Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is delighted to unveil its new Royal Oak Joaillerie collection, building on a long-standing connection to the world of jewellery. This collection, which debuts with the Haute Joaillerie Risoud Eclipse and Dream of Joux creations¹, alongside a Frosted Gold series, draws on the pioneering spirit of the Royal Oak and revisits the distinctive geometry of its bracelet. Blending multidisciplinary expertise, architectural lines and contemporary elegance, its pattern of sculpted links plays with proportions, texture and light, while metaphorically connecting past and future, watchmaking and jewellery, technical precision and artistic freedom. Each creation also takes inspiration from the Vallée de Joux in the Swiss Jura, where Audemars Piguet has been rooted since 1875. Symbols of the brand’s daring ethos and emotional resonance, these versatile designs disrupt traditional high jewellery and open up new avenues of creative expression.

¹All Dream of Joux and Risoud Eclipse high jewellery creations are one-of-a-kind and produced on demand.

The Royal Oak’s striking geometry, daring character and natural affinity with jewellery provided the inspiration for the collection. Imagined by jewellery and watch designer Gérald Genta, this sport-chic timepiece revolutionised watchmaking when it was launched in 1972. With its large body of hand-finished stainless steel, its octagonal bezel secured with hexagonal screws, its integrated steel bracelet and its extra-thin selfwinding mechanism, this wristwatch marked the beginning of a new era in tune with evolving lifestyles. In 1976, Jacqueline Dimier, Audemars Piguet’s first in-house designer, reinterpreted the Royal Oak for women, refining its proportions to further reveal the intricacies of its multifaceted surfaces. Her work established the Royal Oak as a design language able to evolve across materials, sizes, generations and genders. In the 1990s, Emmanuel Gueit, Dimier’s tandem, expanded the aesthetic possibilities of the Royal Oak once more with the introduction of the muscular Royal Oak Offshore and a line of Royal Oak jewellery.

Combining sportiness with ancestral know-how, the Royal Oak was imbued from the outset with a sensibility usually associated with jewellery. The satin brushing and polished chamfers adorning its case and bracelet not only elevated steel to the same status as gold but also generated a distinctive interplay of light reminiscent of a diamond’s facets. This meticulous alternation of hand finishes has since become synonymous with the Manufacture’s exacting craftsmanship. In addition, the bracelet’s pattern of tapering links and studs, all decorated and assembled by hand, brought together the seemingly incompatible worlds of jewellery and sports watches.

By playing with these aesthetic codes, the Royal Oak Joaillerie collection unveils new versatile and expressive designs, crafted to accompany the stories and moments of today’s generations.

The new jewellery collection brings the aesthetic codes of the Royal Oak in conversation with Audemars Piguet’s home in the Vallée de Joux through evocative motifs, symbolic textures, colour gradients and material sensations.

The valley’s multifaceted landscape is first reinterpreted in the Dream of Joux line through sophisticated gemsetting adding depth, rhythmic harmony and sensual resonance to its bold architecture. Frozen lakes, clear night skies and floral motifs come to life in a series of one-of-a-kind 18-carat white, yellow and pink gold cuffs, enriched with a palette of deep blues, vibrant greens, vivid pinks and solar tones. Each design is created using carefully selected gemstones, including diamonds, sapphires, spessartites, tourmalines, amethysts, tsavorites and topazes. The Dream of Joux line also encompasses a set of matching tie necklace and drop earrings² evoking a wintry wonderland with their cascading pear-shaped diamonds and anodised blue titanium links snow set with blue sapphires. Varying in diameter, the sapphires are set side by side to completely cover the links and studs, giving them a unique shimmer.

The Risoud Eclipse alludes to the Vallée de Joux’s pivotal role for celestial observation, reimagining the Risoud Forest under a shadowed sky, with the subtle halo of an eclipse. The line’s inaugural necklace and matching cuff feature black PVD titanium links and studs, offset by striking central sugarloaf emeralds surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds. The emeralds’ conical facets have been meticulously ground and polished to let the light in from all angles and bring out their vibrant colour. The Manufacture’s alternation of satin brushing and polished chamfers gracing the links and studs amplifies the stones’ lustre.

²The earrings are also available in a variety of other material, colour and gemstone combinations.

Lastly, a distinct series of cuffs and necklaces sparkling with 18-carat white, pink and yellow Frosted Gold captures the ever-changing luminosity of the Vallée de Joux. Based on an ancient Florentine technique, this decoration pattern was developed in collaboration with jewellery designer Carolina Bucci in 2016 to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the Royal Oak for women and has since become one of Audemars Piguet’s signature finishes. The diamond dust effect, achieved by gently hammering the precious metal with a diamond-tipped tool, is accentuated by mirror-polished studs and polished chamfers for endless light effects.

