Nostalgic much? Meet the Audemars Piguet [RE]Master01

Audemars Piguet is known for having produced some of the boldest watches of the last century The aptly-named [RE]master01 takes inspiration from one of the brand's most important chronographs, the Audemars Piguet Ref According to the AP, it was the watch that kickstarted the trend of luxury sports watches; back then, chronographs weren't synonymous with sports the way they are now, that happened in the 1970s courtesy of the TAG Heuer Monaco, Rolex Daytona and Omega Speedmaster.

In the 1940s, Audemars Piguet created several dress watches featuring a chronograph function - and one of its best examples was Ref The original watch featured teardrop lugs and that 3-counter chronograph The new watch comes with a hand-stitched light brown calf leather strap, with a steel pin buckle.

The Audemars Piguet [RE]master01 will be available later this year for US$53,100. . Source