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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

AUDEMARS PIGUET – Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding 43mm Smoked Blue

 
AUDEMARS PIGUETROYAL OAK Selfwinding 43mm Smoked Blue Dial - 2024
 
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 AUDEMARS PIGUET UNVEILS A NEW 
ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE SELFWINDING 43 MM

 Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is delighted to present a new Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding reference in 43 mm with a sporty two-tone design, combining a stainless steel case with a blue rubber-coated bezel. This contrasting colour theme continues with the addition of a smoked blue Méga Tapisserie dial and a matching blue rubber strap. 

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Powered by the selfwinding Calibre 4302, this new model indicates the hours, minutes, seconds and a date. It is one of the rare Royal Oak Offshore models that does not feature a chronograph, further enhancing the collection’s aesthetic appeal.

NEW AESTHETIC DETAILS

This new Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding introduces a host of aesthetic details, starting with the 43 mm stainless steel case fitted with a blue rubber-coated bezel and a matching rubber strap. 

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The sporty, two-tone aesthetic continues onto the smoked blue Méga Tapisserie dial, which takes centre stage in this hours, minutes, seconds and date format. 

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The dial is adorned with rhodium-toned gold trapezoidal-shaped hour-markers and Royal Oak hands, which have been enhanced with a luminescent coating for optimum visibility, a blue inner bezel, and an AP monogram in polished rhodium-toned gold at 12 o’clock. 

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Other details to note are redesigned crown guards and satin-finished studs that operate the interchangeable strap system. This model also comes with an additional black rubber strap to change style.

SELFWINDING CALIBRE 4302

Powered by the Manufacture Calibre 4302, this Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding 43 mm is equipped with a patented mechanism that provides stability and precision when setting the watch. The chronometry is further enhanced by the generous 32 mm diameter of the movement. 

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Beating to the rhythm of 4 Hz and with a 70-hour power reserve, the Calibre 4302 is fitted the Manufacture’s signature blackened 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight that can be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback along with the refined decorations adorning the movement, including Côtes de Genève, vertical, circular and sunray brushing, circular graining and polished chamfers.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: ROYAL OAK Selfwinding / 43 mm

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 Ref. 15605SK.OO.A350CA.01  


MOVEMENT
Selfwinding Calibre 4302

Total diameter
32 mm (14 lignes)
Total thickness 4.9 mm
Number of parts 257
Number of jewels 32

Minimum power reserve guaranteed 70 h
Frequency of balance wheel 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)  

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FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, centre seconds, and date
CASE
Stainless steel case
Diameter: 43 mm
Thickness: 14.4 mm
Blue rubber-coated bezel
Glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback
Screw-locked crown
Water-resistant to 100 m.
DIAL
Smoked blue dial with new generation Méga Tapisserie pattern
Rhodium-toned gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent material, blue inner bezel.
STRAP
Interchangeable blue rubber strap and stainless steel AP pin buckle. Additional interchangeable black rubber strap.

  🔴 Price  23 800 CHF 💰
  New Product Overview 2024

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Route de France 16 - Case postale 16
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Phone : + 41 21 642 39 00
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Thursday, June 13, 2024

AUDEMARS PIGUET – ROYAL OAK Selfwinding 41mm Gold Camouflage Gemstones

 

AUDEMARS PIGUETROYAL OAK Selfwinding 41mm White Gold Camouflage Coloured Gemstones - 2024
 
NEW CUTTING-EDGE SETTING 
FOR THE ROYAL OAK SELFWINDING IN 41 MM

Following on the footsteps of the Royal Oak Selfwinding Rainbow Sets launched in 2022, the Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet continues to explore highly creative settings. 

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This year, the Manufacture presents two fully paved 41 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding models with a camouflage pattern that extends from the dial to the case and bracelet. The motif is made up of 861 baguette-cut gemstones in graduated shades of blue or in green, brown and black tones – an industry first. 

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Each stone has been meticulously selected and custom cut to create a seamless harmony between the various components and result in an original mix of colours. Bringing together Haute Horlogerie and Haute Joaillerie in a creative dialogue, these timepieces open up new aesthetic possibilities for the brand.

AN UNPRECEDENTED CAMOUFLAGE DESIGN

Since its inception, the Manufacture has pushed the boundaries of the craft, pioneering avant-garde aesthetics with a variety of shapes, colours, finishing techniques and gemsetting. 

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This year, it is exploring the creative possibilities of camouflage patterns, which made their debut at Audemars Piguet in 2018 on the rubber straps of Royal Oak Offshore models. While AP’s R&D department unveiled new polychrome materials with a similar motif earlier this year, the Manufacture reinterprets this emblematic design once again, this time through gemsetting.

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The camouflage of the two new 41 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding models is formed by 861 baguette-cut coloured gemstones that fully cover the case, bracelet and dial. 
 
