Huitième

A curiosity from the early 90's. 40 mm big, 10 mm high. One of the very first tantalum watch! Credit: Touchofmodern. Best, Nicolas

It’s with this AP Huitième Chronograph ref. 25644TR that, while browsing on C24 a few years ago, I discovered the existence of tantalum. And even if I’m not fond of the branding on the bezel (nor of the white date disc), I was, and still am, really drawn

We recently discussed tantalum watches in HoMe. And one of us mentioned the Audemars Piguet Huitième. An interesting combination of tantalum and rose gold in a characteristic design from the 80's or early 90's. And as always... This date... Best, Nicolas.

But they sure do work really well with the classic lines of LeBrassus! Eagle-eyed Anthony spotted them on my cuffs in the recent Rose-gold AP Huitième post. Thought I'd like to share some close-ups of these little beauties produced by Swiss manufacturer M

The original Bordeaux strap gives this rose gold watch a very different and distinctly dressy look as opposed to its steel-case brother covered in my previous AP Huitième thread... But the contemporary 40mm size makes this classic watch very wearable also

Without much further do, here are a few shots of my second Huitième, an AP that lives in the big octagonal shadows of its much-coveted brethren - albeit far from being the red-headed step-brother nobody wants... Sometimes it pays to look at what's under t

There have been indeed models of the Huitième family without the "Audemars Piguet" arching over the dial - but in terms of elegance and simplicity, the three hand versions seemed the most compelling to me, and I agree with your assessment in that respect.

Just thought I'd share some photos of an often forgotten classic: the steel AP Huitième from the 80's powered by Jaeger's fine automatic base movement ticking in so many AP's. The size of 40mm chosen back then makes it still a perfect dress watch today. S