Établisseurs Nomade
- Category
- Artistic Crafts
- Case
- Titanium
- Movement
- Manual-winding mechanical Power reserve: 65 h, 28800 vph Skeleton movement
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes
- Size
- 42 x 68 mm
- Thickness
- 13.8 mm
- Water resistance
- 20 m
- Reference
- 75200TI.OO.01
- Price
- 194,600 CHF
Description
Audemars Piguet is proud to present the Atelier des Établisseurs, a new way for the company to create remarkable watches honouring collaboration and rare traditional crafts. By producing timepieces in very limited quantities, this new project preserves artisanal skills, while shedding light on the collaborative spirit that has driven the watchmaking industry for generations. The Atelier des Établisseurs builds on the établissage system, a work organisation in place since the end of the 18th century from which Audemars Piguet was born. This concept comes to life with the launch of three exceptional creations that draw on the talent of artisans from diverse backgrounds and combine traditional savoir-faire, modern technology and avant-garde design.
Établisseurs Nomade, pays tribute to watches designed to be used in a variety of ways. Whether slipped in the pocket or placed on the table, this creation combines facetted metal (titanium) and meticulously selected natural stones (black onyx and meteorite). Stones are fragile and require delicate craftsmanship to obtain the desired shape. The lapidarist saws, refines and polishes them slowly until they fit perfectly. The watch offers three positions: closed, open or desk clock. It comes with a specially designed chain in titanium. Calibre 7501 is the true hero of the timepiece. Based on the extra-thin Calibre 7121, which was launched in 2022, it is skeletonised using a hacksaw – a traditional fine handsaw. Playing on transparency and symmetry, the movement is punctuated with bridges that act as hour-markers to indicate the passage of time. Hand-skeletonisation is an exacting skill that only a few watchmakers have mastered. This know-how, which requires precision and patience, particularly when polishing the angles by hand, has been preserved at Audemars Piguet since the 1930s. The outer dial is made of meteorite stone and slips into an architectural case made of a bevelled metal mesh and facetted stones.
Supplied by the brand to the GPHG for its entry.