Audemars Piguet Turns the Legendary Royal Oak into Luxurious Jewelry with Diamonds, Sapphires and Emeralds

At the height of Paris Fashion Week, Audemars Piguet unveiled its first-ever Royal Oak Joaillerie jewelry collection. The irony? There isn’t a single watch in it. The debut line comprises 18 pieces — necklaces, earrings, cuffs and chokers, Robb Report writes.

At the heart of the collection is the signature geometry of the Royal Oak, reimagined in gold and titanium. The inspiration comes from the Vallée de Joux, the Swiss watchmaker’s home — its frozen lakes, forests and native flowers.

One of the most spectacular pieces is the Dream of Joux necklace, crafted from white gold and blue titanium. It is set with 42 pear-shaped diamonds totaling approximately 63 carats, alongside 1,670 blue sapphires. The matching earrings feature eight large diamonds and 196 sapphires.

Equally striking is the Risoud Eclipse set, combining blackened titanium with white gold. The necklace is adorned with five sugarloaf-cut emeralds weighing approximately 16.5 carats in total, while the cuff features three emeralds totaling around 12 carats. Both pieces are accented with diamonds.

The collection also includes six statement cuffs. The Blueberries Royal Oak, for example, is set with 506 diamonds, 19 amethysts and 16 black spinels, while the Sunburst Royal Oak dazzles with orange and yellow sapphires and spessartines.

There are also more understated designs created using the brand’s signature Frosted Gold technique — a shimmering gold texture developed by Audemars Piguet in collaboration with jeweler Carolina Bucci.

This is not the watchmaker’s first foray into fine jewelry: Audemars Piguet established its own jewelry workshop back in the 1980s. Yet Royal Oak Joaillerie takes the brand’s iconic aesthetic to an entirely new level.

The idea for the collection was inspired by clients who began wearing miniature 23mm Royal Oak watches as jewelry. “We saw that there is a very contemporary way of looking at the Royal Oak as something that goes far beyond being a watch,” says Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta.

The brand has yet to reveal the prices for the new collection. However, the scale of the gemstones used and the complexity of the craftsmanship underscore its status as one of Audemars Piguet’s most ambitious jewelry projects to date.