Overview
- Audemars Piguet unveiled the limited-edition Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon in Seoul on Thursday, May 21, 2026, and said the 150-piece run will be available from Friday at AP Houses and boutiques worldwide.
- The watch debuts Calibre 2982, a new hand-wound variation of AP’s flying tourbillon movement with a roughly 72-hour power reserve that exposes much of the movement’s open-worked architecture.
- A distinguishing material detail is an aluminum tourbillon cage with an anodized red top plate, described by AP as a first for the brand, set against a polished black aventurine semi-skeletonised dial.
- Design specs include a roughly 38.5 mm matte titanium case about 11.4 mm thick, a layered, architectural dial and an interchangeable black rubber strap that emphasize wearability and contrast.
- The release continues AP’s Royal Oak Concept experiment, a project dating to 2002, and reflects CEO Ilaria Resta’s use of high-profile creative collaborations to broaden the brand’s cultural reach and collector base.