Wandering hours are one of the most fascinating displays of the watch industry. And if it’s often associated with modern indie watchmakers like Urwerk or with Audemars Piguet, it is actually a very old concept dating back to the 17th century. Yet, if the paternity of the system is far older than many would think, […]
Charity auctions can often be some of the watch world’s most exciting events, as brands stretch their creativity for one-off watches that are instantly collectible. Audemars Piguet certainly delivered at the La Cuvée One Drop 2022 event with their Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph “One Drop” raising US$1.1m. Hosted in Las Vegas, the proceeds go towards … Continued
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After we’ve taken a closer look at five very cool watches that put the Earth on your wrist one way or another just last week, this time around we move over to our nearest neighbour, the Moon. This satellite of our beautiful planet has been there forever and has guided us through time on our […]
Despite being over 50 years old, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak has never ceased to be a thought provoker. Even though the signature octagonal design has well and truly been accepted into the collective consciousness of watch design, having thousands of copies and homages, there are still so many mysteries surrounding how the physical object … Continued
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As a boy, Peter O’Toole jotted down a promise in his notebook: “I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony.” Dude certainly delivered on that one. As an actor, he was best known for his 1962 performance in Lawrence of Arabia that brought him overnight fame. Yet beyond … Continued
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For a lot of watch collectors, condition is everything. Every minuscule scratch on a watch knocks off a little bit of value, and before long you may struggle to even wear it with pride, let alone sell it. For an archive or a museum however, the condition means nothing compared to the story that the … Continued
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The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Limited Edition may have been divisive, but it was an irrefutable success for the brand. The Royal Oak Concept line is a playground for Audemars Piguet to push the boundaries of their design and development, where beyond the sky is the limit. Recently AP has proved this … Continued
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Audemars Piguet will be dressing up its complications in ceramic for the end of this year, including the striking full-blue RO Perpetual, or various editions of Code 11.59. One of the recipients is Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Self-Winding Flying Tourbillon. The white gold and black ceramic case frame an absolutely captivating, inky black onyx […]
For autumn 2022, Audemars Piguet will be introducing a dash of coloured ceramic to some of the more complicated watches, including members of its Code 11.59 collection. Aware of the fact that there are few marriages in the watch world sexier than pink gold and black ceramic, AP has chosen this provocative dress code for […]
High-tech ceramic is the big protagonist of Audemars Piguet’s releases this autumn and makes its way, for the first time, into tourbillon and chronograph models of the Code 11.59 collection. So far, we’ve seen ceramic on the cases of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar and the ROC Tourbillon GMT. Now it’s the Code 11.59 Tourbillon […]