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Today's GK Special - Audemars

Audemars Piguet Holding SA is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury mechanical watches and clocks, headquartered in Le Brassus, Switzerland.The company was founded by Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in the Vallée de Joux in 1875, acquiring the name Audemars Piguet & Cie in 1881. Audemars Piguet is a highly regarded watch manufacturer.The company is best known for introducing the Royal Oak wristwatch in 1972, which helped the brand rise to prominence within the watchmaking industry. One of Audemars Piguet's early achievements was creating the world's first minute-repeating movement for wristwatches in 1892. Ref : https://www.audemarspiguet.com/en/
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Today's GK Special - Bovet

Bovet Fleurier SA is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers chartered May 1, 1822 in London, U.K. by Édouard Bovet. Mainly known for pocket watches manufactured for the Chinese market. Produces high-end artistic watches (priced between US$18,000 and $2.5 million) with a style that references its history. More at : https://www.bovet.com/homepage/message-from-mr-raffy/

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