Inside Audemars Piguet in New York – An Up Close Look at Five Exceptional Watches

Last Week, HauteTime got a VIP invitation to visit with Audemars Piguet’s US Boutiques Manager, Jasmine Bapic. Haute Time took a tour through the Audemars Piguet on 57th Street in Manhattan, where we chose five amazing watches available exclusively at the boutique, which we felt would merit the attention of our readers.

The First Piece is one of our favorites, and was crowned the Winner of the 1st Annual Haute Time Madness: it’s the Audemars Piguet Extra-Thin Openworked Royal Oak 40th Anniversary Limited Edition. We love this piece, and with it being such a limited edition with very few available, it was a treat just to be able to touch the walk, let alone contemplate purchasing this piece.

The next piece was also new for 2012: it’s the 40th Anniversary Audemars Piguet Jumbo Royal Oak, in Rose Gold. On this brand-new piece, we love the unique details like the blue dial.

The third piece was the 4th Edition of the Royal Oak Offshore 44mm collection. It literally just came into the store, so it was a treat to see this piece live and be the first to report that it is now available for purchase. The watch is unique in that it is platinum, with a blue dial and a blue crocodile strap. As our readers will know, it is very rare to find a timepiece with a blue crocodile strap, so this edition is truly unique.

The fourth piece is from the limited edition Leo Messi Royal Oak series. The watch we chose is the Rose Gold Version numbered edition, created in honor of the world’s best soccer player. There are only two of these watches in the US, and this is one of them!

The fifth and final watch is from the Jules Audemars Collection: it’s the Jules Audemars Large Date Tourbillon. We liked this piece immediately, as it stands out from the other watches we chose with its sophisticated Classical Look, with a focus on the pure artwork of the tourbillon engine.

Haute Time had a great visit with Jasmine, and had a lot of fun picking these five watches that are normally so hard to find yet were right in front of us in the boutique. For more information, please visit the Audemars Piguet boutique at 65 East 57th Street, next to the FourSeasons Hotel. For more information on the watches, feel free to give them a call at (212) 688-6644.

Seth Semilof

Co-Founder & COO · Haute Time

Seth Semilof co-founded Haute Living and, with business partner Kamal Hotchandani, launched Haute Time, the brands' luxury timepiece site, to educate buyers about the best watches in the world and to showcase the passion of collectors and the CEOs who lead the great maisons. His love of watches began early: a TAG Heuer at 13, an Omega at 16, and his first Rolex at 20. Through Haute Time he has been honored to visit the greatest watch manufactures in the world and meet the master watchmakers behind them. He has also personally featured private collections exclusive to Haute Time, taking readers inside the watch boxes of Kevin Hart, Carmelo Anthony, Tony Robbins and Swizz Beatz.