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Audemars Piguet at the Haute Horlogerie Salon Mexico City

Last week, as part of the events of the 2nd Haute Horlogerie Salon in Mexico City, Audemars Piguet gave us the inmense pleasure of meeting and greeting both Giulio Papi and Octavio Garcia, whom cordially greeted everybody who approached them and even held a press conference to explain the philosophy behind their work at AP and Renaud & Papi.

I walked into their booth not really aware of what I was about to encounter.

Not only did a wide variety of models were available for viewing (the Royal Oak Carbon Concept being one of them), but also the willingness of everybody to guide you through the collections was overwhelming. And for that cherry on the cake, Mr. Guilio Papi was there on scene to answer your questions and take you on the magnificent journey through avant garde materials and innovative horlogerie, including bits of superb information about any particular watch, including the reason behind the anodized aluminium coated green base plate. It needed that coating because aluminium, over time, tends to emit a certain gas, and thus looses stifness and rigidity. Up to 20% over a 10 year period. The color green was chosen, for no other reason other that the fact that it is the corporate color.

Octavio Garcia was also in hand to talk about the logic behind his designs. He told us that the trend is to follow form and function with noble materials.

In the end, both Giulio and Octavio agreed that the future and the limit in terms of engineering and design is gravity itself. Meaning? That they will continue to release newer materials, tricked out tourbillons, revolutionary escapements all in hopes of defeating gravity and the same thing these beating instruments are meant to tell...time itself.

SURVIVOR UPDATE

I managed to get a scoop on the upcoming Survivor watch to be released through AP's website sometime in November.

I was told: "Military inspired, stealthy, incorporating ceramic in a never before seen way". In short, it will be massive, ground breaking, and super cool!

My most sincere thanks and gratitude to all of the AP team at the show, including Mr. Papi, Mr. Garcia, and Mr. Hugo Escude part of AP Latin America. They where very kind, helpful, and pacient.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed this small review.

Best regards,

Alex