Audemars Piguet Remaster01 Self-Winding Chronograph Watch

The Audemars Piguet Remaster01 Self-Winding Chronograph is the first watch to launch the [Re]master line by reiterating the handsome design of a 1943 original in a slightly confused, albeit still very good-looking package The original we are referring to here is the Audemars Piguet Reference 1533, a three-register, two-tone, 36.5mm-wide, hand-wound chronograph produced in extremely low quantities in the early 1940s Audemars Piguet had long been given a hard time over not producing its own manufacture chronograph caliber - relying on a base in-house AP movement with sourced modules on top, instead, all the while pricing itself comfortably among competition with proprietary movements.

The Audemars Piguet Remaster01 Self-Winding Chronograph is priced at a whopping $53,000 before taxes, and is limited to 500 pieces I symphatize with Audemars Piguet trying to find a limitation where everyone who really wants one, gets one; however, limiting the Remaster01 to 500 pieces makes it hard to consider it extremely rare and highly collectible - something one might expect at this elevated price It's not like the Audemars Piguet Remaster01 Self-Winding Chronograph is entering into a void, either.

Price for the Audemars Piguet Remaster01 Self-Winding Chronograph is $53,000, before taxes, and it's going to be a boutique exclusive. . Source