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Other Watchy Bits: A Brief History of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

In the 1970s, many Swiss brands were in financial chaos with the rise of the Quartz movement coming from Japanese manufacturers. Hence, this period in watchmaking was deemed “the quartz crisis.” Audemars Piguet realized it needed to design a watch that would put a stick in the spokes of Quartz, or it would be the end. When hearing from members of Italian markets and their … Continue reading Other Watchy Bits: A Brief History of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

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Other Watchy Bits: The Patek Philippe Nautilus

A watchmaker ahead of his time, Genta developed watches for brands such as Omega (Constellation), an early piece with Patek (Golden Ellipse), Audemars Piguet (Royal Oak) and IWC (Ingenieur). With his extraordinary level of expertise and existing knowledge of AP, Patek gave him the wheel to create their stainless steel sports watch. As Genta tells it, he sketched the design of the Nautilus in 5 minutes while eating at a hotel restaurant. Continue reading Other Watchy Bits: The Patek Philippe Nautilus

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