Audemars Piguet watches

AUDEMARS PIGUET was founded in 1875 through the collaboration of Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet. This Swiss haute horlogerie company is now recognized worldwide for its craftsmanship. From its inception, AUDEMARS PIGUET aimed to create watches equipped with a calendar capable of displaying the time with great precision, along with a harmony of sounds. Shortly after its creation, AUDEMARS PIGUET developed its minute repeater system. This complication, made of no less than 400 parts, creates a harmony of sounds through the various hammers present in the complication.

In 1978, the house unveiled the first wristwatch with a perpetual calendar. This calendar displays the day, date, month, and even the year in which its owner is located. It is worth noting that the watchmaking house accounted for the varying lengths of the months and leap years. Some AUDEMARS PIGUET watches also feature indicators for sunrise and sunset times, a true mark of precision in the watchmaking industry.

The AUDEMARS PIGUET models we most frequently see at auction are the Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore, very sporty models named after Charles II of England, who hid in an oak tree (“Oak”) to escape Oliver Cromwell’s troops. We also often offer Millenary watches at auction, which are more refined and elegant. Genuine collector's items, AUDEMARS PIGUET watches are highly appreciated and sought after today.

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