Workshop founded
Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet begin their collaboration.
Switzerland · Founded 1875
Audemars Piguet
Independent high watchmaking shaped by complications and radical sports design.
Founded1875
OriginSwitzerland
FocusManufacture & design
LibraryEditorial references
Brand story.
Founded in the Vallée de Joux, Audemars Piguet built its reputation through complicated movements and specialist production before transforming luxury sports-watch design with the Royal Oak.
The manufacture exists as an independent bridge between traditional high complications and bold contemporary architecture. Its identity is inseparable from finishing, proportion and mechanical ambition.
Selected milestones
Timeline.
Company established
Audemars Piguet & Cie formalises its manufacture identity.
Royal Oak
A steel luxury sports watch overturns conventional hierarchy.
Royal Oak Offshore
The sports-watch idea is amplified for a new era.
Code 11.59
A new contemporary case and movement platform is introduced.
Collection architecture
Essential collections.
Royal Oak
Integrated steel architecture elevated through complex hand finishing.
Royal Oak Offshore
A larger, technical and more aggressive interpretation of the sports-watch formula.
Code 11.59
A modern round-facing collection with an octagonal middle case and broad complication platform.
Model Library
Explore Audemars Piguet models.
Dress / contemporary watch
Audemars Piguet Code 11.59
A contemporary collection combining a round visual profile with a complex octagonal middle case.
Explore model → Chronograph / contemporary dress watchAudemars Piguet Code 11.59 Chronograph
A modern integrated chronograph housed in the multi-part Code 11.59 case.
Explore model → Dress / high complication watchAudemars Piguet Jules Audemars
A traditional round collection expressing classical and complicated watchmaking.
Explore model → Contemporary dress watchAudemars Piguet Millenary
An oval-cased collection known for off-centred displays and visible movement architecture.
Explore model → Luxury sports watchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak
The luxury sports watch that challenged traditional ideas of material, finishing and prestige.
Explore model → Luxury sports chronographAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph
A chronograph preserving Royal Oak architecture while adding sporting complexity.
Explore model → High complication / sports watchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept
An experimental Royal Oak branch built around advanced materials and architectural movements.
Explore model → Openworked luxury sports watchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked
An openworked Royal Oak using two balance wheels for stability and visual theatre.
Explore model → Chronograph / luxury sports watchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore
A larger and more aggressive extension of the Royal Oak, designed for modern sports-watch presence.
Explore model → Perpetual calendar / luxury sports watchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
A high complication combining the integrated sports form with a perpetual calendar.
Explore model → Limited-edition dress watchAudemars Piguet [RE]Master02
A limited reinterpretation of a rare asymmetrical mid-century design.
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TimeHunter Insight
Audemars Piguet ownership requires exceptional attention to case and bracelet condition. On these watches, lost geometry can matter as much as movement condition.