GPHG Iconic Watch prize 2025 has been awarded to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, a landmark creation and one of the most influential timepieces of the past half-century. For the first time, every adjustment of this most intricate complication can be performed through a single “all-in-one” crown, transforming the user experience with effortless simplicity.
This category —often a catch-all field where everything from mid-century revivals and historical reinterpretations to avant-garde design statements converge— has this year fittingly recognized a true horological icon. The Royal Oak continues to evolve through one of its most sophisticated and coveted expressions: the perpetual calendar, whose development began in 1983 for a 1984 launch. This milestone merged Gérald Genta’s revolutionary design with one of the most complex complications in haute horlogerie.
The latest generation of Audemars Piguet’s perpetual calendar marks a bold reimagining of one of watchmaking’s most revered complications. Introduced in 2025, it debuts the in-house Calibre 7138. This refined movement unifies all calendar functions within a more efficient architecture and, for the first time, allows every adjustment to be made directly via the crown—eliminating the traditional case-side correctors. With this evolution, the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar reaffirms its dual nature as both a benchmark of technical mastery and a statement of modern elegance
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
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