Inserita nella “Santa Trinità” dell’orologeria insieme a Patek Philippe e Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet è rimasta indipendente e a conduzione familiare sin dalla sua fondazione nel 1875 nella Vallée de Joux da parte di due giovani e ambiziosi orologiai, Jules Louis Audemars ed Edward Auguste Piguet.
I due iniziarono creando orologi da tasca unici e complessi, realizzati a mano da una rete di artigiani nella valle dell’orologeria svizzera, nella regione occidentale del Paese. L’atelier si affermò rapidamente grazie ai suoi raffinati orologi con soneria, cronografi e orologi astronomici, tutti assemblati e rifiniti a mano. Questi segnatempo venivano realizzati in piccoli lotti e non in serie; infatti, fino al 1950 l’azienda impiegava solo da 10 a 30 artigiani.
Tuttavia, il più grande contributo di Audemars Piguet all’orologeria sarebbe arrivato negli anni ’70, quando l’industria orologiera svizzera era alle prese con una crisi esistenziale a seguito dell’arrivo dal Giappone di orologi da polso al quarzo più economici. Mentre molti marchi svizzeri scomparvero, quelli che sopravvissero furono costretti ad adattarsi e innovarsi. Fu proprio in quei tempi incerti, nel 1972, che Audemars Piguet si rivolse al visionario designer Gerald Genta per creare un orologio sportivo di lusso in acciaio. Fino ad allora, gli orologi da polso di lusso erano quasi sempre realizzati con casse in metalli preziosi. Genta creò il Royal Oak, un orologio sportivo in acciaio con quadrante rotondo, una caratteristica lunetta ottagonale e un bracciale integrato, destinato a diventare un segnatempo di riferimento per il settore.
Il Royal Oak sarebbe emerso come modello iconico per il marchio ed è rimasto in produzione per oltre 50 anni. I primi esemplari del Royal Oak, in particolare quelli della Serie A (i primi 2.000 esemplari prodotti), sono estremamente ricercati dai collezionisti e raggiungono regolarmente cifre a sei zeri alle aste di Christie’s. Il successo del Royal Oak ha portato alla creazione di linee derivate come il Royal Oak Offshore e la collezione Concept, considerata un banco di prova per l’innovazione. I modelli Royal Oak con complicazioni, come i calendari perpetui, sono molto ricercati: un calendario perpetuo Ref. 25654ST, probabilmente unico nel suo genere, è stato venduto per oltre mezzo milione di dollari da Christie’s a Ginevra nel novembre 2022.
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND EXTRAVAGANT 18K WHITE GOLD, DIAMOND AND EMERALD-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 14840BC, CASE NO. E-35098, NO. 127, CIRCA 2003
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN ELEGANT 18K PINK GOLD CHRONOGRAPH TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH
JULES AUDEMARS TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPHE MODEL, REF. 25909OR, CASE NO. E 68349, CIRCA 2002
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY APPEALING 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25554BA, CASE NO. D 3595, NO. 011, CIRCA 1985
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, BRACELET AND BLUE 'TUSCAN' DIAL
ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE MODEL, REF. 25654BA, CASE NO. D 60369, NO. 1'023, CIRCA 1996
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K PINK GOLD LIMITED EDITION CUSHION-SHAPED MINUTE REPEATING JUMP HOUR WRISTWATCH
'JOHN SHAEFFER' REPETITION MINUTES MODEL, REF. 25798OR, CASE NO. D 68104, NO. 7, CIRCA 1995
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE TANTALUM AND 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC SKELETONIZED PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25829TA, CASE NO. D 80600, NO. 24, CIRCA 1997
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND COVETED 18K 'FROSTED' WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC SKELETONIZED WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET AND DOUBLE BALANCE WHEEL
ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 15466BC, CIRCA 2023
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE PLATINUM AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE MODEL, REF. 25820PT, CASE NO. F 45241, NO. 0'156, CIRCA 2012
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A SPECIAL ORDER 18K WHITE GOLD, DIAMOND AND RUBY-SET QUARTZ WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL, MADE FOR THE ALINGHI RACING TEAM
ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE MODEL, REF. 67151BC, CASE NO. E 21832, NO. 048, CIRCA 2004
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL
ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 56175ST, CASE NO. C95706, NO. 1'032, CIRCA 1991
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD RECTANGULAR-SHAPED JUMPING HOUR WRISTWATCH
MOVEMENT AND CASE NO. 33'550, CIRCA 1925
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE PLATINUM AUTOMATIC SKELETONIZED PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE MODEL, REF. 5558PT, CASE NO. B 89983, NO. 021, CIRCA 1983
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, BRACELET AND ONYX DIAL
ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 14813BA, CASE NO. D-16769, NO. 135, CIRCA 1998
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE
ROYAL OAK 'CITY OF SAILS' ALINGHI MODEL, REF. 25979ST, CASE NO. E-77386, CIRCA 2002
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD SQUARE SKELETONIZED WRISTWATCH
RETAILED BY HERMES, REF. 5204BA, CASE NO. 26'295, CIRCA 1963
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE CARILLON MINUTE REPEATING WRISTWATCH WITH POWER RESERVE AND DYNAMOGRAPH TORQUE INDICATION
JULES AUDEMARS GRANDE SONNERIE CARILLON DYNAMOGRAPH MODEL, REF. 25945BC, CASE NO. E 28806, CIRCA 2005
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE TITANIUM SPECIAL EDITION CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE
ROYAL OAK 'LA BOUTIQUE PARIS' MODEL, REF. 26041TI, CASE NO. F 40453, CIRCA 2005
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A SPECIAL ORDER 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL, MADE FOR THE ALINGHI RACING TEAM
ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE MODEL, REF. 26021BC, CASE NO. E 88629, CIRCA 2003
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN IMPRESSIVE AND HEAVY 18K WHITE GOLD LIMITED EDITION SEMI-SKELETONIZED CHRONOGRAPH DOUBLE-BARREL TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 26167BC, CASE NO. G 05331, NO. 4⁄12, CIRCA 2008
