Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet Holding SA (French pronunciation: [odmaʁ piɡɛ]) is a Swiss manufacturer of ultra luxury watches, headquartered in Le Brassus, Switzerland. The company was founded by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in the Vallée de Joux in 1875, acquiring the name Audemars Piguet & Cie in 1881. The company has been family-owned since its founding.

Audemars Piguet Holding SA
Company typePrivate
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded1875 (1875) in Le Brassus, Switzerland
Founders
  • Jules Louis Audemars
  • Edward Auguste Piguet
Headquarters
  • Route de France 16
  • 1348 Le Chenit
  • Switzerland
  • 46.5804°N 6.2084°E / 46.5804; 6.2084
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Alessandro Bogliolo (Chairman)
  • Olivier Audemars (Vice Chairman)
  • Ilaria Resta (CEO)
Products
  • Wristwatches
  • clocks
Production output
50,000 (2023 estimate)
Revenue 1.93 billion CHF (2023)
Number of employees
1450
Subsidiaries
  • Renaud & Papi SA
  • Centror SA
Websiteaudemarspiguet.com

The company is best known for introducing the Royal Oak wristwatch in 1972, which helped the brand rise to prominence within the watchmaking industry. One of its earlier achievements was creating the first minute-repeating movement in 1892. The company developed the first skeleton watch in 1934 and has manufactured some of the thinnest watches, such as the 1986 ultra-thin automatic tourbillon wristwatch (Calibre 2870).

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