A Classic Grows Up

HK Golfer watch editor Ariel Adams on the  Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Perpetual Calendar, one of the horological highlights of 2010

According to Giulio Papi the lead watch maker at APRP (Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi) - the main location where complex watch movements for Audemars Piguet are designed and manufactured – the future of complex timepieces will see brands focusing on “broad and flat” timepieces. A move that will allow for generous case diameters that feature low height profiles. This definition of elegance is not new. Watch makers have long since valued thin movement construction as one of the prized “complications,” and today’s technology allows for such endeavors to be taken further.

At just 9.15mm thick, the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Perpetual Calendar watch is among the thinnest (if not the thinnest) perpetual calendar watches of 2010. Set in a Jules Audemars collection style case, the watch promotes Audemars Piguet’s mastery over the perpetual calendar style complication, and offers a striking classically designed timepiece with dimensions better suited to modern tastes.

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