Jewellery is closely linked to watchmaking and has long contributed to the evolution of expertise at Audemars Piguet, encouraging craftspeople to push technical boundaries and elevate artisanal expression. Since the 19^th century, the Manufacture has leveraged high jewellery and metalworking métiers d’art to break new grounds in miniaturisation, gemsetting and aesthetic refinement. The company worked hand in hand with renowned jewellers, including Tiffany, Cartier, Oscar Heyman and Bvlgari, to craft diminutive pendant, brooch and ring watches as well as avant-garde timepieces embellished with enamel, engraving and gemstones. The increasing popularity of the wristwatch in the 20^th century opened up new avenues, enabling the brand’s artisans to experiment with shapes, materials and ornamentation in unprecedented ways. One notable example is the “Tutti Frutti” timepiece which was sold in 1929 and equipped with the Calibre 5/7SB, the smallest movement ever produced by Audemars Piguet. The external parts, which incorporated diamonds, emeralds, rubies as well as blue and yellow sapphires, were created by the Parisian jeweller Egouvillon Lafon & Cie Paris (Audemars Piguet Heritage Collection, Inv. 1378).

In the 1980s, the growing trend for watches with welded bracelets spurred Audemars Piguet to establish its own jewellery workshop. This enabled the company to progressively craft distinctive gem-set timepieces in-house, reaching its zenith in the early 2000s with the manufacturing of bespoke Haute Joaillerie creations and watches. The one-of-a-kind 18-carat pink gold Baroque cuff watch paved with brilliant-cut diamonds and oval yellow and pink sapphires (Audemars Piguet Heritage, Inv. 1348), released in 2000 for the Manufacture’s 125^th anniversary, is typical of this era. In the following years, high jewellery watches were frequently matched with jewellery sets interweaving inventive designs with exceptional gemsetting, culminating in the Millenary Précieuse line. These creations paved the way for the brand’s Haute Joaillerie watch collection, launched in 2013. Blending striking gemsetting with design cues inspired by the Vallée de Joux, pieces such as the Diamond Trilogy (2015–2017) and the Sapphire Orbe (2019) disrupted traditional ideas of gem-set watches.

Building on this legacy, the Manufacture continues to explore and hone jewellery techniques with the Royal Oak Joaillerie collection which embodies the brand’s free spirit, creative mindset and commitment to uncompromising craftsmanship.

Audemars Piguet is the oldest fine watchmaking manufacturer still in the hands of its founding families (Audemars and Piguet). Based in Le Brassus since 1875, the company has nurtured generations of talented craftspeople who have continuously developed new skills and techniques, broadening their expertise to set rule-breaking trends. In the Vallée de Joux, at the heart of the Swiss Jura, Audemars Piguet has created numerous masterpieces, testament to the Manufacture’s ancestral savoir-faire and forward-thinking spirit. By pushing the boundaries of what is possible and building bridges between different creative worlds, Audemars Piguet has been able to explore new horizons and build an inspired community.

Necklace: COL000018AA / 13.7 x 15.7 x 3.24 cm
Cuff: BCT000019AA / 7 x 6.4 x 3.5 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak necklace and cuff in blackened titanium and 18-carat white gold, set with central sugarloaf emeralds surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds. Both necklace and cuff are fastened with the collection’s octagonal blackened titanium Royal Oak clasp.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
Necklace:
5 sugarloaf emeralds (~ 16.5 carats)
76 brilliant-cut diamonds (~ 0.159 carats)

Cuff:
3 sugarloaf emeralds (~ 12 carats)
76 brilliant-cut diamonds (~ 0.159 carats)

Necklace: COL000015AA / 26 x 12 x 5 cm
Earrings: EAR000007AA / 5.6 x 1 x 1.5 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak tie necklace and drop earrings in blue titanium and 18-carat white gold adorned with pear-shaped diamonds and snow-set blue sapphires. The necklace is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in blue titanium.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
Necklace:
42 pear-shaped diamonds of 1.5 carats (~ 63 carats)
1 pear-shaped diamond of 5 carats
1 pear-shaped diamond of 3 carats
1,670 blue sapphires (~ 5.225 carats)

Earrings:
2 pear-shaped diamonds of 3 carats (~ 6 carats)
6 pear-shaped diamonds of 1.5 carats (~ 9 carats)
196 blue sapphires (~ 0.175 carats) A0188889AA / 5.6 x 1 x 1.5 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak drop earrings in 18-carat pink gold adorned with pear-shaped tsavorites and topazes, as well as snow-set diamonds.

