Audemars Piguet Swatch Launch Royal Pop Watches

Audemars Piguet and Swatch said they will release eight Royal Pop pocket watch models on May 16 at selected Swatch stores.

The companies said the Swiss-made collection includes eight Bioceramic models with SISTEM51 manual-wound mechanical movements. They said the watches have more than 90 hours of power reserve, 2 bar water resistance, and sapphire crystals.

The companies said the collection draws on Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and Swatch POP designs. They said customers can wear the watches with a calfskin lanyard, as a desk watch, or as a pocket watch.

The companies said six models use a Lépine-style layout with the crown at 12 o’clock. They said two models use a Savonnette-style layout with the crown at 3 o’clock and a small seconds subdial.

Swatch said the collection will be available only at selected stores from May 16. It said customers may buy one watch per person, per day, per store.