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Audemars Piguet is a famous Swiss watch manufacturer the owners of which remain the representatives of the founding families. Its timepieces include two main aspects: innovation and tradition.The first steps towards the foundation of the company were taken by Jules-Louis Audemars in 1875. Together with his friend Edward-Auguste Piguet they teamed with one idea to create precision timekeeping watches. When Audemars with his associate open their own firm Jules-Louis took over the technical part and Edward-August started managing the firm’s sales and marketing. His job was to travel and make contacts with connoisseurs.The two talented watchmakers, when graduating the school in Le Brassus settled in Vallée de Joux to begind working as masters of watchmaking.Audemars Piguet, a manufactory from Le Brassus, is a brand which initially merged two names. Jules Audemars and Edward-August Piguet registered their firm in 1882. As well as Patek Phillipe and Vacheron Constantin they divided responsibility for watch production (Audemars) and commercial side (Piguet). From the very beginning Audemars Piguet focused on very expensive complicated watches. First of all these were pocket chronographs and minute repetition, which movements were made directly in the workhouse. Since Le Brassus was a place, where numerous watchmakers started their work, they did a truly right choice. Audemars Piguet world sales became quite successful not only in Europe, but in America also.Although Audemars Piguet found itself in critical position because of crashes on the stock market as well as the Great Depression it was able to come back. The World War II is the period when Audemars Piguet created several successful timepieces.After death of Audemars Piguet founders their production was in decline, until the grand appearance of Royal Oak. In 1972 well-known Gerald Genta designed legendary watch. Royal Oak was a unique mark of masculine power. These watches have octagonal case outline with eight hexagonal screws, which makes it look noble and luxurious. After Royal Oak first appearance at Basel fair, everybody admitted the success of the model, which was a surprise not only for those around, but for its creators.Millenary Maserati Audemars Piguet was released at 90-annyversary of well-known company. These are style, self-sufficient watches, with the dial, which resembles Maserati dash board, that were produced from 1927 till 1947. Millenary Maserati chronograph has 40 hours action radius, second time-zone, 24-meter and date as an additional function. Maserati?s trident is clearly outlined at the dial while on the backside of the case you can see anniversary engraving. Audemars Piguet has not only classical timepieces, but store a number of complicated watches. 2005 became remarkable for their Jules Audemars Equation of Time, which were named after workhouse’s founder. Besides the perpetual calendar with lunar cycles, it has a rare ?equation of time? function together with the sunrise and sunset times.In 2000 the company celebrated its 125th birthday. This is why it launched its the Jules Audemars Dynamograph wristwatch the heart of which is the in-house movement caliber 2891. This timepiece was added to the company’s personal collection. Two year later Audemars Piguet celebrated 30 year of its legendary watch Royal Oak.2004 was the year that saw the appearance of the 4th watch that complimented the Tradition d’Excellence Collection of the company. The Royal Oak was produced only in 20 pieces. This chronograph included a hand-wound tourbillon with additional features like the double 10-day power reserve indicator and a thirty-minute subdial. The core of the watch was caliber 2893. Both case back and bracelet were made in platinum 950.The company continues creating exclusive timepieces and together with Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe it forms the “big three” in the production of fine watches.Audemars Piguet replica watches was the natural response for brand’s successful pace in watch world. Some of them took the best from the technical side and design features. Most famous Audemars Piguet watches are quite spread among Audemars Piguet replicas and remain best-selling pieces in watch industry.

IWC Ingenieur replica Watches have very beautiful and very attractive features specific to the IWC brand and the IWC Ingenieur line. In addition, IWC Ingenieur Watches have a rich history and a well-earned reputation all over the world. IWC is one of the most respected watch manufacturers in the world and a favorite brand of collectors in Switzerland, Europe and the US. At Watchcopiez.com ,many IWC Ingenieur Replica Watches have a stainless steel casing and bracelet. They have a silver dial that displays the date at the 3:00 position. The crystal that the watch is made from is sapphire crystal. IWC Ingenieur Replica Watches  come with an automatic 42-hour power reserve and have a case diameter of 34mm. The bracelet is attached with a folding clip. Replica IWC Ingenieur Watches have automatic movement and are water resistant to depths of 400 feet. This watch is very attractive and desirable for many IWC fans and collectors.IWC is company that has been in the watch industry for over a century. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s the Swiss watch industry in particular changed drastically. This happened due to the widespread use of smaller electric batteries. Wristwatches had much larger batteries before 1940. In 1947, the transistor was created. This also revolutionized the Swiss watchmaking industry. This made watch technology grow gradually to be less mechanical and more electronic and modern by the mid 80’s. IWC Ingenieur Watches were first introduced by IWC in 1955, right before this change. IWC Ingenieur Watches were based on an electronic movement designed by Albert Pellaton. The watches were designed to be conservative versions of the Mark XI Pilot watch. Because of this, the original design was simple and elegant. This design gave the watch strong anti-magnetic capabilities, this made watch a more accurate time piece.After some changes over the years, IWC Ingenieur Watches were re-released in 2005, and created quite a stir. The watches received major recognition at the SIHH, and gained the attention of the Swiss Watch Industry. The IWC Ingenieur Watches line was expanded, renewed and modernized. There were many other replica watches added to the web of Watchcopiez.com including the IWC Special Father Son Watch Set Replica  Watches, IWC Aquatimer Replica Watches, IWC Da Vinci Replica Watches, IWC Grande Complication Replica Watches , IWC GST Replica Watches, IWC Ingenieur Replica Watches , IWC Pilot Replica Watches , IWC Portofino Replica Watches , and the IWC Portuguese Replica Watches. If you are in the market for IWC Ingenieur Watches, you probably love something about every one of these styles. IWC Ingenieur Watches are very expensive timepieces, and if you cannot afford the heavy duty price tag, you can still obtain the luxury of IWC Ingenieur Watches. You can purchase one of the many wonderful IWC Replica Watches on the market today. You just have to make sure that you buy from a replica watch company that sells the highest quality product available. One of the best companies online is Watchcopiez.com. You will find an excellent quality, practically undetectable time piece replicas of the watch you’ve always dreamed of but never thought you could afford.

