Zinger Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater on a Hodinkee Video

I sat down earlier today to check out the Audemars Piguet sponsored branded content produced by Hodinkee.  Each of the three installments start with a beautiful drone shot of Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Nice enough to make me want to google Vallée de Joux home prices…

The AP staffer talking breaks out this watch around 2:05.  There it is.  I’ve never see thing reference before.  I either spit out my cornflakes, coughed coffee out of my nose or both.  Something happened!  Minimal googling revealed it’s a 1945 Platinum Minute Repeater. It’s probably 1 of 15.  You’ll probably never see one, but there it is.

It’s AP meets Nomos meets crazy numerals.  I know I’ve said it before, but right along size those crazy Patek Perpatual calendars (Ref 3450), this Audemars minute repeater might be the most beautiful watch made.

I’ll gladly share this Hodinkee video on here.  It’s a slick, highly polished look at AP you’d never see otherwise.