2024 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon Spider Man

Continuing Audemars Piguet's exploration of pop culture collaborations, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon Spider-Man blends the finest level of haute horology with a superheroic narrative that follows in the footsteps of AP’s 2021 Black Panther Royal Oak Concept. Showcasing AP’s commitment to merging intricate watchmaking with storytelling, this Marvel Comics collaboration, limited to just 250 pieces, is one of the brand’s boldest modern releases ever. Housed in the same 42mm titanium and black ceramic case as the Black Panther Concept, this timepiece retains the bold aesthetic of the Royal Oak Concept line with its large octagonal design language and exotic materials. Showcasing AP’s meticulous attention to detail through its hand-painted 3D Spider-Man figure, this timepieces is artisanally crafted, with the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man shown in a pose as though shooting web from his wrists as he heroically reaches over the flying tourbillon aperture at 6 o’clock. The openworked dial, bordered by a sloped black rehaut with white gold indices and Arabic numerals, allows for a detailed view of the manual-wind cal. 2974 movement that sits underneath Spider-Man like the labyrinthine metropolis of Manhattan that he defends from crime. Bridging the gap between traditional horology and contemporary culture, the watch’s caseback reveals the rear of the cal. 2974 alongside some additional Spider-Man motifs, like his feet, emphasizing its thematic narrative of, which the watch celebrates. Lightweight yet strikingly modern and avant-garde, the AP Royal Oak Concept Spider-Man is a testament to Audemars Piguet’s impressive ability to combine watchmaking with non-adjacent industries and create pop culture icons that will live on for decades, if not longer.