The latest Audemars Piguet to stop watch aficionados in their tracks is the Millenary Minute Repeater, a timepiece wrapped in horological art. Inside the titanium case lies AP’s manually wound 2910 movement that powers the minute repeater keeps the watch ticking for 165 hours.

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Some sportsmen have all the fun. Take Jarno Trulli, the Formula 1 racer. This man just got the king of all chrono’s from the Audemars Piguet house. While her may not the be the first to receive a signature watch, he does hold the seat of having one of the finest. “Celebrating the partnership established between Audemars Piguet and the Italian champion in 2008, the new Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli Chronograph embodies the values shared by the racing driver and the Manufacture: a passion for perfection and precision, coupled with an obstinate determination to maintain high standards. For Jarno Trulli, these values are conveyed through the excellence he displays in his career as a racing driver, a daily experience that leaves no room for rough estimates, but is instead governed by the rigorous precision that makes all the difference.”

Japan looks to get this one before the rest of the world  (available now). 500 total units were produced.

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This year Audemars Piguet is of the brands releasing a lot of new watches. The most visually exciting of which is this Royal Oak Offshore Grand Prix watch collection. Each is in a limited edition, so these aren’t permanent additions to the collection. There are three luxurious versionl each has ceramic and lots of forged carbon. You have a choice of complimenting it with titanium ($34,500), 18k pink gold ($56,300), or platinum ($94,300). These come in a limited edition of 1750 pieces, 650 pieces, and 75 pieces, respectively.

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Limited to 120 pieces, the Audemars Piguet Millenary Carbon One Tourbillon Chronograph mixes a concoction of blackened steel, aluminum, and a hand-wound twin-barrel tourbillon.

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