Manufacturer
Audemars Piguet
Also recorded as: Audemars, Piguet & Cie
Vallée de Joux manufacturer of complicated watches and of the Royal Oak (1972).
Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet founded the firm in Le Brassus in 1875, in a valley long specialised in complicated movements for other houses. It made minute repeaters and grand complications, and in the 1920s some of the smallest and thinnest movements of their day.
In 1972 the Royal Oak, designed by Gérald Genta, introduced the luxury steel sports watch with an integrated bracelet. The founding families still control the company.
- Country
- Switzerland
- City / centre
- Le Brassus, Vallée de Joux
- Founded
- 1875
- Status
- Active (family-owned)
- Key people
- Jules-Louis Audemars (1851–1918); Edward-Auguste Piguet (1853–1919); Gérald Genta (designer)
Innovations & specialities
- Complicated pocket and wrist movements
- Royal Oak luxury steel sports watch (1972)
Works by Audemars Piguet in the catalogue
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Wristwatches · Sold to New York in June 1937
Audemars Piguet wristwatch, Sold to New York in June 1937
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · sold to H. Golay & Son in 1938
Audemars Piguet "tank", sold to H. Golay & Son in 1938
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Pocket Watches · circa 1960
Audemars Piguet ''couteau'', circa 1960
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Pocket Watches · sold in November 1961
Audemars Piguet "extra Plate", ref. 5633 BA, sold in November 1961
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Pocket Watches · circa 1985
Audemars Piguet pocket watch, ref. BA5555, circa 1985
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · circa 1990s
Audemars Piguet Bamboo, circa 1990s
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Clocks · circa 1990's
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, circa 1990's
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · circa 1995
Audemars Piguet Star Wheel, ref. 25720, circa 1995
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Movements & Components · circa 2000
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, ref. 14790, circa 2000
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · circa 2004
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, ref. 25860ST.OO.1110ST.05, circa 2004
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · circa 2015
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Off-Shore, ref. 2640010.00.A004CA.01.A, circa 2015
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · circa 2019
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balancier Squelette, ref. 15407ST.OO.1220ST.01, circa 2019
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
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