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It’s not entirely uncommon for my first encounter with a brand to be when they inquire about attending Windup Watch Fairs. There are a lot of brands out there, more every year, so it’s hard to keep up with every new launch. Conveniently, Windup is a great way for new brands to meet enthusiasts and […] The post Hands-On with the 100% Swiss-Made Piccola & Jofrette PJ1 appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Marking a first for the recently introduced 38mm iteration of Code 11.59, Audemars Piguet equips its most compact reference with an automatic flying tourbillon. Not just any tourbillon, mind you, but AP’s ultra-thin calibre 2968, aka RD#3. Representing the best of both worlds, the new Code 11.59 Tourbillon fuses a state-of-the-art movement with a graceful […]

The Royal Oak Offshore is not a subtle watch, but these two new ceramic models are more understated than most.The post Audemars Piguet adds two stealthy ceramic chronographs to its Royal Oak Offshore range appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore debuted in 1993 as the Royal Oak’s bolder, more virile brother with a muscular case and bold juxtaposition of materials. In 2021, the “Beast” was given a facelift, resulting in a more ergonomic 43mm case with redesigned pushers housing the brand’s integrated automatic flyback chronograph movement. No stranger to ceramic […]

Tuscan blue with a hint of bling for the new Code 11.59.The post The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Chronograph Tuscany Blue amps up genre distortion appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy was the last of the great Vulliamy family of Royal clockmakers and five-times Master of the Clockmakers’ Company. He was Royal Clockmaker to King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria and the driving force behind the formation of the Clockmakers Library and Collection – now Clockmakers’ Museum – from 1814 […] The post The Greatest Horologists You’ve Never Heard Of: Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854) – A Champion of British Craftsmanship appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Elvis Presley was known to have a soft spot for nice watches. In 2018, Presley’s Omega dress watch, made of white gold and with 44 brilliant-cut diamonds on the bezel, was auctioned for US$1.8 million. The watch ended up in the Omega Museum in Biel, Switzerland. Elvis Presley’s Omega watch During my last visit to […] Visit Up Close With Elvis Presley’s Omega Watch to read the full article.

The post Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Ceramic Chrono 42 “All Black” appeared first on TimeZone.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors A new interpretation of the Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveller Globe Night Blue, with a new enamel dial. Press Release details with commentary in italics. New: Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveller Globe Night Blue The Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveller Globe Night Blue will retail at SGD 149,120 inclusive of GST. Commentary We covered the 2016 release for [...] The post New: Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveller Globe Night Blue appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

It's been a great run.The post The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked 150th Anniversary says goodbye to the Calibre 5135 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

About two years ago, Audemars Piguet released an absolutely stunning watch, the black ceramic Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph, a.k.a the Black Beast. A monochromatic and high-tech take on one of the most important watches of the brand – at least in modern days – this watch merged the classic look of the 1993 ROO with […]

Audemars Piguet's perpetual calendar saga continues with the Calibre 7138.The post Audemars Piguet introduces the Calibre 7138, a new perpetual calendar operated entirely by the crown appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Last year, Audemars Piguet announced the end of the calibre 5134, the automatic movement that has powered most of its modern perpetual calendar watches for the past 10 years – mostly, the classic RO Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar, which performed its swan song with a limited edition made with John Mayer. But the 5134 was not […]

The Maison is kicking off its 150th-anniversary year with a trio of watches featuring its latest and greatest perpetual calendar calibre.

Last year, with the John Mayer limited edition, Audemars Piguet announced the end of its older perpetual calendar movement, the calibre 5134. And indeed, as we have seen with the launch of the next-gen Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Selfwinding, there is now a new and modern calibre 7138. But it’s not entirely the end of […]

About a year ago, when Audemars Piguet held its yearly event to present its new collection, the brand introduced a highly appealing version of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Selfwinding, made with artist and seasoned collector John Mayer. Besides the incredibly textured dial, AP issued a highly important statement. This watch marked the swan song […]

The post The Latest Royal Oak Offshore and Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Releases Shine In Shades Of Gray And Colored Ceramic appeared first on Revolution Watch.

The post Audemars Piguet Celebrates 150 years With An Openworked Perpetual Calendar And A 38mm Tourbillon appeared first on Revolution Watch.

Five Code 11.59s, three Royal Oaks, and two Offshores kick off the brand's 150th anniversary celebrations.The post Audemars Piguet kicks off 150th anniversary celebrations with 10 watches, including a brand new perpetual calendar appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.