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English table of contents 1. The audemars piguet factory and its history 2. Description of the automatic tourbillon movement 2.1 the tourbillon 2.2 automatic winding 2.3 power reserve 3. Characteristics of the movement and case 3.1 the movement 4. Basic functions 4.1 setting the time 4.2 setting the...
1. The audemars piguet factory and its history t he vallée de joux: cradle of the watchmaker's art in the heart of the swiss jura, around 30 miles north of geneva, nestles a landscape which has retained its natural charm to this day: the vallée de joux. Around the mid 18th century, the harsh climate...
In the year 2000, another modern production building was built in line with current quality criteria. Both buildings are located right next to the original building, which today houses the audemars piguet museum. Soon after the turn of the twentieth century, the company's founders embarked in earnes...
2.1 tourbillon in the second half of the 18th century, the most advanced watchmakers were working on improving the accuracy of timing. Achieving identical setting of watches in all the vertical and horizontal positions still remained one of the major problems. In the vertical positions in particular...
In the 2875 calibre, the entire movement was enlarged by about a third, with the everyday performance of the movement taking precedence over the record size. Enlarged in turn, the platinum/iridium weight (7.62 g.) was fitted with a jewel bearing and losses due to friction were reduced to a minimum. ...
3. Movement characteristics 3.1 movement • thickness of movement : 5.70 mm • diameter of movement : 30 mm (13 lines) • vibrations/hour : 21,600 a/h (3 hz) • number of jewels : 41 • maximum power reserve of movement : 54 hours • full barrel winding after approx. 14 turns of the crown • automatic wind...
4. Basic functions 4.1 setting the time set the watch to the desired time by turning the hands, with the crown pulled out in position b. To do so, you can turn the hands forward or backward, as you like. 4.2 setting the date to change the date, all that is needed is a back-and-forth motion of the ha...
6. Note guarantee : we guarantee your watch against any defect or faulty craftsmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase. Due to the particular complexity of your watch, only our after-sales service in le brassus, switzerland, is authorised to carry out this procedure. Any repair w...
