Green leather with light-green stitching. Navy with orange. Swatch’s new Royal Pop covers take the pocket watch’s colorful personality all the way to its accessories. Each calfskin cover costs $48 in the US, and you can coordinate it with your watch or pick a different color combination.
The covers slip on and off the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop. Our original Royal Pop coverage introduced the eight Bioceramic pocket watches; this is a separate accessory for one you already own, not a new watch.
Price: $48 for the Green Eight leather cover; watch sold separately
Where to buy: Swatch
The names don’t tell the whole color story
Green Eight is an easy one to picture: green calfskin, light-green stitching and a matching Royal Pop logo. Orenji Hachi puts its orange stitching and lettering against navy leather. Both keep the contrast visible around the edges, rather than leaving all the color to the logo.
Then there’s Ocho Negro. Its cover is white with black details, not an all-black pouch. Check the product photo when you choose, especially if you’re buying for someone else’s watch. Matching the collection name doesn’t mean matching the color you had in mind.
There are eight cover variations in the US collection.
Shop the cover separately from the watch
You can order the covers through Swatch’s US website. The watches themselves still require a visit to a selected Swatch store, so an online cover listing isn’t a way around the watch’s store-only sales.
This accessory also leaves the wrist-conversion question alone. It’s a slip-on cover, not an adapter or wrist strap. Our Royal Pop accessory guide covers the broader accessory scene if wearing yours on your wrist is the goal.
Price: $48 per leather cover
Where to buy: Swatch Royal Pop accessories
Swatch also sells separate leather lanyards for $48 each. Keep an eye on the product name when you add one to your cart: the cover and lanyard share a price, but they’re two different purchases.
