$7,475
Audemars Piguet, Genève. Produced in the 1970's.Fine and rare, octagonal, thin, skeletonized, 18K yellow gold and diamonds gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold woven bracelet and diamond set clasp. Notes Audemars PiguetLe Brassus and Geneva. Founded in 1875 by two watchmakers, Jules Audemars and Edward Piguet, aged 24 and 22, under the name Audemars Piguet, Manufacture d'Horlogerie.Jules Audemars was born in Le Brassus in 1851, where he was trained as a watchmaker by master watchmakers of the area. After his apprenticeship, Jules Audemars began work as a repasseur until 1874, then settling in Gimel and opening a small business next to his workshop. He did not obtain the success he was hoping for, probably due to the recession which was then beginning, and eighteen months later he decided to return to Le Brassus, looking for a new situation more in keeping with his exceptioal watchmaking skills.Edward Auguste Piguet, born two years after Jules Audemars, received a similar education. Edward completed his formation as a repasseur at Charles Capt. The two met in 1875 in Le Brassus. For a time, the two watchmakers worked closely together without legally officializing their partnership. Then, the Audemars Piguet company was officially founded, in 1889. Nevertheless, a brand was registered at the "Office technique de l'Edition et de la Publicité" in Bern, on December, 6, 1882, for movementsnd watch cases. In the records, Audemars Piguet & Cie is presented as a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-03-19
