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Always a pleasure to run into a living legend...the man who designed the original
The original Royal Oak Offshore in the early 1990's...
Emmanuel Gueit.
While chatting, he said he noticed the AP on my wrist,
and later told me he designed the modern Jules Audemars as well...
Very very cool...
Collection
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Always a pleasure to run into a living legend...the man who designed the original
The original Royal Oak Offshore in the early 1990's... Emmanuel Gueit. While chatting, he said he noticed the AP on my wrist, and later told me he designed the modern Jules Audemars as well... Very very cool......
Awesome! The 3rd photo is an instant classic...
The Master and his babies. Thank you Thomas, one of my favorite posts here in some time!
Interesting. He must have been relatively young when he began designing the ROO.
I'm sure even he didn't know at the time what effect his design would have on the large luxury sport watch market and on AP specifically. Cheers, John
He is obviously proud of the impact his design has had
It was great to spend some time and chat with him. Thanks for reading, John!
Luke, I am your father...
A very happy moment when a designer meets another patron of his designs! Thanks for sharing!
As you said...
Very, very cool! And your Jules Audemars we could well do with seeing more often
Thanks for sharing this very special moment!
Love all these photos, and love that you got to meet and speak with him! Thanks for sharing!! S
Just read up on Emmanuel Gueit
Interesting bit of background story, thanks for brining him back into focus.
But the second photo had me at ding dong ding dong ding dong.
One of my favorites. Best, JerryW
Welcome here, Emmanuel!
It is great to see you post, and we all welcome any further contributions.