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Audemars Piguet Millenary MC 12 Tourbillon Chronograph 26069PT.OO.D028CR.01 Audemars Piguet Review
•Jun 7, 2021
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The Audemars Piguet Millenary MC 12 Tourbillon Chronograph 26069PT.OO.D028CR.01 is encased in 47mm of platinum surrounding a skeleton dial on a blue alligator strap. Features of this Audemars Piguet Millenary MC 12 Tourbillon Chronograph include hours, minutes, chronograph, power reserve and tourbillon. This Audemars Piguet watch also measures 16.6mm in thickness and 49.3mm from lug-to-lug.
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YEAR 2009 MANUFACTURED IN Switzerland STYLE Dress
CASE & DIAL
CASE SIZE 47mm/CASE MATERIAL Platinum/DIAL COLOR Skeleton/HOURS MARKERS Index/CASEBACK Exhibition
CASE SHAPE Oval/ WATER RESISTANCE 20m
FUNCTION
MOVEMENT Mechanical(Automatic)/COMPLICATIONS Power Reserve Indicator/Chronograph Tourbillon
STRAP/BRACELET
STRAP/BRACELET MATERIAL Alligator/BAND COLOR Blue/BUCKLE TYPE Tang buckle
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It is in the heart of the Vallée de Joux, a region that beats to the tune of complicated watch mechanisms, that everything started for Audemars Piguet in 1875.
BORN IN
LE BRASSUS
THE VALLÉE DE JOUX,
CENTRE OF COMPLICATED WATCHES
The Vallée de Joux, birthplace of Audemars Piguet and one of the centres of high-end Swiss watchmaking, is an awe-inspiring region nestled in the Jura Mountains, north of Geneva.The region’s natural resources—specifically the forests, water, ice and rocks from which iron ore could be extracted—provided the means for the watch industry to evolve and thrive.
To this very day, the raw nature of this rugged region with vibrant views of the clear night sky, has served as inspiration for watchmakers.
Watch mechanisms are indeed representations of the passage of time as dictated by astronomy and nature has always inspired the development of time measurement devices.
WHERE FARMERS MASTERED THE
UNYIELDING ENVIRONMENT
It all started towards the end of the 18th century in the Vallée de Joux, when farmers began dedicating their workday to horological craftsmanship during long winter months in the light-filled rooms at the top of their farmhouses. They transformed their agrarian dwellings into high quality ateliers for the production of watch parts such as wheels, bridges, springs, semi-precious stones, pinions and all manner of specialist part production and assembly. This tightly knit network of family artisanship that developed in the region gave birth to some of the most complicated mechanisms ever produced.Audemars Piguet’s watchmaking foundations were laid on this rare savoir-faire, which dates back to bygone days and has been handed down from generation to generation. Since 1875, these talented craftspeople have practiced their skills at the highest level, building on tradition while continuously pushing further the limits of their crafts to create timepieces imbued with the Manufacture’s savoir-faire and forward-thinking spirit.
A BLEND OF TRADITION
AND FORWARD THINKING
The Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet immerses visitors in the Swiss manufacturer’s cultural universe past, present and future.View story
SPIRIT OF
INDEPENDENCE
Still in the hands of the founding families, Audemars Piguet is endowed with a unique spirit of independence. The founders’ visionary workmanship and uncompromising spirit have infused the brand to this day.THE
FOUNDERS
Jules Louis Audemars (1851–1918) and Edward Auguste Piguet (1853–1919), two young and ambitious watchmakers, established their workshop in 1875 in their home village of Le Brassus. Believing in the power of the Vallée de Joux’s network of artisanship and following their firm convictions, they set on crafting unique complicated mechanisms by hand at a time when serial production was looming with the rise of industrialisation.While the two entrepreneurs first produced complicated movements that were sold to Geneva-based firms, they soon orchestrated the production of complete watches in the region by coordinating the activities of a variety of craftsmen, buying in blanks, cases, dials, bracelets and sending out pieces for gem-setting and decorating. The miniaturisation, design, assembly and setting of movements were then done at Audemars Piguet workbenches.
The company ledgers demonstrate that nearly 80% of the some 1600 watches produced by Audemars Piguet between 1882 and 1892 included at least one, if not several complications. Refined chiming, chronograph and astronomical watches, assembled and finished by hand, have remained the beating heart of Audemars Piguet ever since.
A masterpiece presented by Jules Louis Audemars, co-founder of Audemars Piguet at the end of his apprenticeship, this watch reflects the grand horological traditions of the Vallée de Joux.
BIRTH OF A
MANUFACTURE
Audemars Piguet’s oldest building, where Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet set business, was built in 1868 in their home village of Le Brassus. To complement their original workshop, the two entrepreneurs built their first Manufacture in 1907 next to the house where they started. Today, this building houses part of the brand’s headquarters.Until 1950, the Manufacture employed between 10 to 30 craftspeople. The number grew to 100 with the birth of the Royal Oak in the 1970s. Since then, Audemars Piguet, which counts more than 2000 employees worldwide today, has seen the development of several buildings and manufacturing sites in Le Brassus, Le Locle and Meyrin. In 2008, Audemars Piguet notably inaugurated the Manufacture des Forges in Le Brassus where hundreds of engineers, watchmakers and craftspeople work every day to create the extra-ordinary.
Despite its growth, Audemars Piguet remains firmly attached to the production of small series, all reflecting the Manufacture’s forward-thinking approach to craftsmanship.
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AUDEMARS PIGUET | MILLENARY COLLECTION
Since it first appeared in 1995, the Millenary collection has been a canvas for creativity with offbeat models embracing contemporary design and technical savoir-faire.THE MULTI-FACETED DIAL REVEALS PART OF THE WATCH'S ESCAPEMENT BUILT BACK TO FRONT
ELLIPTICAL CASE, ECCENTRIC DIAL AND 3D ARCHITECTURE MERGING AESTHETICS AND FUNCTIONALITY
A CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION BLENDING HIGH JEWELLERY AND FINE WATCHMAKING
Millenary Collection
Since it first appeared in 1995, the Millenary collection has been a canvas for creativity with offbeat models embracing contemporary design and technical savoir-faire.
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