Audemars Piguet

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Royal Oak Perpetual .... φανταστικο κομματι ...

Είναι πραγματικά απίθανο!!
Ομολογώ βέβαια πως έχω και μια ιδιαίτερη αδυναμία στα skeleton!Δυστυχώς μόνο σε τέτοιου βεληνεκούς εταιρίες δείχνουν την κλάση τους οπότε αποτελούν όνειρο..

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Γιωργο αν μη τι αλλο εχεις και εχουμε γουστο

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Γιωργο αν μη τι αλλο εχεις και εχουμε γουστο

Το "μη τι άλλο" πονάει λίγο πάντως.
Παρηγοριά στον άρρωστο..

[Megalos]

Γιωργο μην στενοχωριεσαι ... απολαμβανουμε τουλαχιστον τις φωτο

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FOUND: Gerald Genta's Personal Audemars Piguet Royal Oak



We popped over to the Park Avenue Armory today to see how the 40th Anniversary of the Royal Oak Exhibition is coming along (we'll be posting a video of a behind the scenes look at that tomorrow). And, while we were there, we caught an exclusive look at what must be one of the most importat Royal Oak watches in the world. You see, AP has brought over 100 musuem pieces to show to the public (and us, exclusively, this Friday night), and in some cases, they reached out to a few friends for special pieces.

One such friend is the widow of the late Gerald Genta, the designer of the Royal Oak, and one such special piece is the Royal Oak Jumbo Mr. Genta designed, constructed himself, and wore throughout his lifetime. What makes this Royal Oak so interesting is that A) it is not a super early watch, though it does date to the mid 1970s, B) this configuration was never made!

You see, the case is a 5402ST case, meaning it shows a series (e.g. A, B, C, or D) and a serial number. The bracelet it made entirely of steel. But, the watch has an 18k yellow gold bezel on it. Also, though it doesn't look like it in this picture of the watch taken today, Genta's RO has a dial that is a shade darker than most RO's of the time. This means Mr. Genta pieced this RO together himself.

Pretty to see the Royal Oak worn by the man who designed the Royal Oak, don't you think? Mr. Genta's Royal Oak will be on display starting tomorrow at the 40th Anniversary of the Royal Oak Exhibition in NYC. More details to come on that very soon.

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2012/3/20/ ... l-oak.html

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Ωραιος!!

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Alain Delon's Vintage Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Sells For 68,750 Euros



Alain Delon is a French actor - a very famous French actor. Just last week, his collection of timepieces was auctioned off in Paris, and the 100 watches brought it over $590,000.

The watch that attracted most of the attention was an early AP Royal Oak that Delon actually wore in during the filming of several movies including “Comme un boomerang” (1976) and “Ne reveillez pas un flic qui dort” (1988). The final sale price of this early Royal Oak (which has a service dial, for the record) was € 68,750 Euro including buyer's premium - considerably more than the 37,500 CHF paid for this A-Series last month.

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2012/4/10/ ... r-687.html

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Audemars Piguet event at the Grand Palais last Monday

As you know, Audemars Piguet is one of the main sponsors of the Tour de France Auto, a famous motor race dedicated to classic cars. Each year, the race contestants gather their cars at the starting line to give the ability to the cars lovers and to the guests to have the chance to see famous and prestigious machines from the past.

This is really a strong support for Audemars Piguet image like the presence of the AP logo on each and every car. Obviously, the watchmaking and motor worlds share a lot of common points, after all, we are talking about the passion for beautiful mechanics.

I was very happy to be invited by Audemars Piguet to visit this impressive gathering of more than 240 cars in a place historically linked to the motor history: the Grand-Palais.

Actually, the Grand Palais was the craddle of the Salon de l'Auto, the Fair which has been unveiled the latest novelties from worldwide cars makers to the French Audience. The Grand Palais which was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle hosted this event till 1961.

So it was a bit a travel towards the past and I had the feeling to visit a Salon de l'Auto of the 50's!

Audemars Piguet has been the official timekeeper of the Tour de France Auto since 2006. This sponsorship gives the opportunity to the Manufacture to dedicate each year a watch to celebrate the event. This year, after a Millenary chronograph in 2011, it is the come-back of the Royal Oak Offshore but with a totally different colours atmosphere from the 2010 Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto.

The 2012 watch proudly wears blue, white and red colours like a tribute of the country which is the scenery of the race: France.

This watch is a LE of 150 pieces with a white dial, blue pushers, strap and subdials and subtle touches of red on the hands and strap. The horological contents of the watch are not surprising, we find again the modular movement 3126/3840 based on the 3120. Case material is SS. Its diameter is 42mm and the watch features a solid caseback. I like this watch thanks to its bright design but I have to confess that I prefered the elegance of the 2010 watch. 2012 version is maybe more "casual".

Of course, some people from Audemars Piguet are involved in the race like Nicolas Besançon, brand director for France or Fabrice Deschanel CEO of Renaud Papi. For Fabrice Deschanel, this year is not the first experience of the Tour de France Auto being a true cars lover.

I propose to share with you some pictures of the event taking into account that I will publish more pictures in the Automotive forum.

I'm arriving at the Grand Palais:









http://ap.watchprosite.com/show-forumpo ... 86393/s-0/

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tour Auto 2012

The 21st edition of the Tour Auto Optic 2000 set off from Paris on April 16th, aiming to reach Nice, France after five days of rally driving on the finest French roads. The rally this year consists of almost 300 autos — Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Aston Martin and the like…all vintage cars, mind you! As partner and official timekeeper of the competition since 2006, Audemars Piguet is again unveiling a special edition “Tour Auto” watch for 2012. This is the third consecutive year that that I have covered the “Tour Auto” here at Perpetuelle (see previous years below). The 2012 Royal Oak Offshore Chrono Tour Auto a watch is created in a 150-piece limited edition and comes in a special Tour Auto 2012 presentation box.

FLASHBACK ->>> Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto 2010, Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto 2011



Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto 2012 Chronograph

150 piece limited edition

42mm stainless steel case, automatic mechanical AP Caliber 3126/3840, blue rubber-clad screw-lock crown and pushers, Caseback engraved with the Tour Auto logo, Royal Oak Offshore logo and “Edition limitée”, Hand-sewn “Hornback” crocodile leather strap with red stitching and AP folding clasp





http://blog.perpetuelle.com/watches/aud ... auto-2012/

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Audemars Piguet dinner honoring New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony


http://news.watchprosite.com/show-forum ... 87228/s-0/