Audemars Piguet Sapphire Orbe
February 2019
This year’s unique creation pushes gem-setting craftsmanship to new heights. Named after the river that crosses Le Brassus, home of Audemars Piguet, (…)
The Controversial Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet
GUEST COLUMN
February 2019
The Independent giant’s most significant launch since the Royal Oak was met with an initial outcry from the watch community. Is it a clever strategic move (…)
SIHH 2019 Insights: François-Henry Bennahmias, CEO Audemars Piguet
January 2019
François-Henry Bennahmias shares his thoughts on CODE 11:59, AP’s biggest launch since the Royal Oak. He talks as well about internet as a communications (…)
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WATCHPRINT
January 2019
F.P.JOURNE - Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz ROLEX 1905-1960 by Marco Strazzi MY TIME Christie’s with Sandro Frantini
SIHH 2019: Review on Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Line and Royal Oaks
January 2019
We’re looking at one of the most exciting roll outs of the show so far with Audemars Piguet’s new Code 11.59 line! Coming in different colors, case (…)
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Double Balance Wheel Openworked
January 2019
Audemars Piguet’s openworking specialists create a new movement by starting with the end design and working backwards. It’s an art, balancing aesthetics and (…)
Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet
SIHH 2019
January 2019
The recent collection Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet writes a new page in the Manufacture’s history and represents its genetic code. CODE stands for (…)
Watchmakers test their DNA
ARCHIVES AND HERITAGE
December 2018
The grand old companies with an uninterrupted history, such as Rolex, Audemars Piguet or Patek Philippe, maintain their heritage with absolute consistency (…)
Trade shows: the domino theory
ANALYSIS
November 2018
Another one bites the dust. All on the same day, we learned that Raymond Weil was quitting Baselworld as of 2019, then that Audemars Piguet and Richard (…)
Watch Curator ’18
- Open-Worked
MORE THAN A SKELETON
October 2018
In conventional watchmaking, skeletonising a watch’s movement was a rare speciality practised by a handful of master watchmakers. It was a balancing act (…)
‘There is no vintage bubble’
ALFREDO PARAMICO
October 2018
Alfredo Paramico is a world-class collector, primarily of Patek Philippe and Longines. This Italian former merchant banker, living in Miami, now manages an (…)
Audemars Piguet Carolina Bucci Royal Oak Frosted Gold
October 2018
The creative partnership of Audemars Piguet and Italian jewellery designer Carolina Bucci delivers another surprise with this eponymous 37mm limited edition (…)