{"product_id":"lan-ba-royal-pop-strap-the-monocoquegt","title":"Lan Ba Royal Pop Strap: Monocoque ᴳᵀ","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear your AP × Swatch Royal Pop Lan Ba on the wrist. Chronograph profile. Limited to 500\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Lan Ba Royal Pop Monocoque GT is the chronograph-styled evolution of the first British-machined aluminium wrist case engineered for the Savonnette format of the Audemars Piguet × Swatch Royal Pop. Milled from a single block of 7075 aerospace-grade aluminium at a precision engineering facility in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The same facility manufactures components for Formula 1, MotoGP, and aerospace clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe GT profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe GT takes the Monocoque's case and gives it the silhouette of a sports chronograph. Two machined pushers sit at 2 and 4 o'clock. Integral crown guards flank the Royal Pop's crown at 3. The result is a case with more shoulder, more presence, and a wrist profile closer to the racing chronographs it borrows from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe pushers are purely aesthetic. They do not press, actuate, or operate anything. The Royal Pop is a time-only watch and the GT does not change that. It just makes it look like it has somewhere to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe crown guards are functional in the simplest sense. They sit proud of the crown and take the knocks so the Bioceramic crown doesn't have to. The crown remains fully accessible for setting the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition. 500 pieces.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Monocoque GT is limited to 500 pieces. Each case is laser etched with its individual number, from 1\/500 to 500\/500, on the reverse. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 7075 aluminium is supplied to AMS 4124 (Aerospace Material Specification) by a UK aerospace metals stockist whose approved supply chain includes Airbus, Bombardier, Leonardo, and Rolls Royce. Material certified to ISO 9001, AS\/EN 9100, and EN 9120. These are the aerospace industry's quality management standards. The same alloy is used for aircraft structural parts and motorsport gears and shafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost aftermarket Royal Pop wrist solutions are cast ceramic, moulded FKM rubber, or injection-moulded plastic. The Monocoque GT is none of these. It is a structural aluminium case milled to motorsport tolerance, designed as a serious aftermarket accessory for the most-discussed watch launch of 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Monolock™ system, Savonnette configuration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Lan Ba is one of only two Savonnette variants in the Royal Pop collection, with the crown at 3 o'clock. That is exactly where the GT puts its crown guards and pushers. The Monocoque GT secures your Royal Pop using the proprietary Monolock™ system. Machining the case aperture to the exact dimensions of the watch would make it impossible to seat the Royal Pop without forcing it. Instead, the aperture is cut a few microns oversize, and two K-Clips take up the difference, drawing the watch into a precise, secure fit against the case. The result is a smooth seat with no forcing, no stress, and no risk to the Bioceramic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChoose your Monocoque GT case colour and FKM strap colour at the variant selector above. Five aerospace-grade aluminium case colours. Twelve FKM strap colours. Sixty possible combinations to make your Lan Ba your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lan Ba\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Lan Ba is the Mandarin-named Savonnette in blue. Light blue Bioceramic bezel, blue tapisserie dial, blue crown, eight blue hex screws. The most restrained variant in the collection, which makes it the ideal candidate for a little extra attitude. The Blue Aluminium Monocoque GT extends the light blue bezel across the wrist for a unified blue-on-blue effect, with the pushers and guards reading as one continuous form. The Silver Aluminium case is the neutral foundation, keeping the focus on the dial while letting the chronograph profile do the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYour chosen Monocoque GT case, CNC machined from 7075 aerospace aluminium\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo K-Clips, fitted as part of the Monolock™ system, plus one spare\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFKM strap in your chosen colour\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMonolock™ screw pins to secure the strap\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo screwdrivers for fitting and changing your strap\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMaterial documentation (certification available on request)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAMS 4124 specification 7075 aerospace aluminium\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eUK aerospace supply chain (ISO 9001, AS\/EN 9100, EN 9120 certified)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSame material grade used in aircraft structural components and motorsport applications\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSingle-block milled on a Matsuura MX-330 5-axis CNC to 0.2mm tolerance\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChronograph-style case profile with machined pushers at 2 and 4 o'clock (decorative, non-functional)\u003cbr\u003eIntegral crown guards at 3 o'clock\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eType II anodised finish in Silver, Black, Bronze, Orange, or Blue Aluminium\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e12 FKM rubber strap colours available\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMonolock™ system, Savonnette configuration (crown at 3)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBritish-engineered aluminium bracelet option available separately\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStrap changes in minutes with the included two-screwdriver kit\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNon-destructive and fully reversible. Your Royal Pop is never modified.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy British manufacturing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost Royal Pop accessories are manufactured in China, with branding applied in Europe, the United States, or elsewhere. The Monocoque GT is different. Designed in Britain, engineered in Britain, and manufactured in Britain at a precision facility that supplies Formula 1 teams and aerospace clients. The aluminium is sourced through a UK aerospace supply chain. The intellectual property is registered to MGB Watches. UK shipping. Full UK Consumer Rights Act protection.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenders shown.\u003c\/strong\u003e Images on this page are Computer generated renders of the Monocoque GT design. Production photographs will be shown once our first prototype is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMGB Watches predicted the Audemars Piguet × Swatch collaboration in January 2024. Eighteen months before official confirmation. The Monocoque GT is the same diligence applied to engineering aftermarket product design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't have a Lan Ba Royal Pop yet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Monocoque GT ships without a watch. The AP × Swatch Royal Pop Lan Ba is available separately at MGB Watches. Shop the Lan Ba Royal Pop watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Monocoque GT is an independent aftermarket product. MGB Watches is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by Swatch Group or Audemars Piguet. 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