Horological Meandering

Audemars Piguet "High-end Horological Finishing and Decoration" Book-Signing

 

  

Location: The Ballroom, The Raffles Hotel, Singapore

 

Raffles Hotel

 

Fountain Courtyard

 

 

Watchmaking Finishing Operations are the very essence of a little-known art, hidden at the heart of the watch.  It is this infinitely small detail that provides a crucial, yet objective, criterium whilst justifying high-end watchmaking.  In a sphere beyond technical complexity and reliability, the level of finishng is the factor that truly makes the difference.

 

 

Co-authored by Mr Giulio Papi, Technical Director of Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi, the "High-end Horological Finishing and Decoration" offers insights far wider than what is commonly shown.

 

Book signing

Notice the funky blue suede shoes (?) of Mr Oliviero Bottinelli, Audemars Piguet South-East Asia?  Elvis is IN the building......

 

 

Mr Giulio Papi (Technical Director of Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi)

  

 

Mr Georges-Henri Meylan (President & CEO of Audemars Piguet Group)

 

 

At least one of the PuristS in the world may be very happy with this signed copy.

I've got a spare............hmmmm 

 

 

Some photos of on-the-wrist, in-the-wild AP watches and AP fans.....

 

An offspring of Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi came to say hello to Daddy 

 

 

 

Spot what is on the watchmaker's wrists...just for the evening

 

Mr Papi's favourite?  The skeletonised one.....

 

This is a good man...he gave me cake and he let me eat it !

I love him loads 

 

Thanks for watching,

MTF

 

Photos and Text Copyright Melvyn Teillol-Foo, September 2007.

This message has been edited by MTF on 2007-09-07 09:28:44

I would love any information ~ and a peak inside the book if you'd be so generous...

Thanks for sharing MTF!

'At least one of the PuristS in the world may be very happy with this signed copy.

I've got a spare............hmmmm

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How do I (we) make a chance ? I'm very interested