Audemars Piguet and Yoon & Verbal give the Royal Oak Concept a fiery red tourbillon

Audemars Piguet's latest Royal Oak Concept collaboration joins the worlds of high watchmaking and fashion through Yoon Ahn and Verbal. Their edition centres the mechanics rather than a decorative logo: a vivid red flying tourbillon stands out against a black aventurine dial in a 38.5mm titanium case.

The angular case contrasts sandblasted, satin-brushed and polished surfaces, with luminescent white-gold hands for legibility. Its restrained grey-and-black architecture makes the exposed crimson tourbillon a striking focal point.

Inside is the hand-wound Calibre 2982, developed for the edition from the architecture of the 2964. Its aluminium tourbillon cage and red bridges underscore the mechanical identity; the sapphire-and-titanium caseback shows further detailing.

The 2026 edition comes with interchangeable black and red rubber straps. It demonstrates AP's continued interest in collaborations that reshape the design language of a complicated watch instead of merely changing its dial colour.