The History Of Audemars Piguet Watch Replicas Uk

　　Audemars Piguet is one of the increasingly rare watch brands to celebrate a centenary while still being owned by the same family.

　　Founded in 1875 by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in the Vallée de Joux,Switzerland,it was officially named Audemars Piguet&Cie in 1881.

　　In 1892,the company produced the world’s first pocket watch and went on to create the first timepiece in 1921.

The world’s first skeleton watch replicas uk was manufactured by the company in 1934.

　　The second and third generations at the helm of the company were descendants of Audemars and Piguet,with the fourth(and current)generation involved in management.

　　The luxury Swiss watchmaker is one of the few that remains an independent company,with François-Henry Bennahmias as the current CEO.

　　Audemars Piguet is best known today for its Royal Oak collection,launched in 1972 as the first luxury sports watch made of stainless steel.

　　With a unique,unprecedented shape and integrated bracelet,renowned watch designer Gérald Genta created one of the most iconic sports watches to date.

　　Contemporary pieces range from tourbillon and minute repeater models to chronographs and traditional steel hour/date models,but they all share unmistakable characteristics.

　　The octagonal bezel with exposed screws was inspired by old brass helmets.

　　And the name“Royal Oak”came from eight British Royal Navy ships of the same name(hence the eight-sided bezel).

　　The watch was polarizing when it was launched at the 1972 Baselworld with such a bold design.

　　And high price tag but soon became an iconic symbol of the brand itself as collectors took great interest.

　　The next generation of the Royal Oak series was launched in 1993 to mark the 20th anniversary of the collection.

　　This new Royal Oak Offshore had a larger 42mm case(up from 39mm)and continued the massive success of its predecessor.

　　The brand is also known for extremely thin pieces with one of the thinnest tourbillon watches in the world produced in 1986(5.3mm with Calibre 2870).

　　The Royal Oak RD#2 became the thinnest automatic perpetual calendar in 2018 with the new Calibre 5133,which uses a single.

Layer architecture instead of the traditional 3-layer construction.

　　In 1946,the company launched the world’s thinnest watch at the time with a movement that was 1.64 mm thick.

　　Other recent innovations include the first direct-pull escapement,based on an 18th-century design.

　　The escape wheel transmits a push directly to the balance wheel as it is unlocked/locked by the anchor.

　　Eliminating the need for lubrication while increasing the frequency to 6Hz for greater accuracy.

　　The Royal Oak Carbon Concept introduced a carbon case in 2007.

　　In 2019,the Calibre 4401 was created as a new in-house,integrated chronograph movement(for the Code 11.59 collection).

　　Prior to this,most of the brand’s chronograph movements were either entirely protruding or used a unit on top of an existing internal caliber.

　　With a few exceptions,such as the Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher.

　　Additional collections beyond the Royal Oak include the aforementioned Code 11.59,Millenary,Jules Audemars watch replicas uk,Haute Joaillerie and Classique.

　　Whether it’s a watch featuring a tourbillon,minute repeater,perpetual calendar or a simple time/date combination.

　　Audemars Piguet demonstrates the grandeur of haute horlogerie across its entire spectrum.

　　A motto introduced in 2012 truly embodies the brand.