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Audemars Piguet and Swatch made a $400 ‘pop’ pocket watch

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop is available in eight ’80s-inspired colorful designs. The Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop is available in eight ’80s-inspired colorful designs. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Following a series of cryptic newspaper ads and Instagram teasers that had watch fans speculating about its next collaboration, Swatch announced a new timepiece collection created with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet. 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. Depen

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Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s ‘high-low’ collab sparked a frenzy. Who’s the real winner? | CNN

One company sells millions of low-cost watches a year, the other makes luxury watches that have sold for millions. Together, Swatch and Audemars Piguet have sparked a “high-meets-low” retail frenzy that saw scenes of mayhem unfold in…

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Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s ‘high-low’ collab sparked a frenzy. Who’s the real winner? | CNN

One company sells millions of low-cost watches a year, the other makes luxury watches that have sold for millions. Together, Swatch and Audemars Piguet have sparked a “high-meets-low” retail frenzy that saw scenes…

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May 18, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Audemars Piguet x Swatch 'Royal Pop' release sparks mob scenes, pepper spray and arrests at malls

Rep. Ron Estes, R-Ks., assesses the state of the U.S. economy, discusses how oil prices could ease if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and more on ‘Fox News Live.’ In the world of watch collecting, there's a term for three…

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May 17, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles

Paris police used teargas on Saturday and UK shops stayed shut on Sunday after rush for Royal Pop timepieces Swatch closed its stores in the UK and in some cities in Europe and the US at the weekend after the launch of…

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Audemars Piguet and Swatch made a $400 ‘pop’ pocket watch

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One company sells millions of low-cost watches a year, the other makes luxury watches that have sold for millions. Together, Swatch and Audemars Piguet have sparked a “high-meets-low” retail frenzy that saw scenes of mayhem unfold in…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsMay 18, 2026

Rep. Ron Estes, R-Ks., assesses the state of the U.S. economy, discusses how oil prices could ease if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and more on ‘Fox News Live.’ In the world of watch collecting, there's a term for three of the most…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMay 17, 2026

Paris police used teargas on Saturday and UK shops stayed shut on Sunday after rush for Royal Pop timepieces Swatch closed its stores in the UK and in some cities in Europe and the US at the weekend after the launch of a limited-edition…

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