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Audemars Piguet
One of the 'Holy Trinity' of Swiss haute horlogerie, celebrated for pioneering the luxury steel sports watch with the Royal Oak in 1972.
- Founded
- 1875
- Founder
- Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet
- Country
- Switzerland
- Headquarters
- Le Brassus
- Status
- Independent, family-owned
- Signature materials
- Forged carbon, ceramic, titanium, tapisserie-guilloché dials
- Signature movements
- In-house Calibre 4302, 3120, 2385 (perpetual calendar), 2954 (tourbillon)
- Notable designers
- Gérald Genta (Royal Oak)
- Collections
- 4
Every collection
Collections & specifications
Royal Oak
1972
The original luxury steel sports watch with an octagonal bezel and eight visible screws, designed overnight by Gérald Genta.
- Category
- Luxury sports watch
- Designers
- Gérald Genta
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, 18k rose gold, titanium, two-tone
- Sizes
- 33mm – 41mm
- Dial
- Tapisserie guilloché dial in blue, black, silver, smoked green
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated steel bracelet, leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 4302, 7121, 5134
- Movement type
- Automatic and manual
- Power reserve
- 40 – 70 hours
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Date · Chronograph · Perpetual calendar
- Key references
- 15500ST, 15202ST, 26331ST
- Price band
- USD 25,000 – 150,000
Bolder, larger 'Beast' variant of the Royal Oak developed under Emmanuel Gueit, popularizing oversized sports watch cases.
- Category
- Luxury sports watch
- Designers
- Emmanuel Gueit
- Case materials
- Stainless steel, titanium, forged carbon, ceramic, rose gold
- Sizes
- 42mm – 45mm
- Dial
- Mega tapisserie dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber-clad leather strap, integrated bracelet
- Movements
- Calibre 4401, 3126/3840
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 55 – 70 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Complications
- Chronograph · Date
- Key references
- 26420CE, 26470ST, 15710ST
- Price band
- USD 30,000 – 90,000
Experimental technical showcase line featuring unconventional materials and complex tourbillon and chronograph mechanisms.
- Category
- Avant-garde high complication
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Forged carbon, titanium, ceramic
- Sizes
- 42mm – 44mm
- Dial
- Openworked skeleton dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap
- Movements
- Calibre 2954, 2896
- Movement type
- Manual and automatic
- Power reserve
- 80 – 100 hours
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Complications
- Tourbillon · GMT · Chronograph
- Key references
- 26600IO, 26589IO
- Price band
- USD 150,000 – 400,000
Code 11.59
2019
Round-cased collection with a complex multi-layered case construction, marking AP's push into a new design language beyond the Royal Oak.
- Category
- Dress watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- 18k rose gold, white gold, stainless steel
- Sizes
- 37mm – 41mm
- Dial
- Smoked sunburst dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire, double-curved
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather strap
- Movements
- Calibre 4302, 2950, 2953
- Movement type
- Automatic and manual
- Power reserve
- 45 – 65 hours
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Complications
- Chronograph · Tourbillon · Perpetual calendar
- Key references
- 15210BC, 26393OR
- Price band
- USD 22,000 – 200,000