Audemars Piguet and Assouline unveil book for Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary

Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet and luxury publishing house Assouline celebrate the Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary with the book “Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon”. Written by Bill Prince, an award-winning cultural journalist and former deputy editor of British GQ, the book presents the Royal Oak’s history from a broader cultural perspective, with new archival materials uncovered by Audemars Piguet’s Heritage department. The lively narrative text is illustrated with imagery from six decades of ground-breaking art, architecture, fashion, music and cultural history. The two brands are celebrating the launch of the book with dedicated events in London, New York, and Los Angeles.