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Founded by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet in Le Brassus; the Vallée de Joux winter isolation made watchmaking the off-season livelihood for the local farming families.
Founded 1875 in Le Brassus in the Vallée de Joux. Independent-and-family-owned for its entire history. The 1972 Royal Oak (Gérald Genta's design, integrated bracelet, steel case at gold prices) reframed the brand's identity and the modern Royal Oak family. Jumbo, Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, dominates Audemars Piguet's catalog today.
top-luxurymodernJLC/AP Cal. 2121 -- ultra-thin automatic, 19,800bph, 40h PR, 36j; only 3.05mm thick; 21k gold peripheral full rotor on ruby rollers (not a micro-rotor); based on the JLC Cal. 920 (1967), shared with Vacheron and Patek39mm2012–2022editorial
top-luxuryneo-vintageAP Cal. 2125 -- in-house automatic, 21,600bph, 40h PR, 33j; 21k gold full rotor (not a micro-rotor); direct derivative of Cal. 2124, a separate AP family from the JLC-derived Cal. 2120/2121; produced 1987-199736mm1992–2003editorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 3120 -- in-house automatic, 21,600bph, 60h PR, 40j; used in Royal Oak Offshore and Royal Oak 41mm; AP-decorated with perlage and Cotes de Geneve42mm2016–2021editorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 4401 -- in-house automatic flyback chronograph, 21,600bph, 70h PR, 40j; integrated column-wheel, skeletonized bridges; used in Royal Oak Code 11.59 and RO chrono41mm2019–presenteditorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 4302 -- in-house automatic with date, 28,800bph, 60h PR, 40j; used in Royal Oak 15500 and Code 11.59; modern AP automatic platform41mm2019–presenteditorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 3120 -- in-house automatic, 21,600bph, 60h PR, 40j; used in Royal Oak Offshore and ROO diver; AP-decorated with perlage and Cotes de Geneve41mm2012–2019editorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 7121 -- ultra-thin in-house automatic micro-rotor, 19,800bph, 40h PR, 36j; used in Royal Oak Jumbo 16202; 3.05mm thick; cornerstone of AP thin watchmaking39mm2022–presenteditorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 4401 -- in-house automatic flyback chronograph, 21,600bph, 70h PR, 40j; integrated column-wheel, skeletonized bridges; used in Royal Oak Code 11.59 and RO chrono41mm2022–presenteditorial
top-luxurymodernAP Cal. 4302 -- in-house automatic with date, 28,800bph, 60h PR, 40j; used in Royal Oak 15500 and Code 11.59; modern AP automatic platform41mm2019–presenteditorial
