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<p><em>From an ultra-complicated anniversary pocket watch to newly engineered calibers across dress and sport collections, Audemars Piguet’s latest releases reveal a measured evolution shaped by history, usability and refined mechanical clarity</em></p>
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<p>In 2026, Audemars Piguet extends its ongoing conversation between heritage and innovation with a tightly focused group of releases that moves from ultra-complicated spectacle to refined everyday chronometry. Anchored by a historic pocket watch and supported by new calibers across dress and sport collections, this year’s introductions demonstrate how the Manufacture continues to evolve its mechanical language while preserving the aesthetic codes that define modern <em>haute horlogerie</em>.</p>
<h2><strong>150 Heritage: A Cosmic Expression of High Complication</strong></h2>
<p>Marking a century and a half of watchmaking, the 150 Heritage pocket watch stands as the technical and symbolic centerpiece of the year. Powered by the newly developed hand-wound Caliber 1150, the movement integrates more than a thousand components and unites grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeater, split-seconds flyback chronograph, flying tourbillon and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar within a single architecture.</p>
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<p>Its most distinctive feature is the Universal Calendar displayed in the caseback—an independent mechanical system mapping solar, lunar and lunisolar cycles alongside cultural observances drawn from global traditions. Beyond mechanics, the piece foregrounds traditional métiers d’art through hand-engraved platinum, grand feu enamel and a hand-made chain. Produced in extremely limited numbers, the watch positions itself less as an accessory than as a generational artifact of horological thought.</p>
<h2><strong>Neo Frame Jumping Hour: Streamlined Design Meets Contemporary Engineering</strong></h2>
<p>Where the 150 Heritage looks outward to astronomy, the Neo Frame Jumping Hour turns inward to design history. Inspired by a 1929 rectangular model shaped by Streamline Moderne aesthetics, the new interpretation pairs an 18-carat pink gold case with a black sapphire display that reveals hours and trailing minutes through dual apertures.</p>
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<p>Inside, the selfwinding Caliber 7122 introduces Audemars Piguet’s first automatic jumping-hour mechanism, engineered with a shock-resistant system and titanium hour disc to improve durability for daily wear. The watch’s slim profile, sculpted gadroons and integrated calfskin strap preserve the elegance of the interwar original while translating it into a technically contemporary object. The result is a rare balance of historical form and modern reliability.</p>
<h2><strong>Openworked Perpetual Calendars: Transparency as Modern Luxury</strong></h2>
<p>Mechanical visibility defines the new generation of openworked perpetual calendars driven by selfwinding Caliber 7139. Designed for ergonomic simplicity, the movement incorporates an all-in-one crown correction system that allows every calendar adjustment to be performed without tools—an increasingly important consideration for collectors who value usability alongside complexity.</p>
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<p>Architecturally, the caliber draws from the ultra-thin lineage of earlier Royal Oak perpetual calendars while introducing a skeletonized structure finished with traditional hand decoration. The perpetual calendar will remain accurate until 2100 if kept wound, underscoring the long-term precision expected at this level.</p>
<p>Two interpretations frame the movement differently. The Code 11.59 combines white gold and black ceramic to emphasize contrast and depth through its sapphire dial, while the Royal Oak pairs titanium with polished Bulk Metallic Glass, a palladium-based alloy notable for strength, corrosion resistance and mirror-like reflectivity. Together, they present openworking not as ornament but as a contemporary expression of mechanical clarity.</p>
<h2><strong>Royal Oak Chronograph 38 mm: An Icon Refined From Within</strong></h2>
<p>The most wearable release of the year arrives with the Royal Oak Chronograph 38 mm, now equipped with the new in-house selfwinding Caliber 6401. Replacing the long-serving Caliber 2385, the updated movement retains an integrated column-wheel architecture with vertical clutch while improving robustness, efficiency and legibility. A 55-hour power reserve, reconfigured counters and a newly centered date display mark subtle but meaningful functional gains.</p>
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<p>Equally significant is the introduction of a sapphire caseback to the 38 mm chronograph for the first time, exposing finishing details such as Côtes de Genève, satin brushing and polished chamfers beneath an openworked rotor. Offered in stainless-steel, pink gold and a diamond-set variation, the model reinforces the Royal Oak’s role as a bridge between sport, design and daily luxury.</p>
<h2><strong>A Cohesive Vision for the Future</strong></h2>
<p>Taken together, Audemars Piguet’s 2026 releases outline a coherent trajectory—from astronomical complication to ergonomic innovation and refined sport watchmaking. Rather than pursuing spectacle alone, the Manufacture continues to refine how complexity is experienced, worn and understood.</p>
<p>In doing so, it reaffirms a central principle of contemporary <em>haute horlogerie</em>: true progress is measured not only in mechanical invention, but in the clarity with which time itself is expressed.</p>
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Audemars Piguet’s 2026 creations balance heritage, design and mechanical progress

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