Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet (AP) began in 1875 in Le Brassus, Switzerland, founded by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet, focusing on complex movements for others before making their own high-complication watches, becoming famous for technical prowess and innovative designs like the revolutionary 1972 stainless steel Royal Oak, designed by Gérald Genta, which defined luxury sports watches and saved the brand from the quartz crisis, leading to iconic lines like the Offshore and Concept, solidifying AP as a top independent luxury watchmaker.