Oh, you wanna know about Audemars Piguet? You know, them fancy watches. Well, lemme tell ya what I heard. Them two fellas, Audemars and Piguet, they started their thing in a little village, Brassus they call it, in Switzerland. Somewhere in the mountains, I reckon. That was way back in 1881, or so they say. Now, how you say that year in Chinese, I ain’t got a clue. You young folks know all about that stuff.
These watches, they ain’t cheap, let me tell ya. I heard someone say the cheapest one starts at somethin’ like 17 dollars. But you know, that can’t be right. Seventeen dollars wouldn’t get you a decent pair of shoes these days, let alone a fancy watch. Must be seventeen… somethin’ else. Seventeen hundred, maybe? Or seventeen thousand? Who knows. Lots of zeros, I bet.
Now, they build these watches in a real old building. Been there since 1868, even before them two fellas started their company. Imagine that! Old as dirt, probably. But they keep it nice, I suppose. Gotta keep it fancy for them fancy watches.
- Them watches, they take time to make. They don’t rush it. They only make so many each year, real careful like. Someone told me 40, but that can’t be right. Only 40 watches in a whole year? Nah, must be more than that. Maybe 40 different kinds, or 40 in each store, or somethin’.
- They got serial numbers, too. Like a secret code. You can tell when a watch was made if you know how to read that code. But only the old ones, from 1892 to 1975. After that, I guess they changed the code. Or maybe they stopped carin’ about it.
I heard someone call ’em one of the “Big Three” Swiss watchmakers. Like they’re the kings of watches or somethin’. Must be pretty special to get a title like that. Royal Oak, they call one of their watches. Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? Like somethin’ a king would wear. Or a queen. Or just some rich fella showin’ off.
You know, I ain’t never seen one of these Audemars Pig-whatsit watches in person. Probably wouldn’t know what to do with it if I did. But I hear they’re real nice. Real fancy. And real expensive. So if you got one, you must be doin’ alright for yourself. Good for you.
Now, what else can I tell ya? They got different layouts for somethin’. Layout 1, 2, and 3. Don’t know what that means, but it sounds important. And they got news, and belts, and wallets, and “luxury goods.” Whatever that means. Sounds like they sell more than just watches. Maybe they got purses, too. Or fancy hats. Who knows.
So there ya go. That’s all I know about Audemars Piguet. Fancy watches from Switzerland. Expensive. Old. Special. And probably somethin’ I’ll never own. But it’s nice to dream, ain’t it? Maybe one day, I’ll win the lottery and get myself one of them Royal Oak watches. Or maybe I’ll just stick with my old clock on the wall. It tells time just fine, and it didn’t cost me a fortune.
Tags: Audemars Piguet, Swiss Watches, Luxury Watches, History, Price, Royal Oak
