Why Audemars Piguet Timepieces Are The World's Best
Passion and desire are essential ingredients for creativity, as well as for success. The story of two childhood friends who had an abundance of both of those ingredients turned the art of watchmaking into a multi-million dollar business. In 1875 Edward-Auguste Piguet and Jules-Louis Audemars joined forces to produced luxury watches in the Joux Valley of Switzerland. Audemars meticulously designed watch movements and Piguet handled the commercial and financial side of the business. These hand crafted and aesthetically pleasing new watches attracted attention from royalty and heads of state, as well as the critics thanks to their bold designs, luxurious materials, and sense of timing in terms of fashion as well as timekeeping. Audemars Piguet is now recognized as one of the world's best luxury watch manufacturers as well as one of world's most innovative timepiece designers. At the turn of the 20th century the company was enjoying their new-found notoriety but needed to exp...