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AnthonyTsai provides an exclusive look into Audemars Piguet's "Royal Oak 40 Years" exhibition in New York City, capturing the star-studded cocktail event. His coverage highlights the brand's celebration of the iconic Royal Oak's four-decade legacy, featuring notable personalities like Victor Cruz and Katharine McPhee. This post offers a glimpse into a significant historical event for Audemars Piguet, underscoring the Royal Oak's enduring cultural impact.
Super Bowl champ Victor Cruz, Smash's Katharine McPhee, and Dancing with the Stars' Brooke Burke helped Audemars Piguet celebrate the Royal Oak 40Years exhibition at
New York City 's Park Avenue Armory on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Exhibition continues at the Park Avenue Armory through Saturday, March 24th
WHO: To break the rules, you must first master them - 40 years ago, Audemars Piguet broke all rules of fine watchmaking when in 1972 it introduced the ground-breaking design of the Royal Oak, the first luxury sports watch in Haute Horlogerie. Joining Audemars Piguet's President & CEO of North America, Francois-Henry Bennahmias and Administrator, Olivier Audemars, were guests including Super Bowl champ Victor Cruz, Katharine McPhee from NBC's "Smash", Dancing with the Stars' Brooke Burke, David Charvet, Montreux Jazz Festival's Claude Nobs, John Demsey, Colin Cowie and more. A performance by The Irrepressibles was one of the evening's highlights for the over 1,000 guests in attendance.
WHAT: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Audemars Piguet's iconic timepiece Royal Oak; the world's first ever luxury sports timepiece, the Swiss Manufacture has put together a unique exhibition that is open to the public for four days only beginning March 21st through 24th at the Park Avenue Armory. These rare watches, from the very first Royal Oak in 1972 to the latest models, will be revealed in an exhibition showcasing the brand's ability to innovate and create.
Using design, photography, sound and film from three unequivocally 21st century artists, Sebastien Leon Agneessens, Quayola, and Dan Holdsworth, the Manufacture has curated an exhibition of 100 exceptional timepieces set against the backdrop of a stage that underscores Audemars Piguet's origins, mastery and artistry. Apart from 100 iconic timepieces and invaluable memorabilia dating back to the beginning of the 70s, visitors will also have the opportunity to visit a watchmaker's area including a brocading dial machine where they can closely observe the artistry of Audemars Piguet's craftsmen.
Special thanks to media partner Whitewall Magazine.
Following New York City, the year-long traveling exhibition will make stops around the world including Milan (April), Paris (June), Beijing (August), Singapore (October), and Dubai (December).
Exhibition Title: ROYAL OAK 40 Years: From Avant-Garde to Icon
Date: Thursday, March 22nd
Location: Park Avenue Armory
Address: 643 Park Avenue at 67th Street, NYC
Web : http://www.audemarspiguet.com/ro40y
Photos credits: BFAnyc.com m
Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet is the last fine watchmaking manufacturer still in the hands of its founding families (Audemars and Piguet). Since 1875, the company has written some of the finest chapters in the history of Haute Horlogerie, including a number of world firsts. In the Vallée de Joux, at the heart of the Swiss Jura, numerous masterpieces are created in limited series embodying a remarkable degree of horological perfection, including daring sporty models, classic and traditional timepieces, splendid ladies' jewellery-watches, as well as one-of-a-kind creations. www.audemarspiguet.com
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What Royal Oak or Offshore is Victor Cruz sporting in that last shot??
I'll try to find out. - AT
See pic below. Cheers, Anthony
Must be a strange glare on the tach ring.
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