Gone are the days when luxury watches were just something the wearer glanced at occasionally to see the time of day. Today timepieces are an elegant accessory, a lifestyle treasure to be passed from father to son and mother to daughter and one of the most regarded and very best among luxury watch manufacturers are Audemars Piguet. Audemars Piguet & Cie were founded in 1885, the company went through good times and bad times, including the First and Second World War, however they continued to release luxury innovative watches in the form of pocket, fashion lifestyle watches and chronographs. After re-organisation within the company at the end of the Second World War, Audemars Piguet turned their attention to the design of luxury elegant ultra-thin watches.

Some of the most superb of all ultra-thin watches can be found in the Jules Audemars classic collection, the luxury collection features watches with minute repeater and precision of a chronograph, they pay tribute to the very finest traditions in watchmaking.

In 1962, Georges Golay took over Audemars Piguet as business manager before eventually becoming Managing Director and CEO of the company. Audemars Piguet prospered, designing some of the most complex watches ever to be seen. Audemars Piguet turned their attentions to the sporting industry in

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