Audemars Piguet product history and timeline explained

History

We will explain the history and timeline of Audemars Piguet products. We will explain the products in an easy-to-understand manner, even for first-time visitors.

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Audemars Piguet product history and timeline explained

2022 The Royal Oak celebrates its 50th anniversary.
2017 The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is launched in yellow gold, paying homage to the yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch created in 1955.
2016 The women's Royal Oak Frosted Gold is released.
2009 Audemars Piguet unveils the latest version of its escapement, boasting a frequency of 43,200 vibrations per hour.
2007 We have announced a new, ultra-lightweight and ultra-hard material called "Forged Carbon."
2006 The Audemars Piguet escapement, the world's first unique mechanism that does not require lubrication, is announced.
1996 The Grand Complication automatic watch is launched, and the Audemars Piguet Museum is opened in the same year to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the company's founding.
1993 The Royal Oak Offshore, designed for extreme sports, is announced.
1989 Dual Time is launched, allowing the display of a second time zone.
1986 Developed the world's thinnest automatic tourbillon wristwatch.
1978 Developed the world's first automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch.
1972 The world's first stainless steel luxury sports watch, the Royal Oak, is announced.
1946 Developed the world's thinnest hand-wound wristwatch, measuring just 1.64mm.
1921 Developed the world's thinnest pocket watch, measuring just 1.32mm thick.
1918 The founder's two sons take over the business, with Paul-Louis becoming chairman and technical manager.
1915 Launch of the world's smallest five-minute repeater movement.
1907 The first manufacture was established next to the atelier, which is now the brand's headquarters.
1892 The world's first wristwatch with a minute repeater is born.
1889 At the Universal Exhibition in Paris, the Grand Complication pocket watch was unveiled, featuring a three-hand function, perpetual calendar, chronograph, and more.
1888 Founding of a subsidiary in Geneva.
1885 Following London, we opened agents in Paris, New York, Berlin and Buenos Aires.
1882 Together with the other founder, Edouard-Auguste Piguet, he founded Audemars Piguet, and in the same year developed the world's first complication pocket watch.
1875 One of the founders, Jules-Louis Audemars, established a watch workshop in Le Brassus, Switzerland.

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