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SIHH 2015: Audemars Piguet Museum & Manufacture Tour + Hotel des Holrogers
Today, some of the SIHH guests were invited to the tour for the Audemars Piguet Museum as well as Manufacture (NO CAMERA ALLOWED - sorry!) and lunch at Hotel des Holrogers (owned by Audemars Piguet, right next to one of the factory buildings).
SIHH 2015: Audemars Piguet Museum & Manufacture Tour + Hotel des Holrogers
Today, some of the SIHH guests were invited to the tour for the Audemars Piguet Museum as well as Manufacture (NO CAMERA ALLOWED - sorry!) and lunch at Hotel des Holrogers (owned by Audemars Piguet, right next to one of the factory buildings). ...
Museum - The road to La Brassus
There are so many to see and this museum includes the actual atelier where watchmakers are making Tourbillon and doing restoration work. Very impressive building - another "must see" for the Audemars Piguet fans. I was told that Audemars Piguet is (contem...
History/ Historical Pieces
The family tree of the Audemars and the Piguets, and other major maisons.... Other major maisons family.... Current on the Audemars' side. Current on the Piguets side. The first pocket watch ca. 1770. Le Coultre - Piguet Chronograph Rattrapante, ca. 1895 ...
Atelier des Tourbillons
Watchmakers are actually making tourbillons in this room, with some historical and current tourbillon models. 1980's tourbillon watch dessembled.... No need to explain.... So nice. ...
Du Style au Design - Royal Oak
Royal Oak and other design watches. Why "Royal Oak"? Our guide, Mr. Denys Capt explained. The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in...
Atelier de Restoration
One watchmaker was working (another, senior watchmaker was at SIHH booth) and he was so passionate about restoring old watches, not only Audemars Piguet's, but also any watch made in the Valle de Joux, sometimes he must build the parts by themselves and i...
The manufacture tour and Hotel des Horlogers
Manufacture tour was also interesting, but no photograph was allowed, so I do not have much to tell you. Sorry! Short ride from the museum, the latest building is standing. With the small river in front of it, very nice environment. And, as for the Hotel,...
Great journey
Thanks for sharing; so many great pictures! I wish I could go there once!!!
Thanks for sharing Ken!
A great trip through your pictures! Shame I didn't know you were in town last week, would have been good to meet up at SIHH. Cheers Andrew
Brings back fond memories of the AP Museum
Thanks Ken for sharing these pics of the AP Museum and tour. It brings back many fond memories of the PuristS-On-Tour trip we made back in 2008 visiting AP. Such a cool experience. Regards, ED-209
So happy you made the journey Ken!
Spectacular, no? Thanks for sharing with all of us :-)
Looks like there are very interesting historical pieces over there
Thanks a lot for sharing Ken, the pictures are clear and the MRs videos were great to hear. Cheers, Mark
terrific photographs
I toured Audemars Piguet facilities led by Vanessa Cellier and Denys Capt last May. We saw so many departments over both locations in Le Brassus, had a wonderful lunch at their Hotel des Horologers, but ran out of time and didn't get a chance to see the w...
A must-see report!
Dear Ken, thank you for your report. I'd like to add my impressions. First of all: the wonderful panoramas you've shot from the car during the road to Le Brassus look as the fairy tales ones, but… at 80 Km/h... I think they turned to a nightmare... ;-) Th...
The policy seems ever changing Elio
I have been quite fortunate to visit the facilities twice in the past 2 years. I was allowed to share photos from the Manufacture but not the Museum (could not even snap photos). Ken has posted much of what I was able to see in those restricted areas, so ...
so happy that you shared this trip with us! WONDERFUL!!
Thanks for takign the time to post and share all the photos! Really great that you 'took us along' !!! Do let us know what other interesting things/ observations you made there! S
Is this your first trip there? It must be an unforgettable moment.
Thanks for tjis very nice article. Best, Ken. Nicolas
