Audemars Piguet

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Audemars Piguet Holding SA
Company typePrivate
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded1875; 149 years ago (1875) in Le Brassus, Switzerland
Founders
  • Jules Louis Audemars
  • Edward Auguste Piguet
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Alessandro Bogliolo (Chairman)
  • Olivier Audemars (Vice Chairman)
  • Ilaria Resta (CEO)
Products
  • Wristwatches
  • clocks
Production output
50,000 (2023 estimate)
RevenueIncrease 1.93 billion CHF (2023)
Number of employees
1450[1]
Subsidiaries
  • Renaud & Papi SA
  • Centror SA
Websiteaudemarspiguet.com

Audemars Piguet Holding SA (French pronunciation: [odmaʁ piɡɛ]) is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches, headquartered in Le Brassus, Switzerland.[2][3] The company was founded by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in the Vallée de Joux in 1875, acquiring the name Audemars Piguet & Cie in 1881.[4][5][6] The company has been family-owned since its founding.[2][7]

The company is best known for introducing the Royal Oak wristwatch in 1972, which helped the brand rise to prominence within the watchmaking industry.[8][9] One of its earlier achievements was creating the first minute-repeating movement in 1892.[Note 1][10][11] The company developed the first skeleton watch in 1934 and has manufactured some of the thinnest watches, such as the 1986 ultra-thin automatic tourbillon wristwatch (Calibre 2870).[6][12][13]

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  2. ^ a b "Audemars Piguet | Our origins". Audemars Piguet - Le Brassus. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Company Overview of Audemars Piguet Holding SA". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Phillips: Audemars Piguet". Phillips. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Audemars Piguet History – Official Watches". Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Audemars Piguet History - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie". www.hautehorlogerie.org. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Audemars Piguet | Spirit of Independence". Audemars Piguet - Le Brassus. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. ^ Forster, Jack (7 July 2017). "Letters To The Editor: Why Isn't Rolex Considered One Of 'The Big Three'?". Hodinkee. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  9. ^ Forster, Jack (7 August 2012). "The Saga of Steel: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak". Haute Living. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Audemars Piguet | Innovation: Tradition & Avant-garde". Audemars Piguet - Le Brassus. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ^ Brunner, Written byGisbert (12 July 2018). "7 Milestone Omega Watches, from 1892 to Today". WatchTime - USA's No.1 Watch Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  12. ^ "The History of Audemars Piguet". Crown & Caliber Blog. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Audemars Piguet: A Brand History | Editorial | Bucherer". Editorial. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.


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