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While the first timepiece is adorned with graded blue sapphires and Swiss blue topaz (~ 44.32 carats), the second reference combines black sapphires, intense and light tsavorites and smoky quartz (~ 39.91 carats) to create harmonious shades of green, brown and black.

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Finding the right stones, colours and contrasts, while meeting Audemars Piguet’s strict criteria for colour, clarity and quality, was a crucial step in the design of these two timepieces. Each gemstone underwent an intensive quality control process. 
 
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After a rigorous selection made by the supplier, an additional check was carried out at Audemars Piguet to ensure overall harmony. Finally, the purity and gemmological nature of the stones were verified by an external laboratory.

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 “To create a harmonious camouflage effect that could be repeated throughout the watch, we carefully selected a variety of gemstones, including some rarely used in the watchmaking industry. The use of tsavorites, smoky quartz and black sapphires for the green timepiece and Swiss blue topaz combined with blue sapphires for the blue version allowed us to enrich the colour palette and achieve more subtle gradations. Finally, the invisible setting enhances the tone of each gemstone, giving the two timepieces volume and depth.”

Samira Ribeaucourt
Gemmologist, Audemars Piguet

ART OF INVISIBLE SETTING

To match the architecture of the Royal Oak case, bracelet and dial, the coloured gemstones were individually cut into baguettes of 179 different sizes, before being hand polished to present sharp and clear angles. The quality of the cut is as important as the intrinsic quality and clarity of the stones. Not only must they be loupe clean (i.e., no inclusions visible when examining the gemstone with a x10 loupe). Their lines and stepped facets must also be perfectly symmetrical and aligned to allow light to pass through.

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The Manufacture chose the intricate technique of invisible setting for the dial, the bracelet links and some of the case elements. Tiny grooves were delicately carved into the baguettes, which were then carefully snapped one by one into a hidden rail embedded in the gold component, using as little material as possible to give the impression that the stones are holding on their own. The complexity also lies in achieving seamless alignment – a painstaking task that requires extreme precision.

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The dial alone is covered with 152 gemstones, cut in 28 different sizes – a technical feat given the thinness of the gold plate on which they are set. To give them pride of place, the hour-markers have been omitted, while the “Audemars Piguet” signature and the “Swiss Made” indication have been discreetly printed in white on the underside of the sapphire crystal.

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The invisible setting influenced the entire fabrication process of the dial and bracelet links, from their construction and precise manufacturing to their finishing. The technical and gemsetting teams worked hand in hand through all stages of production to push creativity, while retaining the collection’s aesthetic codes and ensuring water-resistance, reliability, robustness and repairability.

A LATEST-GENERATION SELFWINDING CALIBRE

The two timepieces are powered by blue, the most recent selfwinding hours, minutes and seconds movement in this diameter developed by the Manufacture. The date indication has been left out to give pre-eminence to the gemsetting on the dial.

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The movement is equipped with a patented mechanism that provides stability and precision when setting the watch. In addition, its generous 32 mm in diameter enables optimal timekeeping precision, while its power reserve of a least 70 hours is ideal for contemporary lifestyles.

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The movement’s rhodium-toned 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight and its emblematic Haute Horlogerie decorations, such as Côtes de Genève, satin brushing, circular graining and polished chamfers, can be admired through the timepieces’ sapphire casebacks.

A LEGACY OF HIGH-JEWELLERY TIMEPIECES

Since its inception, Audemars Piguet has collaborated with several prestigious jewellery brands, including Tiffany, Cartier, Oscar Heyman and Bvlgari to case its movements in unique Haute Joaillerie creations. From the late 19th century until the 1970s, the Manufacture often sold the movement and dial to the jeweller who took care of the external design of the watch and signed it before selling it through their network. Diamonds and coloured gemstones, such as rubies, emeralds and sapphires were frequently used to embellish women’s creations. Over time, gemstones were incorporated into a wide variety of designs.

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The 1960s and 1970s saw the development of creative watches enriched with natural stone dials, including tiger’s eye, lapis lazuli, aventurine, grossular garnet, opal, onyx, ruby, amethyst and japser, to name but a few. These colourful dials were sometimes combined with other gemstones featured on the case and bracelet.

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In the 1980s, the growing trend for watches with welded bracelets led Audemars Piguet to open its own jewellery workshop, run by a handful of experts. Although the brand continued to work closely with external jewellers, more and more of its gemset timepieces were created in-house. In the decades that followed, the Manufacture created expressive, one-of-a-kind jewellery watches, often accompanied by matching jewellery sets. These unique creations led to the development of Audemars Piguet’s Haute Joaillerie collection in 2013. With distinctive pieces such as the Diamond Trilogy (2015–2017) and the Sapphire Orbe (2019), this collection broke with traditional notions of gemset watches.

