Two years after initiating a partnership with the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), Audemars Piguet unveils an intelligent setting device that automatically sets and winds its latest 41 mm Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar wristwatches. 

Co-developed with Dubai Future Labs – DFF’s robotics and applied research initiative – this innovation exemplifies how cross-disciplinary collaboration can redefine the boundaries of traditional watchmaking and open new avenues for industry-wide progress.

Perpetual calendars have long been admired for their complexity, yet traditionally require advanced watchmaking knowledge and specialised tools to set. Following the ergonomic advancements of this year’s 41 mm Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, which enables corrections via its “all-in-one” crown, the setting box offers an additional solution that makes a traditionally technical task automatic. 

Bridging horological expertise with state-of-the-art technology and artificial intelligence, the standalone device simplifies one of watchmaking's most intricate complications.

This revolutionary assistant introduces a new category of object in the watchmaking industry – one that extends Audemars Piguet's brand’s design language beyond the wrist. Designed in close collaboration between in-house design teams and Italian designer Max Terio, it reflects the Manufacture’s aesthetic codes and high standards of excellence, blurring the lines between technological device, artistic creation and mechanical tool.