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Complicated Watches

Complications are at the heart of Audemars Piguet’s DNA and of the Vallée de Joux’s collective history. Since its inception, the Manufacture has crafted complicated mechanical timepieces, specialising in perpetual calendars, chronographs and chiming mechanisms. These feats of horology draw on centuries of expertise while continually redefining the possibilities of watchmaking.

Together, designers, watchmakers and craftspeople go beyond conventional construction methods to create watch movements balancing ancestral expertise with ergonomic design innovations.

Astronomy, the mother of watchmaking

Inspired by the Vallée de Joux’s clear night sky, generations of watchmakers at Audemars Piguet have crafted re­fined timepieces capturing astronomical cycles.

Tourbillon and Special Escapements

Building on traditions, Audemars Piguet watchmakers have crafted mechanisms with new functionality, greater reliability and optimal efficiency with each generation.

The art of CHIMING

Over the centuries, watchmakers have followed their dream to create refined chiming watches with the sound quality of musical instruments.

Our CHRONOGRAPH

Chronographs were developed in the 19th century with the increasing necessity to measure short periods of time and performances, such as horse races.

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