Audemars Piguet's Best New Release Isn't a Royal Oak

Audemars Piguet's Best New Release Isn't a Royal Oak

The interwar years were a particularly fertile period in industrial design. The Bauhaus school, founded in Weimar, Germany, in 1919 by Walter Gropius, famously decreed that form should follow function. Art Deco, which began to proliferate more broadly following the Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, from which it derived its name, called upon ancient Egyptian motifs and futurism in a modality that emphasized…

Audemars Piguet Just Unveiled a Daring New Watch

The 151-year-old brand’s new Neo Frame Jumping Hour will make you forget all about the Royal Oak. Almost.

Audemars Piguet’s Coolest Watch In Years Is Also Its Quietest

There are watches that launch with fireworks, grace celebrity wrists, and earn endless superlatives. Then there are watches like this. Audemars Piguet’s new Jumping Hour Neo Frame feels like the brand stepping sideways rather than forward, and that is exactly why it works. It's part Catier, part Jaeger-LeCoultre, and oh-so-chic. At first glance, it barely registers as modern AP. The rectangular case in 18-carat pink gold nods heavily to Streamli…

Audemars Piguet’s New Watch Is As Far from a Royal Oak As You Can Get

Might as well jump. Audemars Piguet If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Guichet dials storming back into relevancy was the watch trend no one had on their bingo card in 2025, but we are all better off for it. Cartier’s Tank à Guichets kicked off the comeback with an admittedly underwhelming design that provided an excellent jumping-off point. More elaborate designs from Bremont, Chronoswiss and others certified the…

Introducing: A New Calibre For The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 38mm

Launched by Audemars Piguet in 2019, the compact Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 38mm was welcomed by men and women alike. Fitted with a modified Frédéric Piguet 1185 ébauche, the big news for the most compact RO chronograph is the introduction of a brand new in-house calibre with a longer power reserve and a 4Hz frequency. […]