Audemars Piguet Continues to Make History

Written By: Jessica Mangiameli

Audemars Piguet is known for their luxurious, designer wrist watches. What many people do not know is that Audemars Piguet has been making wrist watch history since 1875 and continues to do so.

Audemars Piguet was establish in 1875 when 23-year-old Jules-Louis Audemars teamed up with then 21, Edward-Auguste Piguet. Audemars Piguet is still ran today by the founding families and remains the oldest fine watch manufacture to never have left the founding families circle. The company started out of Switzerland and the Audemars Piguet headquarters is still located there today.

Worn by many celebrities and those with fine tastes, Audemars Piguet is a reliable and stylish brand that makes one lucky to own such a special wrist watch. To establish ones self as a contemporary designer, it usually helps to have been around for a while and to make “firsts” in the industry.

A brief history of Audemars Piguet’s firsts:
1892: Audemars Piguet develops and produces the first minute repeater wristwatch.
1915: With a diameter of just 15.80 mm, Audemars Piguet constructs the smallest five-minute repeater calibre in existence.
1924: Audemars Piguet designs the first jumping-hour wrist watch of its time.
1925: With a calibre of just 81.32 mm, Audemars Piguet creates the world’s thinnest pocket watch.
1934: Audemars Piguet develops the first skeletonised pocket watch.
1946: Audemars Piguet designs the world’s thinnest wristwatch.
1957: The first Audemars Piguet wrist watch with a perpetual calendar is introduced to the public.
1967: With a central rotor, Audemars Piguet introduced the world’s first thinnest selfwinding calibre, measuring at 2.45 mm.
1972: The Birth of the Royal Oak gave Audemars Piguet the title of the first steel high-end sports watch.
1978: Audemars Piguet manufactures the first self-winding ultra-thin perpetual calendar wristwatch with a central rotor.
1986: Audemars Piguet designs the first ultra-thin selfwinding tourbillon wristwatch, measuring at 5.5 mm thick including the case.
1989: The smallest self-winding perpetual calendar watch is manufactured by Audemars Piguet
1994: The first wristwatch with Grande and Petite Sonnerie is created by Audemars Piguet featuring a quarter repeater striking on two gongs.
1996: Audemars Piguet designs the first self-winding Grande complication watch.
1997: The first Grande Sonnerie chiming model is introduced by Audemars Piguet, featuring a minute repeater with three gongs and three hammers.
2000: Audemars Piguet manufactures the first model with Equation of Time, featuring sunrise and sunset times and a perpetual calendar.
2006: Audemars Piguet introduces direct-impulse escapement.
2008: Audemars Piguet create the first watch featuring a carbon case and movement.
2009: Audemars Piguet introduces high-frequency chronometer with Audemars Piguet escapement and double balance-spring.

One can notice that around the World War II era that Audemar’s Piguet really stepped up their game in the watch industry making several new firsts. This could be due to the fact that business was starting to decline due to the stock market crash and the Great Depression.

With Audemars Piguet’s drive to constantly make firsts, they have really put themselves on the map for designer wrist wear. Audemars Piguet has invented several thin watches, making that their specialty in discovery.

The Audemars Piguet watch group is composed of 1,100 employees, 14 distribution subsidiaries and 16 boutiques located all around the world. The Audemars Piguet manufacture produces about 26,000 time pieces a year, making it a luxury for one to own.

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