Swatch and Audemars Piguet have teased a new watch collaboration scheduled for release on May 16. The project draws on the 1986 Swatch POP design and the Royal Oak case shape. It will feature a mechanical movement and versatile wearing options.
Swatch has shared social media teasers over the past week pointing to the upcoming launch. References include the original Swatch POP's removable watch head with its signature clac sound, a lanyard attachment, and the octagonal Royal Oak design from Audemars Piguet. A May 8 teaser showed a mechanical movement labeled Royal POp, resembling Swatch's Sistem51 caliber.