Audemars Piguet's New Timepiece Is Fit for Beatmakers and Breakdancers

Over four decades, the genre of hip-hop went from a niche sonic escape in the heart of New York's Bronx borough to one of the most endearing music genres in the industry From coast to coast, the rhythmic rapping and beats are unmistakable - heard from hazy hills in Los Angeles to the rattling subway stations of New York It's from this same spirit that Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet drew inspiration for its three new Royal Oak Concept watches: the Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Selfwinding model in red, white, or blue colorways for men, and the Flying Tourbillon variant in white gold for women, set with either brilliant cut or baguette diamonds.

The aim: to pay tribute to hip-hop's beatmakers, breakdancers, and rhythm creators First hitting the road and dropping into Jim Jenning's minimalist desert house Desert One in Palm Springs, The Rhymes is a day in the life of a young rapper as he finds inspiration for a new rhyme in the clean interiors of the space and outside in warm sunlight Finally, way up high in Beverly Hills at John Lautner's emblematic Sheats Goldstein Residence, The Beats enters a day in the life of a hip-hop producer crafting the perfect sound.

Even if we're more likely to be hunched over making another hip-hop heavy playlist than becoming an industry titan any time soon, it's a fitting trilogy of films for Audemars Piguet's bold timepieces. . Source