Swatch and Audemars Piguet have unveiled Royal Pop, a disruptive new watch collection that brings together the playful spirit of Swatch and the fine watchmaking heritage of Audemars Piguet. Inspired by the Royal Oak and the Swatch POP watches of the 1980s, the collection features eight colourful Bioceramic pocket watches, with prices starting from HK$2,940.
A Playful Collab Inspired By The Royal Oak
The Royal Pop collection reimagines Audemars Piguet’s iconic Royal Oak in a cheerful and unexpected format. Rather than a traditional wristwatch, the models are designed as pocket watches that can be worn around the neck, on the wrist, in a pocket, attached to a handbag or used as a desk watch with a removable stand.
The collection includes eight Swiss-made Bioceramic models, a nod to the Royal Oak’s eight-sided bezel and eight hexagonal screws. Each watch also features the Royal Oak’s recognisable “Petite Tapisserie” dial pattern, along with AP × Swatch collab logos on the dial and crown.
There are two styles in the collection. Six models come in a Lépine-style pocket watch format, with the crown positioned at 12 o’clock and a two-hand display. Two models come in a Savonnette-style pocket watch format, with the crown at 3 o’clock and a small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock.
Inside The Royal Pop Watch Design
Each Royal Pop model is powered by Swatch’s manual-wound SISTEM51 mechanical movement, which includes 15 active patents and a 90-hour power reserve. The movement also uses an anti-magnetic Nivachron™ balance spring and factory-set laser precision.
The case measures 40.0 mm without the clip and 44.2 mm × 53.2 mm when mounted on the clip, with a thickness of 8.4 mm. The watches feature sapphire crystals on the front and back, anti-reflective coating, Super-LumiNova® on the hands and hour markers, and 2 bar water resistance.
The collection is made from Bioceramic, composed of ceramic powder and biosourced material derived from castor oil. Most models are priced at HK$2,940, while selected versions are listed at HK$3,150.
The Audemars Piguet × Swatch Royal Pop collection launches exclusively on 16 May 2026 at all Swatch stores. Customers can find their nearest point of sale through the store locator available on Swatch official website and visit www.swatch.com to know more about this exclusive collab.
As with other Swatch collaborations, purchases are limited to one watch per person, per day, per selected store.
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