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Far from being confined to these one-off Haute Joaillerie creations, gemsetting now permeates Audemars Piguet’s collections. While some timepieces feature a bezel set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, amethysts or rainbow-coloured gems, to name but a few, others are entirely paved with diamonds or coloured stones, culminating in the launch of the Royal Oak Selfwinding Rainbow Sets in 2022
 
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The two sets, available in 37 and 41 mm, are composed of ten white gold timepieces, each set with a different baguette-cut coloured gemstone to form a rainbow when placed side by side. Each watch contains some 800 stones of the exact same hue, all meticulously selected and custom cut to produce intense and pure colours.

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Building on the Manufacture’s long heritage of high-jewellery watches, the two new camouflage Royal Oak Selfwinding timepieces continue to combine age-old techniques with ever more contemporary design, taking the art of gemsetting and watchmaking to new heights.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: ROYAL OAK Self-winding / 41 mm

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Reference : 15514BC.YY.1284BC.04 - Blue   

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Reference : 15514BC.YY.1284BC.02 - Green, Brown and Black     

Movement
Self-winding Manufacture calibre 4309
Total diameter 32 mm (14 lignes
Total thickness 4.9 mm
Number of parts 225
Number of jewels 32
Minimum power reserve guaranteed 70 h
Frequency of balance wheel 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)
 
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Functions
Hours, minutes and centre seconds.
Case
  • 18-carat white gold case and bezel set with a total of 💎132 baguette-cut gemstones (graded blue sapphires and Swiss blue topaz) (~ 11.17 carats) 
  • 18-carat white gold case and bezel set with a total of 💎132 baguette-cut gemstones (black sapphires, intense and light tsavorites and smoky quartz) (~ 10.48 carats)
Glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback.
Diameter: 41 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm
Water-resistant to 20 m
Dial 
  • Dial set with 💎152 baguette-cut gemstones (graded blue sapphires and Swiss blue topaz) (~ 11.43 carats), white gold Royal Oak hands with luminescent material.
  • Dial set with 💎152 baguette-cut gemstones (black sapphires, light and intense tsavorites and smoky quartz) (~ 9.83 carats), white gold Royal Oak hands with luminescent material.
Strap 
  • 18-carat white gold bracelet set with 💎577 baguette-cut gemstones (graded blue sapphires and Swiss blue topaz) (~ 21.72 carats), AP folding clasp.
  • 18-carat white gold bracelet set with 💎577 baguette-cut gemstones (black sapphires, light and intensetsavorites and smoky quartz) (~ 19.6 carats), AP folding clasp.
  🔴 Price  upon request 💰
  New Product Overview 2024


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Press Release - 2024
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Audemars Piguet (Marketing) SA
Route de France 16 - Case postale 16
1348 Le Brassus - Switzerland
Phone : + 41 21 642 39 00
Fax : + 41 21 642 34 02
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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

AUDEMARS PIGUET – Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding 38 Gold

 

AUDEMARS PIGUETCode 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding 38 mm Diamonds and Coloured Sapphires 2023

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 THE CODE 11.59 BY AUDEMARS PIGUET COLLECTION
 WELCOMES TWO ENTIRELY GEMSET 38 MM MODELS

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Le Brassus, 31 May 2024 – Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is delighted to reveal two new 38 mm Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet models, whose cases and dials are adorned with delicate gemsetting.

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Executed in a choice of 18-carat white or pink gold, these new pieces feature a dial set with 533 brilliant-cut diamonds and coloured sapphires (~2.05 carats) assembled in an irregular setting.

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Powered by the three-hand selfwinding movement Calibre 5909, these novelties combine technical performance, ultra-contemporary design and scintillating refinement.

TWO ITERATIONS RICH IN DETAILS

The two new selfwinding models in 18-carat gold combine the collection’s ultra-contemporary design with the refinement of diamonds and coloured sapphires for a contrasting aesthetic.

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For the first time in the 38 mm Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet collection, the case is entirely set with brilliant-cut diamonds scintillating on the case middle, bezel, lugs and crown, accentuating its elegance.

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The dial, however, takes centre stage in terms of aesthetics. Crafted in gold and fully set with a curated selection of 134 diamonds and 399 sapphires (~2.05 carats) in gradient shades of blue or pink, it sparkles with every movement of the wrist and offers a captivating play of light.  

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The brilliant-cut gemstones are cut in two different sizes (from 0.85 to 0.90 mm for the first and from 0.90 to 1 mm for the second) before being meticulously set to create an irregular effect and a harmonious colour rendering, identical on each timepiece in the collection. Sourcing, a crucial step in the production process, involved finding gemstones in the desired colour gradient and in sufficient quantity. The task is as meticulous as aligning the stones on the dial plate to achieve a striking visual effect.