The original complex Swiss watches are quite expensive and out of reach for many people. We at Fashion-replica.com make it easier for you to own Replica IWC Watches ,About the history of IWC , an interesting fact you may or may not know: International Watch Company (IWC) is possibly the only major Swiss watch company whose founder was an American!

During the 1860’s, three manufacturers dominated the American watch industry: Elgin, Howard and Waltham. Combined, these firms produced upwards of 100,000 pocket watches. Times were changing in the industry as pocket watches went from being a status symbol that only the wealthiest individuals could afford, to an everyday item available to the middle class. As a result, production methods had to be improved; for example, most parts for watches were still being made by hand. Costs were also high because the pool of available, qualified watchmakers was relatively small.

In Boston, Massachusetts, Florentine Ariosto Jones, who had worked in the American watch industry for a number of years, keenly observed the failure of Aaron Lufkin Dennison, a leader in the watch business, whose efforts to move production to Switzerland to benefit from lower wages and Swiss watchmaking know-how, failed miserably. Undaunted, Jones took over the failed enterprise and soon set up his own company in Switzerland. His plan was to assemble watches in Switzerland and import them into the United States, hence the name International Watch Company.

Fortuitously, Jones made the acquaintance of one Johann Heinrich Moser, a watchmaker whose hometown of Schaffhausen was conveniently located near the Rhine. Following Moser’s advice, a dam was built in order to harness the mighty river and generate hydro-power to drive the machines used in manufacturing facilities throughout Schaffhausen.

A watch factory was built in Schaffhausen to take advantage of the cheap hydro-power and production commenced in 1868. Despite the company’s unique business plan, the enterprise was doomed from the start. For one thing, Jones had trouble selling the watches in America, due to a high tariff on imported finished watches. An even worse problem: Jones was undercapitalized and encountered technical problems with the machines. By 1875, he was scrambling to find new investors, amid allegations by disgruntled stockholders that the company was on the verge of collapse. Inevitably, the company filed for bankruptcy and Jones was forced to relinquish control of his company.

A Swiss consortium acquired IWC’s shares and put another American, Frederick Seeland, at its helm. Although the company’s fortunes improved somewhat, the improvement was not deemed sufficient enough. As a result, the company was put up for sale again. This time, one of IWC’s stockholders, Johannes Raschenbach-Vogel, bought the company at auction for 280,000 francs. Technical achievements and increased sales soon followed with the production of the first pocket watches with digital time indication, as well as development of the famous Calibre 52 movement, which at the time was quite revolutionary in its concept and construction.

Although the company experienced significant growth, following World War I, the company’s fortunes again hit rock bottom under the proprietorship of Ernst Homberger-Rauschenbach. Fortunately, a major modernization effort paid off when the advent of World War II resulted in increased military demand. It was thus during World War II that IWC created the first oversize anti-magnetic pilot’s watch, followed by the famous Mark X, featuring its new in-house movement, Calibre 83. In 1944, IWC had a close call when the Allies mistakenly bombed Schaffhausen. As luck would have it, the factory narrowly escaped destruction.

In the aftermath of the war, International Watch Company lived up to its name and became a company of international scope. Exports to the United States increased and the brand became best known for its specialty watches, such as the Mark XI and Ingenieur – the first automatic IWC  with a soft-iron inner case that protected the movement against magnetic fields – as well as for its elegant dress watches. Needless to say, vintage IWC’s from the 1940’s and 50’s are highly collectible today and in great demand, as they are somewhat under-priced compared to other high-end watch brands of that era.

Although IWC entered the quartz era with its first quartz watch in 1969, using the Beta 21 movement, the company was ultimately unable to remain under family ownership. In 1978, a majority interest in the company was sold to VDO Adolf Schindling AG.

Subsequent developments include the debut of the Porsche series of sports watches, which remain in production to this day, as well as the creation of the “DaVinci” – a perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch that is mechanically programmed for the next 500 years. This watch caused quite a stir when first introduced and set new standards with its “user friendly” perpetual calendar. In 1993, the company again stunned the watch world when it unveiled the remarkable Il Destriero, which at the time was the most complicated wristwatch in the world.

The year 2000 is no less exciting for the company, as it introduces a new advertising campaign, as well as the 5000 calibre, a new mechanical movement with a power reserve of seven days and an automatic movement. The automatic, an IWC exclusive, is a further development of the patented Pellaton system. The pocket watch-size movement is featured in the latest addition to the Portuguese line: an automatic with a power reserve display. It should also be noted that 1999 was the most successful year in IWC’s history, with 39,000 watches sold, 115 million Swiss francs in revenue, and over 350 employees.

In closing, the company’s philosophy is best summed up by IWC’s current CEO, Michael Sarp, who recently stated: “We shall produce watches of the highest quality with unique technical and design characteristics and thus continue to experience the pleasures of innovation.” If you should have an opportunity to examine an IWC, you will quickly realize that Mr. Sarp speaks the truth.

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