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN ATTRACTIVE TANTALUM AND STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION QUARTZ WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK CHAMPIONSHIP MODEL, REF. 56175TT, CASE NO. E6435, NO. 1'625, CIRCA 1995
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A COVETED STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 15450ST, CASE NO. K17206, CIRCA 2018
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND LARGE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND RUBY-SET AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND BRACELET
QUANTIEME PERPETUAL AUTOMATIQUE MODEL, REF. 5562BA, CASE NO. 007 AND B95795, SOLD IN 1984
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND UNUSUAL PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION CUSHION-SHAPED MINUTE REPEATING WRISTWATCH WITH WANDERING HOUR DISPLAY
JOHN SCHAEFFER MODEL, REF. 25881PT, MOVEMENT NO. 404'219, CASE NO. D71827 AND NO. 9, CIRCA 1996
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A UNIQUE , IMPORTANT, AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLATINUM CUSHION-SHAPED SINGLE-BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TWO-TONE DIAL, SOLD TO THE AMERICAN MARKET
'COUSSIN TORTUE' MODEL, NO. 41'849, THE MOVEMENT CIRCA 1930, DELIVERED IN 1937 AND SOLD IN 1943
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE, UNUSUAL, AND LARGE 18K WHITE GOLD RECTANGULAR-SHAPED JUMPING HOUR WRISTWATCH WITH WANDERING MINUTES
MOVEMENT AND CASE NO. 38733, MANUFACTURED IN 1928
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT PLATINUM, DIAMOND AND RUBY-SET AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25687PT, CASE NO. D42116, NO. 21, CIRCA 1994
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT 18K GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT EMERALD-SET SKELETONIZED AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25786BA, CASE NO. D68038, NO. 1⁄1, CIRCA 1995
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT PLATINUM AND TITANIUM LIMITED EDITION TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH POWER RESERVE AND BRACELET
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, UAE LIMITED EDITION, CASE NO. TA7150M, NO. 06/10, CIRCA 2020
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND UNIQUE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH LEAP YEAR INDICATION, MOON-PHASES, MOTHER-OF-PEARL REGISTER, BRACELET, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND BOX
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, GRANDE COMPLICATION, ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 25990BC, NO 1/1, MOVEMENT NO. 415'478, CASE NO. E 71337, SOLD AS A UNIQUE PIECE IN 2002
Audemars Piguet. An Extremely Fine, Rare and Important 18k Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Leap Year, Moon Phases and Two-tone Dial
Signed Audemars Piguet, Genève, Leap Year Perp. Cal., Ref 5516, Movement No. 73'013, Manufactured in 1957
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, EMERALD GREEN DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25654ST, NO. 1076, CIRCA 1997
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE, STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25654ST, NO. 1076, CASE NO. D-60422, CIRCA 1997
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT 14K PINK GOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH OBSERVATORY-STYLE DIAL
MOVEMENT NO. 46'585 B, CASE NO. 46'585, CIRCA 1950
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MESMERIZING PLATINUM AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25686PT, NO. 035, CIRCA 1991
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE PLATINUM SKELETONIZED PERPETUAL CALENDAR AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND BRACELET
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPERTUEL MODEL, REF. 25829PT, CIRCA 2003
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT PLATINUM AND TITANIUM LIMITED EDITION TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH POWER RESERVE, BRACELET, WARRANTY AND BOX
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, UAE LIMITED EDITION, CIRCA 2020
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A UNIQUE, IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, SPECIAL COMMISSION DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK CHRONOGRAPH MODEL, REF. 25960BC, NO. E73509, SOLD IN 2003
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT 18K GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT RUBY-SET SKELETONIZED AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25786BA, CASE NO. D68039, NO. 1⁄1, CIRCA 1995
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE PLATINUM AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH GREEN DIAL, DATE, BRACELET, GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK MODEL, REF. 15202PT, CIRCA 2021
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE PLATINUM AUTOMATIC SKELETONISED PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND BRACELET
QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE, REF. 25636PT
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE WHITE CERAMIC AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICTION, BRACELET, GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUAL MODEL, REF. 26579CB, CIRCA 2019
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE BLACK CERAMIC SKELETONISED AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR, WEEK INDICATION AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK PERPETUAL CALENDAR OPENWORKED MODEL, REF. 26585CE, CASE NO. PR9666W
AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK REF. 15413BC RAINBOW, A RARE LIMITED EDITION GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SAPPHIRE-SET BEZEL
CASE NUMBER: KM2903R, MOVEMENT NUMBER: AZ6075
AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND COVETED PLATINUM AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25686PT, NO. 009, CIRCA 1992
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A HIGHLY COMPLICATED AND VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND BRACELET
ROYAL OAK GRANDE COMPLICATION AUTOMATIQUE MODEL, REF. 25880OR, CASE NO. HI8355, CIRCA 2011
Audemars Piguet. A unique, extremely fine, highly important and previously unknown platinum and diamond-set minute repeating wristwatch with bracelet
Signed Audemars, Piguet, Genève, ref. 3207, movement no. 64804, manufactured in 1960