in the year 2000, another modern production building was built in line with current
quality criteria. Both buildings are located right next to the original building, which
today houses the
Audemars Piguet Museum
.
Soon after the turn of the twentieth century, the company's founders embarked in
earnest upon a quest for a completely new type of watch, which despite considerable
resistance began to gain ground:
t
he wristwatch. Once again it was the complex
models which earned
Audemars Piguet
particular recognition.
Ultra-thin
and extra-
small
minute repeater
movements made their appearance, as well as
calendar
and
chronograph movements
. This created a wealth of experience, which today still leaves
its mark on all watches produced at
Audemars Piguet
. In the brightly lit workshops,
the inspiration from this unrivalled landscape continues to encourage traditional
craftsmanship. Quietness and concentration are invariably what shape events there.
Today as in the past, everything is done to achieve the utmost perfection; absolute
quality always takes precedence over quantity, as if time at Audemars Piguet had stood
still. Producing the most refined precision watches is a task which, as in the past, will
not suffer undue haste. This admirable business philosophy is carried on consistently
to this day, where traditional craftsmanship and demands for the very highest quality
live on. The reason for this surely lies in the fact that the business is still to this day the
property of the two founding families of Audemars and
Piguet
.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE
AUTOMATIC TOURBILLON MOVEMENT
We congratulate you as the fortunate buyer of this extraordinary automatic
tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve and calendar.
This jewel will prove to you that our passion for the watchmaking art knows no
boundaries other than strict respect for the noblest tradition.
Audemars Piguet has always striven to safeguard and uphold its independence. That
is why we set the most demanding requirements for the production of our watches,
particularly in the design of exclusive calibres. They bear the easily distinguishable
Audemars Piguet signature and offer an image of elegant equilibrium. The master
watchmakers at Audemars Piguet are entirely devoted to preserving a know-how
that is at the pinnacle of watchmaking art. The master pieces from Audemars Piguet,
innovative and striving for the utmost perfection, have a value in proportion to all
the patience that they require, and the extreme care that is devoted to them every
day. For example, the finishing, chamfering and polishing of components, their trial
operation and then assembly are all performed exclusively by hand. Accordingly,
only the most experienced master watchmakers enjoy the privilege of being able to
give life to the automatic tourbillon movement.
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