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The case of the 18-carat white gold iteration harmoniously combines gleaming gold with shimmering diamonds. The gray aesthetic of the timepiece is enhanced by the rhodium-toned inner bezel, the white gold hour-markers and the matching hour and minute hands. 

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The latter are filled with luminescent material for optimal visibility in the dark. Set with diamonds and sapphires in gradient shades of pink, the dial brings a soft touch of colour and reveals infinite detail at every glance. A pearly grey alligator strap completes this elegant timepiece.

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Alternatively, the second model emphasises contrast by pairing 18-carat pink gold with 533 diamonds and intense gradient blue sapphires (~2.05 carats). The dark blue inner bezel matches the colour of the alligator strap, while the hour-markers and luminescent hands echo the tones of the pink gold case.

AN ELEGANT SELFWINDING MOVEMENT

The two 38 mm novelties house one of the Manufacture’s latest selfwinding hours, minutes and seconds mechanisms, the Calibre 5909

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Presented for the first time in the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet collection, this 3.9 mm thick movement beats at a frequency of 4 Hz and has 60 hours of power reserve, making it ideal for a contemporary lifestyle. The date indication has been removed to give pride of place to the refined gemsetting on the dial.

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The elegance of the Calibre 5909 is expressed in the refined Haute Horlogerie decorations, including Côtes de Genève, traits tirés, satin finishing, snailing and polishing, which can be admired through the sapphire caseback along with the 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight, rhodium-toned for the white gold version to match the colour of the case.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model:  CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel / 38mm Pink Gold

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 Ref. 77410OR.ZZ.D343CR.01 – Pink Gold -🔴 Price : 90 300 CHF 💰

Movement
Selfwinding Calibre 5909
    Number of jewels 29
    Mechanism Selfwinding
    Power reserve 60 h
    Total diameter 26.2 mm
    Number of parts 174
    Frequency 4 hz 28,800 vph
    Thickness 3.9 mm

Functions
Hours, minutes and centre seconds..
Case
18-carat pink gold case middle and crown / 18-carat pink gold
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness: 9.60 mm
18-carat pink gold bezel, lugs and caseback
Double glare-proofed sapphire crystal
Glare-proofed sapphire caseback
Water-resistant to 20m.
Dial
Dial set with 💎 533 gradient blue sapphires (~1.64 carats) and brilliant-cut diamonds (~0.41 carat), pink gold applied hour-markers, pink gold hours and minutes hands with luminescent material, golden seconds hand and blue inner bezel.
Bracelet
Pearly dark blue “large square scale” alligator strap with 18-carat pink gold AP folding clasp set with brillant-cut diamonds.
Setting
💎910 brilliant-cut diamonds; ~3.53 carats on the whole watch. 💎335 brilliant-cut diamonds; ~1.42 carats (case).💎 533 brilliant-cut diamonds and sapphires; ~1.95 carats (dial). 💎42 brilliant-cut diamonds; ~0.16 carat (buckle).

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Model:  CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel / 38mm White Gold

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   Ref. 77410BC.ZZ.D132CR.01 Pink Gold-🔴 Price : 90 300 CHF 💰

Movement
Selfwinding Calibre 5909
    Number of jewels 29
    Mechanism Selfwinding
    Power reserve 60 h
    Total diameter 26.2 mm
    Number of parts 174
    Frequency 4 hz 28,800 vph
    Thickness 3.9 mm

Functions
Hours, minutes and centre seconds..
Case
18-carat white gold case set with 💎335 brilliant-cut diamonds (~1.42 carats), glareproofed double-curved sapphire crystal and glareproofed sapphire caseback
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness: 9.60 mm
Double glare-proofed sapphire crystal
Glare-proofed sapphire caseback
Water-resistant to 20m.
Dial
Dial set with 💎533 gradient pink sapphires (~1.64 carats) and brilliant-cut diamonds (~0.41 carat), white gold applied hour-markers, white gold hours and minutes hands with luminescent material, rhodium-toned seconds hand and inner bezel.
Bracelet
Pearly grey “large square scale” alligator strap with 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp set with 💎42 brilliant-cut diamonds (~0.16 carat).

Setting
💎910 brilliant-cut diamonds; ~3.53 carats on the whole watch. 💎335 brilliant-cut diamonds; ~1.42 carats (case). 💎533 brilliant-cut diamonds and sapphires; ~1.95 carats (dial).💎 42 brilliant-cut diamonds; ~0.16 carat (buckle).

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🔴 Price : 90 300 CHF 💰

 New Product Overview 2024

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Press Release - 2022
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Audemars Piguet (Marketing) SA
Route de France 16 - Case postale 16
1348 Le Brassus - Switzerland
Phone : + 41 21 642 39 00
Fax : + 41 21 642 34 02
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