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4 pear-shaped tsavorites of 1.8 carats (~ 7.2 carats)
2 pear-shaped topazes of 1.8 carats (~ 3.6 carats)
2 pear-shaped topazes of 4 carats (~ 8 carats)
196 diamonds (0.175 carats) A0188888AA / 5.6 x 1 x 1.5 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak drop earrings in 18-carat pink gold adorned with pear-shaped pink sapphires, tourmalines, amethysts and tanzanites, as well as snow-set diamonds.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
2 pear-shaped pink sapphires of 4 carats (~ 8 carats)
2 pear-shaped tourmalines of 1.8 carats (~ 3.6 carats)
2 pear-shaped amethysts of 1.8 carats (~ 3.6 carats)
2 pear-shaped tanzanites of 1.8 carats (~ 3.6 carats)
196 diamonds (0.175 carats)

BCT000023AA / 6.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm

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Unique high jewellery Royal Oak cuff in 18-carat yellow gold with a sunray motif set with diamonds, yellow and orange spessartites, as well as yellow, pink and orange sapphires. It is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in 18-carat yellow gold.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
1 orange spessartite cabochon (~ 0.55 carats)
98 diamonds (~ 3.39 carats), including 53 brilliant-cut diamonds (~ 0.64 carats)
108 yellow sapphires (~ 6.4 carats)
23 orange sapphires (~ 1.95 carats)
15 pink sapphires (~ 1.45 carats)
61 orange spessartites (~ 3.95 carats)
23 yellow spessartites (~ 1.45 carats)

BCT000025AA / 6.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm

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Unique high jewellery Royal Oak bracelet in 18-carat white gold evoking a blue moon, set with brilliant-cut diamonds, deep blue sapphires, as well as Swiss blue and London blue topazes. It is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in 18-carat white gold.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
51 brilliant-cut diamonds (~ 0.459 carats)
37 brilliant-cut deep blue sapphires (~ 0.903 carats)
252 brilliant-cut Swiss blue topazes (~ 3.108 carats)
57 brilliant-cut London blue topazes (~ 1.572 carats)

BCT000024AA / 6.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak cuff in 18-carat pink gold depicting a leafy tree adorned with cognac-coloured sapphires and graded tsavorites. It is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in 18-carat pink gold.

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203 brilliant-cut cognac-coloured sapphires (~ 2.008 carats)
340 brilliant-cut medium tsavorites (~ 3.388 carats)
108 round-shaped deep tsavorites (~ 1.524 carats)
19 pear-shaped deep tsavorites (~ 0.08 carats)
124 brilliant-cut light tsavorites (~ 1.648 carats) A0187618AA / 6.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak cuff in 18-carat white gold featuring a graduated composition of white diamonds, tsavorites, blue sapphires and topazes in various cuts and sizes, mimicking ice formations. It is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in 18-carat white gold.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
91 topazes (~ 2.68 carats)
84 blue sapphires (~ 2.225 carats)
31 white diamonds (~ 1.55 carats)
14 tsavorites (~ 0.27 carats) A0187623AA / 6.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak cuff in 18-carat white gold adorned with a blueberry bush branch crafted from yellow gold threads, invisibly set leaf-shaped diamonds, as well as amethyst and black spinel cabochons. The branch is set against a background of brilliant-cut diamonds. The cuff is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in 18-carat white gold.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
506 leaf-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds (~ 1.809 carats)
19 amethyst cabochons (~ 1.70 carats)
19 black spinel cabochons (~ 0.59 carats) A0187621AA WG – A0187620AA YG / 6.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm

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High jewellery Royal Oak cuff in 18-carat white or yellow gold, depicting three edelweiss flowers set with white and yellow diamonds, as well as yellow sapphire cabochons against a backdrop of red sapphires. It is fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in 18-carat white or yellow gold.

/ PRECIOUS STONES
483 white diamonds (~ 1.706 carats)
176 yellow diamonds (~ 0.612 carats)
290 red sapphires (~ 1.56 carats)
18 yellow sapphire cabochons (~ 0.4943 carats) CHOKERS / 35 x 23 x 2.3 cm
COL000014AA (pink gold)
COL000013AA (white gold)
COL000012AA (yellow gold)

CUFFS / 18 x 30.1 x 3 cm
BCT000016AA (pink gold)
BCT000017AA (white gold)
BCT000018AA (yellow gold)

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Royal Oak choker and cuff in 18-carat pink, white or yellow gold, decorated with Frosted Gold. All are fastened with the collection’s octagonal Royal Oak clasp in matching gold.