The colorful Audemars Piguet x Swatch Bioceramic Royal Pop watch can be worn in multiple ways - Yanko Design

"Since 1875, Audemars Piguet has been at the core of Swiss watchmaking, relentlessly blending luxury with bold designs in the Royal Oak. The avant-garde craftsmanship is now shared with Swatch to deliver a collaboration first Royal Pop in eight different models. The watch, designed to be worn in multiple ways, is not a traditional wristwatch, but a vision of an Instagram-worthy pocket watch."

"The eight colorful pocket watches by Audemars Piguet and Swatch are inspired by the former's Royal Oak and the latter's POP watches from the 1980s. This may be Swatch's first partnership with AP, but the watchmaker has a history of making exciting collaborative models such as the Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch. While the new watches share the same Bioceramic case as the MoonSwatch, there are many differences, lets learn them in detail below."

"The joyful collaborative Royal Pop makes a statement with its bold colorways and the intent to give a new vision to the traditional way of wearing a watch. The watch features Swatch's patented Bioceramic (a composite material) case, but the larger distinction - or similarity, if you may - is its Royal Oak inspiration. It has an octagonal bezel slapped with eight hexagonal screws, 'Petite Tapisserie' pattern on the dial, and comes with three lanyard lengths to wear it in different ways."

"The colorful Bioceramic Royal Pop pocket watch with Royal Oak pedigree measures 40mm in diameter, and it is only 8.4mm thick. The hour and minute hands under the sapphire crystal feature Super-LumiNova for readability in the dark. Other interesting aspects of the Royal Pop are its see-through caseback and its innovative SISTEM51 movement, designed by Swatch."

Audemars Piguet has long shaped Swiss watchmaking through luxury and bold Royal Oak design. A new collaboration with Swatch produces eight Royal Pop pocket watches designed to be worn in multiple ways. The watches draw inspiration from Royal Oak and Swatch POP watches from the 1980s. Each model uses a Swatch Bioceramic case and features an octagonal bezel with eight hexagonal screws, a “Petite Tapisserie” dial pattern, and a sapphire crystal over hands with Super-LumiNova for readability. A see-through caseback and Swatch’s SISTEM51 movement are included. Three lanyard lengths allow different wearing styles, and the collection emphasizes bright colorways.

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