Swatch's latest luxury collaboration is a $400 pocket watch

"Inspired by Swatch's iconic Pop watches from the '80s and Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak timepieces that first debuted in 1972, the new Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop collection features eight pocket watches with colorful designs and octagonal-shaped cases."

"The Lépine version, with its crown at the 12 o'clock position, will be $400, while an alternate Savonnette style, with its crown at three o'clock, will be $420. They'll each come with a calfskin leather lanyard but other accessories will also be available including a desk clock holder."

"In addition to their brightly colored waterproof cases made from Bioceramic and scratch-resistant sapphire glass, the pocket watches feature a variant of Swatch's Sistem51 movement the company developed over a decade ago that can be mass produced on an automated assembly line to reduce cost. The simplified Sistem51 movement in the Royal Pop skips the original's self-winding functionality for a manual-wind design with a 90-hour power reserve."

"This isn't Swatch's first collaboration with a luxury brand. Swatch's incredibly popular MoonSwatch collection was a collaboration with Omega, while its Scuba Fifty Fathoms lineup came from a partnership with Blancpain. However, both Omega and Blancpain are part of the larger Swatch Group. Audemars Piguet is instead an independent Swiss watchmaker still controlled by the descendants of Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet."

Audemars Piguet and Swatch created the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop collection, featuring eight pocket watches with colorful designs and octagonal-shaped cases. The collection draws inspiration from Swatch Pop watches from the 1980s and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak timepieces first introduced in 1972. Prices are set at $400 for the Lépine version and $420 for the Savonnette version, available starting May 16 through select Swatch stores. Each watch includes a calfskin leather lanyard and additional accessories such as a desk clock holder. The waterproof cases use Bioceramic and sapphire glass. The watches use a mass-producible variant of Swatch’s Sistem51 movement with manual winding and a 90-hour power reserve.

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