Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Skeleton Equation of Time watch

The Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Skeleton Equation of Time watch is a masterpiece of haute horlogerie. With this masterpiece, Audemars Piguet has produced a complicated watch which showcases significant astronomic complications, and also demonstrates the rare and precious art of the skeleton movement. This exquisite timepiece is offered exclusively in a platinum case; measuring 39mm in diameter, the fine Jules Audemars case shows off a pleasing alternation of brushed and polished surfaces, highlighting the ultra fine craftsmanship of the watch.

A glimpse into the sapphire dial gives hint of the extraordinary complexity inherent to the 2120/2882 caliber movement, which boasts 423 individual components. By removing all excess metal in the structure of bridges, Audemars Piguet has produced a very special timepiece, that invites a fascinating look into its intimate mechanical secrets. The selfwinding movement that animates the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Skeleton Equation of Time watch is a legend within the sphere of haute horlogerie. First developed in 1967, this ultra- thin caliber with central winding rotor quickly became famous due to its extraordinary slenderness, innovative technical solutions (such as the ruby-borne beryllium ring which supports the rotor), and extremely fine quality. Audemars Piguet has taken this superlative movement and added to it some of the most prestigious complications in high watchmaking. The perpetual calendar mechanism of this watch indicates day of the week, date, month, leap year, and phases of the moon, all without any need for manual correction from the wearer.

When ordered, the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Skeleton Equation of Time watch is equipped with specific cams and a calibrated bezel, that allow for the watch to correctly show time of sunrise and sunset, to within a minute, of the wearer's location. Thanks to the calibrated bezel, this watch accurately indicates the moment of solar culmination--that time in which the sun reaches its highest point in the observer's meridian. By utilizing the supplementary equation of time hand, one can accurately calculate the mathematical difference (ranging between -16 and +15 minutes throughout the year) between true solar time, as measured by a sundial, and mean solar time which for convenience sake divides the day evenly into 24 hour periods. The exquisite Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Skeleton Equation of Time watch is produced in extremely small numbers each year, and it is supplied with a crocodile strap, and an elegant AP folding clasp in platinum.