Straps for the Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop
The Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop is the most anticipated watch collaboration since the MoonSwatch — an octagonal BioCeramic watch inspired by the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, dropping in Swatch boutiques worldwide on May 16, 2026. AP is independent of the Swatch Group, making this an unprecedented cross-group collab. Like the MoonSwatch before it, the Royal Pop will almost certainly generate a huge aftermarket for straps and accessories. This page covers everything known about strap compatibility and what to buy now.
Popular strap styles for the Swatch Royal Pop
Buying tips
- 01The MoonSwatch (Omega x Swatch) uses 20mm lugs — the Royal Pop is expected to follow the same Pop Swatch housing architecture, making 20mm the most likely lug width.
- 02The real Audemars Piguet Royal Oak uses 20mm integrated lugs — premium strap brands charge $150–$300 for Royal Oak adapters. AliExpress has integrated-style 20mm straps for $8–$18.
- 03Search 'royal oak style strap 20mm' or 'integrated rubber strap 20mm' on AliExpress for straps that echo the Royal Oak's distinctive look.
- 04The Royal Pop can also be worn on a lanyard as a pendant — a first for Swatch collabs. This makes the wristwatch housing optional, not required.
- 05This page will be updated with confirmed lug width and strap compatibility as soon as full specs are released at launch on May 16, 2026.
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What strap fits the Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop?
The exact lug width of the Royal Pop hasn't been confirmed ahead of its May 16, 2026 launch. Based on the strongest available precedent — the MoonSwatch (Swatch x Omega), which uses a 20mm lug width in its Pop Swatch wristwatch housing — the Royal Pop is very likely to use 20mm as well. The Pop Swatch wristwatch housing architecture has consistently used 20mm lugs across multiple Swatch collab lines. The real Audemars Piguet Royal Oak uses 20mm integrated lugs, which would make 20mm a thematically appropriate choice. Until Swatch releases full case specifications on or before May 16, 20mm is the best-informed speculation, and buying 20mm straps now means you'll almost certainly be ready to swap at launch. This page will be updated with confirmed dimensions once specs are public.
What's the connection between the Royal Pop and the MoonSwatch?
The MoonSwatch — Swatch's collab with Omega — launched in March 2022 and became one of the most talked-about watch releases of the decade. Swatch followed it with a Blancpain collab (Scuba Fifty Fathoms) and now the Royal Pop with Audemars Piguet. All three are built on Swatch's BioCeramic Pop Swatch case architecture, which means a modular design: the round or octagonal case pops in and out of a wristwatch housing, and can alternatively be worn on a lanyard or clipped to a bag. Critically, AP is not part of the Swatch Group — this is a cross-group collaboration unprecedented for Swatch, which has historically only partnered with its own brands. The Royal Oak-inspired octagonal case makes this the most design-distinctive Swatch collab to date, and the watch world expects it to outpace even the MoonSwatch in demand.
What does the real Audemars Piguet Royal Oak strap setup look like?
The real Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (ref. 15202, 15300, 15400, 15500) uses a 20mm integrated bracelet or strap with integrated end links — curved metal pieces that hug the case at the lug. The integrated bracelet is one of the Royal Oak's defining visual features, and premium strap brands like Delugs, Horus Straps, and AP themselves charge $150–$300 for replacement straps with proper integrated end pieces. On AliExpress, rubber and leather straps with integrated-style curved ends for 20mm Royal Oak are available for $8–$20. These give the unmistakable Royal Oak strap silhouette at a fraction of the price. Whether the Royal Pop wristwatch housing requires an integrated-end strap or accepts any standard 20mm strap will be clear once the case drops and strap aftermarket sellers begin testing compatibility.
Will the Royal Pop have a big strap aftermarket like the MoonSwatch?
Almost certainly yes — possibly bigger. The MoonSwatch generated an enormous strap aftermarket within weeks of its March 2022 launch, with AliExpress sellers offering NATO straps, rubber straps, and wristwatch housing adapters specifically for the MoonSwatch case. The Royal Pop is expected to generate the same response. The BioCeramic Pop Swatch architecture is well-documented, so aftermarket sellers already know how to make compatible housings and straps. The octagonal Royal Oak-inspired design adds an extra dimension: sellers will almost certainly produce integrated-style rubber and leather straps that echo the real Royal Oak's strap aesthetic for the Royal Pop price point. Within 2–4 weeks of the May 16 launch, expect AliExpress to carry Royal Pop-specific straps. Use dupe.watch to find them once they're available.