愛彼

愛彼與百達翡麗及江詩丹頓並列為製錶界的「神聖三位一體」,自1875年於汝拉山谷誕生以來,始終保持獨立經營並由家族持有。品牌由兩位年輕且充滿抱負的製錶師,朱爾·路易·愛彼(Jules Louis Audemars)與愛德華·奧古斯特·彼傑(Edward Auguste Piguet)共同創立。

兩位創辦人最初專注於製作獨特且複雜的懷錶,由瑞士西部鐘錶谷內一批工藝精湛的匠人手工打造。 愛彼工作坊憑藉精緻的三問報時、計時及天文功能時計迅速建立聲譽,所有時計均以手工組裝及打磨加工。 這些鐘錶均少量製作,而不是批量生產;事實上,直至1950年,品牌僱用的工藝師人數一直僅在10至30人之間。

愛彼對製錶業最具革命性的貢獻出現在1970年代。當時,隨著日本生產的低成本石英腕錶席捲全球,瑞士鐘錶業陷入存亡危機。 許多瑞士品牌相繼倒閉,倖存的品牌被迫適應和創新。 1972年,愛彼在這動盪時期邀請富有遠見的設計師傑羅·尊達(Gerald Genta)構思一款高級精鋼運動腕錶。 在此之前,高級腕錶幾乎一律採用貴金屬錶殼。 尊達設計出 Royal Oak 系列——這款鋼製運動腕錶以圓形錶盤、獨特八角形錶圈及一體式錶帶為特色,成為業界標誌性的經典之作。

Royal Oak 系列自問世以來,便成為愛彼的傳奇標誌,至今已持續生產逾半世紀。 早期的 Royal Oak,尤其是首批2,000枚的A系列,極具收藏價值,於拍賣市場上經常錄得六位數美元的成交價。 Royal Oak 的成功,亦催生出如 Royal Oak Offshore 及 Concept 系列等延伸作品,後者更被視為品牌創新技術的試驗平台。 具備複雜功能的 Royal Oak 型號尤為炙手可熱,如萬年曆: 2022年11月,一枚或屬孤品的萬年曆型號25654ST 於日內瓦佳士得拍賣會上以逾五十萬美元成交。

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, BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25654ST, NO. 1076, CASE NO. D-60422, CIRCA 1997

Audemars Piguet. A very fine, large and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, GENEVE, REF. 5522, NO. 49'676, MANUFACTURED IN 1950

AUDEMARS PIGUET. A FINE RARE AND OVERSIZED LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DYNAMOGRAPH AND POWER RESERVE

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, TRADITION D'EXCELLENCE, NO. 3, EDITION LIMITÉE 20 PIECES, EDWARD PIGUET MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 525314, CASE NO. E68104, REF. 25958PT, MANUFACTURED IN 2002

AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, BRACELET AND GUARANTEE

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25654ST, NO. 948, MOVEMENT NO. 374116, CASE NO. D-40587, CIRCA 1993

AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN IMPRESSIVE AND VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, JULES AUDEMARS MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 678'287, CASE NO. F96021, CIRCA 2008

Audemars Piguet. A very fine and rare 18K gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with two-tone silvered dial and moon phases to 12 o'clock

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, GENÈVE, REF. 5516, MOVEMENT NO. 66'137, CASE NO. 11'152, MANUFACTURED IN 1955

AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE PLATINUM AUTOMATIC SKELETONIZED PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND BRACELET

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25636PT, NO. 15, CIRCA 1989

AUDEMARS PIGUET. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND UNUSUAL PLATINUM CUSHION-SHAPED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION

'JOHN SCHAEFFER' REPETITION MINUTES QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25835PT, CASE NO. D73311, NO. 5, CIRCA 1997

AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD SKELETONIZED PERPETUAL CALENDAR AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, BRACELET, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND BOX

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUEL MODEL, REF. 25636BA, MOVEMENT NO. 4'055'66, CASE NO. D63109, CIRCA 1996