Audemars Piguet

A personal highlight for me in covering Audemars Piguet at SIHH was meeting and speaking with Giulio Papi. Without question, Giulio is one of the world's finest watchmakers, and from the beginning of his career, he has done things his way. Giulio started ...  

Thanks for the post. regards..

For so many folks work can be a grind, something you get through. When you work in your passion, you are truly blessed.

Nice write-up MichaelC. I'm curious what timepiece Mr. Papi was wearing in the interview? Thanks, Dan

On bracelet of course. He has had it for many years, and it looked beautiful. PS - will you be changing your login to "dhb686" any time soon?? ;-) Enjoy the holiday weekend, My Friend.

I was particularly interested in knowing whzt he thought about new in house movements and about Ludwig Oechslin. ;) Best, Nicolas

I prefer to have a conversation with someone and not just ask questions. I had these ideas in mind and was able to bring them up. It was real enjoyable. I did not mention any specific brands in my written comments above, but Giulio is well aware of those ... 

Or are the sonneries, grand complications, etc, all R&P produced now (i.e. in-house, just not in-in-house)?

Uninterrupted.... quite a run on producing this amazing complication. I will follow up more in the future on specific collaborations between AP and APRP.

I was lucky enough to meet Giulio Papi a few years ago, I am still amazed thinking about what he has worked on over the years. JerryW

In my opinion, this attribute is what makes him so talented and unique.

...thanks for posting. Papi is a legend in the industry.

Thanks for this writeup MichaelC. Brings back fond memories of ThePuristS trip back in 2008 where we had a great time visiting AP and meeting Giulio Papi at R&P and seeing all kinds of great stuff. Regards, ED-209

It did not work out schedule wise; maybe another chance will come ;-)

and letting us know about some of his thoughts, especially the evolution of brands today. Cheers, Mark PS: he is on the HYT project too, isn't he?

He is really special. I think he is involved with the newer HYT watch. I have heard the first generation is woefully inaccurate. I imagine Giulio has it all fixed up!