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Audemars Piguet (AP) (French pronunciation: [odmaʁ piɡɛ]) is a manufacturer of luxury Swiss watches founded in 1875[2] by watch makers Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet. Tiffany & Co, Cartier and Bulgari use Audemars Piguet movements.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Fine horology |
Founded | 1875 |
Founder | Jules-Louis Audemars Edward-Auguste Piguet |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jules-Louis Audemars Edward-Auguste Piguet François-Henri Bennahmias |
Products | Complex mechanical watches Jewellery |
Revenue | $600 million (2012) |
Number of employees | 1200[1] |
Website | www.audemarspiguet.com/ |
The Swiss company designs and manufactures high complex mechanical watches, haute joaillerie creations and jewelry, and produces 32,000 timepieces per year[3].
The Audemars Piguet watch group is composed of 1,200 employees, 14 distribution subsidiaries and 16 boutiques worldwide. It comprises three production sites: Le Brassus, Le Locle and Meyrin in Switzerland. The brand is present in 88 countries[3].
AP is one of the oldest watch manufacturers still owned by its founding family[4].