Last but not least is Audemars Piguet with the second installation of its Marvel collaboration. This time, it’s everyone’s favourite neighbourhood hero who takes the spotlight on the Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon “Spider-Man” timepiece. Blending high technology with revered decorative crafts, the superhero’s three-dimensional form is first carved out from a block of white gold with a CNC machine and laser-engraved to obtain the textures found on his suit. Then, the mini sculpture is finished and touched up by the hands of a single artisan before the red-and-blue suit is hand-painted on. No less than 50 hours of work have gone into bringing Peter Parker’s alter ego to life — a spectacle made more impressive with the watchmaker’s new hand-wound Calibre 2974 setting the stage. Taking the art of skeletonising to new heights, the Calibre 2974 has been reduced to its bare minimum by a team of engineers, watchmakers and craftspeople. Pushing beyond expectations, this Royal Oak Concept provides a paradigm of the “more is more” credo.