Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet (AP) is a Swiss luxury watch brand and was founded in 1875. Tiffany, Cartier and Bulgari used Audemars watches to offer them (relabeled) under their own brands. Since 1882, the Audemars and Piguet families have been involved with the AP company without interruption. The brand is especially known for the iconic Royal Oak, designed by Gérald Genta.

Review: 9 iPad Apps for Watch Aficionados

Though tablets such as the iPad arrived on the market just a few years ago, it is already difficult to imagine our lives without them, and the world of apps that complement them. But have you ever thought about how a tablet app could help you choose your next watch, or even help enhance your...

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Dec 4, 2013 by Raphael Calles

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Watchtime.com Presents 28 Christmas Gift Ideas for Watch Collectors

New York City (NY); Watchtime.com, the website of America’s best-selling watch magazine WatchTime, presents 28 Christmas gift ideas for watch collectors: https://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch-industry-news/watches/watch-insider-s-christmas-list/. Based on selections from “Watch Insider” Alexander Linz (www.watch-insider.com), one of the world’s most popular watch bloggers and partner of watchtime.com, the list of 28 exciting watches includes timepieces from luxury brands like...

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Dec 1, 2013 by Carina Friedrich

More Vintage Style: 9 Modern Re-Editions of Classical Watches

Last week, I listed 10 of my favorite vintage-style re-edition watches from various brands, but a lot of favorites still got left out. So, due to popular demand, here are nine more watches released in the past year or so that I consider among the best at representing the ongoing trend of reviving classical looks....

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Nov 24, 2013 by Alexander Linz

3 Standout Complicated Watches from Hong Kong “Watches & Wonders” Fair

Hong Kong’s inaugural “Watches and Wonders” salon, held September 25-28, featured 13 luxury watch brands, several of which launched significant new models at the fair. Here is a look at three of them, a perpetual calendar with tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne, and minute repeaters from Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Horological Hoopsters: More NBA Stars Endorse Watch Brands

As we approach the start of the NBA season, we are reminded that Lebron James — who recently teamed with Audemars Piguet to create a personalized watch — isn’t the only hardcourt hero to join forces with a watch brand. IWC and Tissot have introduced collaborations in recent weeks with, respectively, Carmelo Anthony of the...

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Oct 9, 2013 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore LeBron James Edition Launches in Miami

As we teased last week, and announced on social media yesterday, Audemars Piguet has released its heretofore top-secret new watch, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore LeBron James limited edition.

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Sep 28, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Why Was NBA Star LeBron James Visiting Audemars Piguet?

Today’s NBA certainly boasts its share of watch-loving superstars. A few of them have even come aboard watch brands as official “ambassadors” or “friends of the brand,” such as Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant (both Hublot), Tony Parker (Tissot) and Carmelo Anthony (soon to announce with IWC). Now we have received word that Miami Heat...

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Sep 25, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Triple Threat: Audemars Piguet’s Tradition Tourbillon Minute Repeater Chronograph

To many watch fans, Audemars Piguet is all about the Royal Oak, its iconic octagonal sports watch. However, the family-owned Swiss brand also wowed aficionados of haute horlogerie at this year’s SIHH with its incredibly complicated and extremely limited Tradition Tourbillon Minute Repeater Chronograph, inspired by a vintage timepiece from the 1920s.

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Aug 21, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s July-August Issue is On Sale Now!

The July-August issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, featuring our exclusive test of the Rolex Datejust II, detailed reports on the most buzzed-about new watches from Baselworld 2013, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3, tests on new watches from IWC and Tudor, and more. Click here for...

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Jul 2, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Partners with Art Basel

Audemars Piguet has announced a long-term partnership with Art Basel, taking on a role as global associate partner with a presence at the Art Basel shows in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong.

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May 16, 2013 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver

Introduced in January at the SIHH watch fair, Audemars Piguet’s new Royal Oak Offshore Diver joined the Royal Oak Offshore Grand Complication and Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph as part of the Swiss brand’s celebration of 20 years of its Royal Oak Offshore watch. The new Diver is the third such model to be introduced, and...

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Mar 8, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Photo Slideshow: Inside SIHH 2013

The 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) was held last week in Geneva. And unlike its larger counterpart in Basel, this watch fair is mostly closed to the public. To give our WatchTime fans a glimpse of what goes on in those hallowed halls of horology, we’ve compiled a slideshow of photos, taken...

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Jan 31, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Brand Ambassadors at Australian Open

While the WatchTime crew was checking out new watches at the Geneva fairs, the world’s top tennis players were vying for championships at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

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Jan 29, 2013 by WatchTime

François-Henry Bennahmias Officially Named CEO of Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet has finally made it official. After having been named “general manager ad interim” in May 2012, François-Henry Bennahmias was recently made chief executive officer of the Audemars Piguet Group by the Swiss watch company’s board of directors.

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Jan 28, 2013 by WatchTime

SIHH 2013: Audemars Piguet

Alexander Linz of watch-insder.com had a sit-down with Claudio Cavaliere, Audemars Piguet’s head of product management, at SIHH and got an up-close look at the brand’s latest offerings.

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Jan 24, 2013 by WatchTime

SIHH Day Three: Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai

It’s Day Three of the SIHH watch fair in Geneva, and despite a late dinner with our friends from A. Lange & Söhne and the Lange Owners Club, not to mention even later cocktails on the SIHH party boat on Lake Geneva, your intrepid WatchTime reporter is back at it to chronicle more headliners and...

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Jan 23, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Ambassador Leo Messi Voted World’s Best Soccer Player

On Monday, January 7th, Audemars Piguet “brand ambassador” Leo Messi was voted the 2012 world’s best football player (that’s as in soccer, to us Americans) by football journalists, national coaches and team captains. A winner of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award for the fourth consecutive year, Messi broke the record he jointly held with Michel...

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Jan 11, 2013 by WatchTime

SIHH 2013 Preview: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication

This year, Audemars Piguet celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original Royal Oak. Next year marks two decades of the larger, sportier Royal Oak Offshore, and Audemars Piguet plans to commemorate the milestone with the release of the extremely limited Royal Oak Grande Complication. The watch makes its debut at the SIHH watch fair in...

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Nov 8, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Releases Michael Schumacher Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph

Audemars Piguet’s latest limited-edition Royal Oak watch — introduced this week at a press conference in Berlin — is a collaboration with legendary auto racer Michael Schumacher. The seven-time world champion was personally involved with the development of the model, which includes numerous car-inspired design elements.

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Oct 19, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Exhibit Heads to Beijing

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 40 Years international exhibit, which began its tour in New York, has arrived in Asia, first in Beijing at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), and then to Singapore. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet has put together an exhibit featuring 100 timepieces and memorabilia dating...

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Sep 5, 2012 by WatchTime

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