There is a particular kind of confidence that comes only with age. Audemars Piguet, founded in the Vallée de Joux in 1875, has always worn that confidence on its wrist. And in 2026, the Swiss watchmaker gathered beneath the banner of its annual AP Social Club, and made some of its most articulate statement timepieces in years: that the future of watchmaking has always been a conversation with the past.
CEO Ilaria Resta frames it simply: “We craft time through the care we put into every detail. In 2026, we continue to create timepieces that embody emotion, purpose, and the human touch behind every moment.”
Walk through this year’s collection, and the watches do the heavy lifting, translating those words into steel, gold, sapphire — and something considerably rarer: genuine originality.
150 Heritage
The most audacious piece fits in a pocket rather than on a wrist. The limited-edition 150 Heritage pocket watch is powered by the ultra-complicated Calibre 1150, featuring a Universal Calendar that links centuries of astronomical observation to breathtaking technical mastery. Adorned with rare métiers d’art decoration, it is both a tribute to the brand’s visionaries and a meditation on endangered craft.
Neo Frame Jumping Hour
The Neo Frame Jumping Hour takes a different approach, channeling the spirit of Audemars Piguet’s pioneering 1920s jumping hour watches through a Streamline Moderne lens. Its pink gold and sapphire case transforms the piece into wearable sculpture — simultaneously vintage and futuristic.
Calibre 7139
For those who prefer transparency in every sense, the new Calibre 7139 brings an openworked selfwinding perpetual calendar to two 41 mm references: a landmark Code 11.59 — the first openworked perpetual calendar in that collection — and a Royal Oak pairing titanium with cutting-edge Bulk Metallic Glass.
Royal Oak Chronograph 38 mm
Rounding out the launches, the Royal Oak Chronograph 38 mm receives the all-new in-house Calibre 6401, debuting across three references each featuring a sapphire caseback — a first for this iconic model.
