Audemars Piguet
Founded1875
CountrySwitzerland
Parent companyIndependent (family-owned)
SegmentHigh Horology
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Audemars Piguet has been in family hands in Le Brassus since 1875, deep in the Vallee de Joux, the historic heartland of complicated watchmaking. The Royal Oak of 1972, drawn by Gerald Genta, created the luxury steel sports watch. It remains one of the few great houses never absorbed by a group.
