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Hands-On Audemars Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon 26530PT
The Royal Oak is, without a doubt, one of the most emblematic watches of the industry and the most iconic watch of its manufacturer, Audemars Piguet. And rightfully so, as when it launched in 1972, it defined a new genre known as the luxury sports watch. Since then, for almost 50 years, the brand has derived the concept in multiple forms, and with almost all complications available, including tourbillon regulators. Last year, Audemars Piguet presented an update of its Tourbillon RO, with the new?Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon 41mm collection here. Recently, and discreetly, the brand launched a new take on this watch, with a platinum case and a dial in what’s possibly the hottest colour currently, in a superb light blue. We had the chance to get our hands on one of these rare and desirable Platinum?26530PT.The very idea of having a tourbillon swirling through the dial of a Royal Oak is far from new. Yet, it didn’t come right at the time of the introduction of the mo
Audemars Piguet To Exceed CHF 1 Billion Revenue in 2018 and to Fully Integrate its Retail Network - Monochrome Watches
In an interview to Reuters, CEO Francois-Henry Bennahmias declared that Audemars Piguet will deliver double-digit growth in 2018 and that the brand's turnover will exceed one billion Swiss francs this year. To further boost sales, Audemars Piguet plans to cut-out third-party multi-brand retailers to arrive at a totally integrated retail network within three to five years.The integration of distribution in the watch industry started years ago with the creations of subsidiaries and with the wish to sell more and more in own-name stores. Audemars Piguet aims at pushing this strategy one step further, with a fully integrated network (directly operated or with local partners). Bennhamias added that Audemars Piguet could consider acquiring retailers too. Bringing distribution in-house allows increasing sales and consolidating margins with directly operated stores. It is also the opportunity to get full control of operations at a retail level and to leverage the complementarity of the differe
Hands-on with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
Everything that can be said has been said about the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak – its introduction in 1972, as a watch more expensive than any gold dress watches from the same era, an exquisite mix of luxury and sportiness, elegantly designed by Gerald Genta and a product that is now an icon. At the time of its launch, who could have thought about such a long life for the AP RO? However, the story still goes on and Audemars Piguet keeps impressing us with some editions like the?Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher – or with the?Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph, a mix between two different faces of?the brand: the robust sports watches and the Haute Horlogerie movements.What is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph about? This watch was revealed during the 2014 Edition of Watches & Wonders (a growing watch fair, a.k.a the little SIHH from Hong-Kong) as an evolution of an existing model. Not only the watch evo
Spotted - David Beckham and His Unique Tudor Pelagos "Inter Miami"
There’s nothing unusual in seeing a brand ambassador wearing one of his sponsor’s timepieces. Pretty normal. Seeing them posting a close-up photo of a watch on Instagram is already something less common. But what we’ve spotted yesterday is even less “classic style”. While it’s no surprise to see David Beckham sporting a Tudor watch, the model he posted recently on his own Instagram account is far more interesting. Unique Tudor Pelagos? Yes, please!Former footballer David Beckham, who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy is now a fully-fledged owner of a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in the United States. As part of his contract for signing with LA Galaxy in 2007, Beckham had a clause inserted, allowing him to purchase an MLS Expansion franchise team for US$ 25 million.?Beckham exercised the option in back in 2014, with a group of partners. After years of planning, the MLS approved the team to play in the 2020 season. On 5 Sep
LAST CALL - Win a Trip to Montblanc Watch Manufacture in Le Locle, Switzerland - Monochrome Watches
A quick reminder… you still have a chance to win a trip to the Montblanc watch manufacture in Le Locle, Switzerland! Together with me, you can visit to the place where the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph and the TimeWalker TwinFly Chronograph are created.?I’m looking forward to visiting Montblanc’s watch manufacture in Le Locle and see the production of Montblanc’s in-house chronograph caliber LL 100, that is used in the TimeWalker TwinFly Chrono, and the various chronograph calibers which are used for the classic beauty called Nicolas Rieussec. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The sweepstake will end this Friday, March 8, 2013. That’s by the way my birthday, so you can consider it MY birthday gift to YOU ??Simply fill out the form, register for the Monochrome newsletter and don’t forget to activate the newsletter!
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