The Royal Oak Concept through the Europa Star archives

The Royal Oak Concept through the Europa Star archives

AP x ES SERIES

October 2024
Last time, Stephen Foskett took us on an epic deep dive into the Royal Oak Offshore through the Europa Star archives, showing how “the Beast” smashed (…)
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept: a new forged carbon is born

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept: a new forged carbon is born

October 2024
The new 43 mm Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT Large Date model premieres the use of a brand-new coloured forged carbon. Using Chroma Forged (…)
Audemars Piguet: three new Royal Oak offshore models

Audemars Piguet: three new Royal Oak offshore models

September 2024
The Swiss manufacturer has unveiled three distinct aesthetics with these novelties. Crafted from a variety of materials, including coloured rubber, (…)
Gaïa Prize 2024: discover the winners

Gaïa Prize 2024: discover the winners

August 2024
The 2024 Gaïa Prize jury has delivered its verdict. Three new winners complete the impressive list of recipients of this prize often described as the Nobel (…)
“Japanese brands have all come to the same conclusion: move upmarket”

“Japanese brands have all come to the same conclusion: move upmarket”

June 2024
Hirota Masayuki has been the face of Chronos Japan magazine for two decades. He is also one of Japan’s leading watch market specialists. We asked him about (…)
Kari and Georges: the watchmaker and the engine-turner

Kari and Georges: the watchmaker and the engine-turner

COVER STORY

June 2024
Exactly 20 years ago, Kari Voutilainen launched his eponymous brand. And 20 years ago too, Georges Brodbeck founded Brodbeck Guillochage. Thanks to their (…)
Porrentruy: the little-known “other” hub of Swiss watchmaking

Porrentruy: the little-known “other” hub of Swiss watchmaking

June 2024
Unlike that of Geneva, the Joux Valley, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, Biel or other places, the history of watchmaking in Porrentruy tends to be overlooked. (…)
Audemars Piguet [RE]Master02: an archive beauty returns

Audemars Piguet [RE]Master02: an archive beauty returns

May 2024
Audemars Piguet’s [RE]Master programme reinterprets rare, era-defining watches. For its second iteration, the Manufacture has chosen a model from 1960 - a (…)
Perspectives on dialmaking

Perspectives on dialmaking

May 2024
Over the past few months, we met with dozens of professionals in the dialmaking sector: the company bosses, managers and independent craftspeople whose (…)
Audemars Piguet Sand Gold: pioneering a new material

Audemars Piguet Sand Gold: pioneering a new material

April 2024
The new Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked in sand gold builds on a longstanding legacy of gold watches while continuing Audemars Piguet’s (…)
John Mayer gets creative with new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

John Mayer gets creative with new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

March 2024
Audemars Piguet has teamed up with American singer and longstanding friend of the brand, John Mayer, to design the latest iteration of this distinctive (…)
Audemars Piguet premieres sand gold with new Royal Oak

Audemars Piguet premieres sand gold with new Royal Oak

March 2024
With a new Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked, the Swiss manufacturer introduces its very first timepiece crafted in a new 18-carat gold (…)