"150 years is a long time to be in business, and Audemars Piguet - maker of the famed Royal Oak and innovative Code 11.59 - is taking full advantage of the situation to celebrate like there's no tomorrow. Starting off the year with a huge blowout in La Brassus, it released a spectacular series of new perpetual calendar watches, followed up more recently by the groundbreaking RD#5 chronograph."
"For someone in search of a three-figure gift rather than a six-figure watch, however, there's a new AP-themed product that's poised to delight: The Watch - Stories and Savoir Faire is a whopping 600-page book published by French publisher Flammarion that digs into the history, construction, componentry and importance of not only Audemars Piguet timepieces, but of watches more broadly."
Audemars Piguet marks its 150th anniversary with a 600-page volume published by Flammarion that examines the brand's history, construction, componentry, and broader watchmaking. The volume is amply illustrated with archival and new photography plus technical illustrations. Content is organized into five parts — The Dial, The Case, The Bracelet and Strap, The Movement and Complications — and includes interviews with experts and AP employees alongside contributions from a dozen writers and forty other contributors. Chapters are lengthy and detailed, covering manufacture, design, and the practical, everyday aspects of watchmaking relevant to collectors and enthusiasts.
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