot Unico movement performs inside the brand's King Power Unico All Black watch.

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Aug 1, 2016 by Martina Richter

SIHH 2016:

Concept to Reality: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie

At last year’s SIHH, Audemars Piguet introduced a concept minute repeater – the RD#1 “Acoustic Research” – as part of a series showcasing new technology and materials developed by the brand’s R&D department. The prototype was the result of eight years of research and represented a breakthrough in the acoustic quality and volume of chiming technology....

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Jan 21, 2016 by Carol Besler

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

14 Milestone Audemars Piguet Watches, From the First Minute Repeater to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

Download this FREE feature — Watchtime Spotlight: Audemars Piguet – 14 Milestone Audemars Piguet watches — and expand your knowledge about the 14 most important timepieces in more than a century of Audemars Piguet watches. The story of Audemars Piguet is one of constant innovation. From their earliest days, Audemars Piguet watches have been recognized...

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Dec 15, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

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

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Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

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 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

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

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

Bremont Codebreaker: A Tribute Timepiece to Britain’s WWII Cryptologists (Video)

The Bremont Codebreaker, one of the year’s most shrouded-in-secrecy new watch releases, teased at during Baselworld and at the Las Vegas watch and jewelry shows, finally made its United States debut (albeit only as a prototype) this summer. Click here for the story behind this limited-edition watch and the milestone in British history that inspired...

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Aug 14, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s November-December Issue is On Sale Now!

The November-December issue of WatchTime is in stores now, featuring tests of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Extra-Thin and IWC’s Top Gun Perpetual Calendar, an exclusive connoisseur profile of Arnold Schwarzenegger, our annual sports-watch showcase, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Nov 13, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

New York Exhibit Celebrates 40 Years of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

Audemars Piguet’s iconic sports watch with the octagonal bezel, the Royal Oak, turns 40 this year, and the Swiss watch firm plans to celebrate the milestone in style, kicking off a touring exhibit of 100 rare Audemars Piguet watches, set against an artistic multimedia presentation showcasing the brand and its history, with an opening engagement...

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Apr 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Sotheby’s Autumn Sale Includes Unique Patek Philippe Reference 1518, Historical Rolexes, and Much More

Sotheby’s autumn sale of Important Watches on Sunday November 13 in Geneva will be spearheaded by the “Clarin Mustad 1518” – a unique Patek Philippe reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph that is estimated to sell for between $890,000 and $1,330,000. The sale also includes two Rolex wristwatches that belonged to leaders of the post-World War...

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Oct 14, 2011 by WatchTime

Auction Round-up: Historical Resurgence

The spring auction season has come to an end and in the horological collecting world as in the world at large, the flight to quality assets and the ascendance of Asia are dominant themes. As the price of gold climbs, so too do auction prices for the best pieces: rare Patek Philippe timepieces, especially vintage...

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May 18, 2010 by WatchTime