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Since 1875, Audemars Piguet has perpetuated its founders’ ancestral savoir-faire in forward-thinking ways, consistently pushing further the limits of the craft and anticipating society’s ever-changing needs. This uncompromising blend of tradition and innovation is the backbone of the Manufacture’s craftsmanship.
Our Savoir-Faire
Our complications
Complications are at the heart of Audemars Piguet’s DNA and of the Vallée de Joux’s collective history. Since the inception, the Manufacture has crafted complicated watches, while specialising in perpetual calendars, chronographs and chiming watches. These feats of complication have looked at the past, while anticipating the future.
Astronomy, the Mother of Watchmaking
Inspired by the Vallée de Joux’s clear night sky, generations of watchmakers at Audemars Piguet have crafted refined timepieces capturing astronomical cycles.
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The Art of Chiming
Over the centuries, watchmakers have followed their dream to create refined chiming watches with the sound quality of musical instruments.
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Tourbillon and Special Escapements
Building on traditions, Audemars Piguet watchmakers have crafted mechanisms with new functionality, greater reliability and optimal efficiency with each generation.
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Our Chronographs
Chronographs were developed in the 19th century with the increasing necessity to measure short periods of time and performances, such as horse races.
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Grandes Complications
To be considered a Grande Complication, a watch must include a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph and a perpetual calendar.
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Designing Time
Throughout the years, Audemars Piguet watchmakers and artisans have surpassed technical and theoretical boundaries to craft ever more demanding mechanisms and ground-breaking designs.
Furthering Material Exploration
Combining innovation with cutting-edge watchmaking technology, our timepieces play with the limits of material feasibility.
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Decoration & Finishing Techniques
Decoration techniques add the final touch, turning timepieces into true works of art.
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Crafting Exceptional Timepieces
Audemars Piguet has been dedicated to crafting bespoke complicated watches, meticulously finished and assembled by hand. Each timepiece created features custom decorations for the final touch elevating it into a true work of art.
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The Art of Gemsetting
Far from being confined to one-off jewellery creations, gemsetting can be found in many of Audemars Piguet’s collections.
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Our innovations over the years
Over the years, the company has nurtured generations of talented craftspeople who have continuously developed new skills and techniques, broadening their savoir-faire to set rule-breaking trends.
The RD series
Since 2015, Audemars Piguet’s Research and Development (RD) series has showcased groundbreaking advancements in watchmaking, blending technical innovation with timeless design.
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Innovation is Feminine
Since its establishment in 1875, Audemars Piguet has crafted an array of pioneering mechanical watches for women. Due to their diminutive sizes, women watches offered Audemars Piguet’s founders a platform for innovation.
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Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Universelle
The culmination of 7 years of research and development, drawing upon the human talents working in various disciplines, the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Universelle pays tribute to the grand complication.
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Our Collections
While each collection has its own distinctive personality, they all testify to our Manufacture’s ancestral expertise and drive for innovation.
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AP CHRONICLES: DIVE INTO AUDEMARS PIGUET'S HISTORY
Travel back in time and immerse yourself into Audemars Piguet's universe through enriched articles, technical sheets of models and calibres as well as exclusive anecdotes and archival footages uncovered by our Heritage team.
AP TALKS PODCAST
Discover AP TALKS Podcast, a series of conversations presenting Audemars Piguet’s craftsmanship, heritage and cultural universe through the eyes of Audemars Piguet’s experts and special guests.
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Ep 3 - The Royal Oak Offshore's 30th anniversary
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Ep 2 - A Step Inside the Archives of the Royal Oak
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Ep 1 - 50 Years of Royal Oak: A Not-so-Perfect Success Story
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