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New Releases · 2026-05-16

Audemars Piguet × Swatch Royal Pop Lan Ba: Savonnette in colour

The 16 May 2026 Royal Pop launch includes Lan Ba (SSX03L100N), a 40 mm hand-wound Bioceramic pocket watch with navy-blue dial with light-blue bezel and a small-seconds register.

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By Chronolume digest · Original English summary · Based on Swatch official product page; Swatch press announcement, 12 May 2026

Lan Ba blue Royal Pop pocket watch with pale blue bezel and small-seconds dial
The offset subsidiary seconds display breaks the symmetry and makes the pocket-watch pedigree more explicit. Audemars Piguet / Swatch, via Hourstriker ↗

What to know

Lan Ba is one of the two Royal Pop models with a Savonnette-style layout. Its dark-blue tapisserie dial, light-blue Bioceramic bezel and a lighter small-seconds display form a layered, tonal composition. The crown is positioned at 3 o’clock instead of 12, giving the watch a different orientation from the six simpler two-hand models.

Under the sapphire back, the new hand-wound SISTEM51 gets its own colourful Pop Art treatment and a barrel that doubles as a power-reserve visual cue. The 40 mm Bioceramic head is worn using a removable matching calfskin lanyard and holder, continuing Swatch’s modular POP concept. Lan Ba retains the Royal Oak-inspired eight bezel screws but is unmistakably a pocket watch rather than a conventional wristwatch. It debuted with the Royal Pop collection on 16 May 2026.

Lan Ba watch, another view
Lan Ba: navy-blue dial with light-blue bezel and a small-seconds register. Swatch / Portfolio Magazine ↗

At a glance

Specifications reported by Swatch official product page; Swatch press announcement, 12 May 2026
ReferenceSSX03L100N
CollectionAudemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop
Release16 May 2026
MovementSISTEM51, manual winding
Case40 mm Swatch Bioceramic
LayoutSavonnette
CrystalSapphire
Water resistance2 bar
Carrying systemRemovable calfskin lanyard

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Swatch Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop Lan Ba (SSX03L100N) · SSX03L100N ↗

Source & attribution

Swatch official product page; Swatch press announcement, 12 May 2026 · Published 2026-05-12 ↗

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