John Mayer Goes ‘Beneath the Crystal Sky’ to Celebrate His Starry Audemars Piguet Watch Collaboration

The new watch combines the traditional aesthetic of the classic Royal Oak with the addition of a perpetual calendar detail for a modern, technical feel.

John Mayer at the “John Mayer: Beneath the Crystal Sky” event in celebration of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar John Mayer Limited Edition timepiece held on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Audemars Piguet hosted an event with John Mayer to celebrate the pair’s latest collaboration at a private residence on Tuesday in Bel Air, Calif.

The luxury Swiss watch brand teamed up with Mayer to create a new limited-edition iteration of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar timepiece, equipped with the manufacturer’s self-winding Calibre 5134. The new watch combines the traditional aesthetic of the classic Royal Oak with the addition of a perpetual calendar detail for a modern, technical feel. Mayer designed the timepiece himself, of which he took inspiration from the night sky. Fittingly, Mayer’s outdoor party, dubbed “Beneath the Crystal Sky” was held under the stars.

John Mayer at the “John Mayer: Beneath the Crystal Sky” event in celebration of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar John Mayer Limited Edition timepiece held on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

The event, which included a live DJ set courtesy of Questlove, a selection of watches on display and Mayer himself sporting the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, featured a star-studded guest list. Attendees included Zedd, Chris Stapleton, Finneas, Cole Walliser, Ginny Wright, Dominique Crenn, Maria Bello, Amir Esmailian aka Cash XO and Olivia Crouan, among others.

Chris Stapleton and John Mayer at the “John Mayer: Beneath the Crystal Sky” event in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine, one of the many guests present at Tuesday’s event, talked about his developing taste for luxury watches. “The first watch I got was my rookie year,” LaVine told WWD. “I ended up just buying one from a jeweler and my taste and education graduated from there.”

Mayer, who in addition to being a singer, songwriter and guitarist, is a longtime collector of watches, and applied his knowledge of the craft with his preference for design to work with Audemars Piguet on the 18-karat white gold timepiece. A majority of the watch’s new design centers around the piece’s picturesque dial, finished in a sparkling blue faux-crystal and adorned with an embossed night sky motif.

A closer look at the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar John Mayer Limited Edition.

In an interview with WWD, Mayer confessed how long the design process took. “We’ve been working on this for two years. On the theme of time, it takes a lot of a lot of time to build it and create it.”

Additionally, Mayer commented on his personal connection to the Royal Oak silhouette, and how he sees the watch as a status symbol. “Truthfully, the story about our Royal Oaks, that’s the thing that Ryan and I were motivated for. We always wanted to get yellow gold and Royal Oaks. To us, it’s like a symbol of ‘you’ve made it’ when you’re able to do something like that.”