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Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto 2011 Watch

Audemars Piguet drastically changed the look and feel of its Millenary watch collection for 2011, but one that hearkens to the now classic Millenary Chronograph is this limited edition AP Millenary Tour Auto 2011. Audemars Piguet has been a Tour Auto sponsor for a while now, and this model is specifically made for the 2011 event. The Tour Auto is a car race (well, more like a driving tour) where participants enter with classic sports cars. The even takes place all one side roads in France.

Audemars Piguet took the base Millenary Chronograph and modeled it a bit after classic European sports cars. This includes the exposed stripe of perlage polished metal on the dial, quilt-stitched leather strap, and of course the sporty red against the cream and silver tones of the dial. The 47mm wide case is 42mm high and in steel. Inside the watch is an in-house made AP caliber 2385 automatic. The fun dial is a bit of an optical illusion as the hands and such are actually centered - though they appear to be aligned to the right a bit. Audemars Pigeut will produce 150 of these limited edition Millenary Tour Auto 2011 watches. Looks good to me.

Ariel Adams publishes the wrist watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Audemars Piguet Is Official Timekeeper Of Tour Auto 2010 - Makes Limited Edition Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Audemars Piguet is the new official timekeeper of the classic car race series, Tour Auto. The popular race among vintage car enthusiasts takes their rides on a scenic route in France before reaching the finish line. In addition to being the official timekeeper for the event, luxury Swiss watch maker Audemars Piguet will also offer a limited edition watch in honor of the event. It will be the Royal Oak Offshore Tour Auto 2010 Chronograph watch. Set in the standard Royal Oak Offshore case, the racing flat inspired dial has a great look. Tone of slate, white, silver, and red mix to together with visual elements that are all about speed. Note the little checkered flag pattern near the top right part of the tachymeter scale.

In a 42mm wide steel case, the back of the watch has a specially engraved design for the Tour Auto 2010 event. Inside the watch is a Audemars Piguet in-house made caliber 2363/2840 automatic movement, that has been beautifully hand decorated. The strap is leather with a perforated exterior. A nice luxury watch for fans of the event.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com

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