APS is a frequently used factory label (55 of 1,285 listings in the dealer snapshot this site checked), usually attached to Hublot and Audemars Piguet references. Its status is unclear: Google autocomplete for "aps factory" leads with "closed" and "shut down", which means enough people are asking that question for it to register, but no dated announcement from any workshop exists. The label is also circulated by sellers who present themselves as "APS Factory Official" shops, which the trade's own community treats as a warning sign rather than a credential.
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Is APS Factory still making watches?
A widely used label. Buyers' own search behaviour suggests a shutdown story: autocomplete for "aps factory" leads with closed and shut down. We could not confirm either status. This profile carries 2 reported brand lines, 2 signature references and 2 cited sources, with 2 open questions listed below.
What is APS Factory known for?
This page records 2 points of note for APS Factory, alongside 2 reported brand lines and 2 signature references, while what the trade repeats without a dated public document is kept separate further down the page.
- Hublot and Audemars Piguet references
- A status question buyers search for directly ("closed", "shut down" in autocomplete)
Which brands does APS Factory build?
The trade associates the APS Factory label with 2 brand lines, listed below; the source for the mapping is cited at the foot of this page.
- Hublot
- Audemars Piguet — the label appears across both in dealer catalogues
Which models is APS Factory known for?
This profile lists 2 signature references for APS Factory, seen across 1 model family in a snapshot of 84 listings, each resting on a listing observation or a cited test, with its basis noted beside it and its sources at the foot of the page.
Model families under this label in the listing snapshot (84 listings): Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 44
- Audemars Piguet Royal Oak — Over half of the APS-labelled listings in the snapshot (44 of 84) are Royal Oak references (Factory labels and model families observed across 1,285 listings at one Japanese dealer, snapshot 2026-09-23)
- Hublot — The other line the label is commonly attached to; the snapshot shows fewer of these than Royal Oak (Factory labels and model families observed across 1,285 listings at one Japanese dealer, snapshot 2026-09-23)
Which references carry the APS Factory label?
In the 2026-10-01 listing sample, 12 references priced on this site carried a APS label. They are listed below only as references that appeared under that label in the sample: a label is what a seller writes on a listing, and it does not certify who built a watch. Each link opens that reference's asking-price range, its sample size and its date.
- 15500 (Royal Oak · 18 listings)
- 15510ST (Royal Oak · 9 listings)
- 26240 (Royal Oak · 9 listings)
- 15510OR (Royal Oak · 5 listings)
- 15400ST (Royal Oak · 4 listings)
- 15500ST (Royal Oak · 4 listings)
- 26240BC (other · 4 listings)
- 15450ST (Royal Oak · 3 listings)
- 15510 (Royal Oak · 3 listings)
- 26240BA (other · 3 listings)
- 26240OR (Royal Oak · 3 listings)
- 26240ST (Royal Oak · 3 listings)
Which name gets confused with APS Factory?
Commonly conflated here: APS (factory label) and "APS Factory Official" shop branding, separated by the checks in the table below, whose sources are cited at the foot of this page.
| Name | Name it gets confused with | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| APS (factory label) | "APS Factory Official" shop branding | The community's standing position is that factories do not run their own shops, so a shop branding itself as a factory's official site is a seller's marketing, not a certification. |
What has not been verified?
The following is commonly repeated about APS Factory in the trade, and none of it is documented in public, so this site leaves it as unknown. 2 points are carried below as open questions, each one waiting on a dated source before it can be stated as fact:
- Whether APS is producing now — the shutdown question itself is unconfirmed
- Who produces under the label, or whether more than one workshop does
Sources on this page
This profile rests on the 2 sources listed below, dated and linked where an original exists, and any claim about APS Factory without a dated public source is carried above as an open question.
- market observation · 2026-09-23 · Factory labels observed on third-party dealer listings, snapshot 2026-09-23 (APS 55 of 1,285)
- search behaviour · 2026-09-28 · Google autocomplete for "aps factory" (observable)
Reviewed 2026-10-01. If a source here is wrong or has been superseded, the correction is published on this page. See About.