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Jules Louis Audemars

Jules Louis Audemars established a Le Brassus workshop in 1875 and later partnered with Edward Auguste Piguet; retained workshop management. 1

1875 is the house's founding year; surviving partnership contract is dated 1881. The circa-1875 apprenticeship watch, Heritage AP inventory 8, was subsequently modified.

At a glance

Dates
1851–1918 11AP archival history gives life years 1851–1918; partnership signed 17 December 1881.

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Jules Louis Audemars' work is Audemars Piguet.

Jules Louis Audemars founded or co-founded Audemars Piguet from 1875. 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Founding role in historically significant manufacture

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Audemars Piguet

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Source-verified — continuation 2

    Audemars Piguet — Founder / co-founder From 1875. Co-founder 1

    Established the workshop in 1875 and co-founded the Audemars–Piguet partnership.

    1875 workshop origin; 17 December 1881 partnership contract; effective 1 January 1882.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Documented division of duties and 1881 agreement; 1875 is the adopted house founding year. Locator: Origins and partnership contract 1
  • Specific role: Documented division of duties and 1881 agreement; 1875 is the adopted house founding year. Locator: Origins and partnership contract 1
  • Birth year: Documented division of duties and 1881 agreement; 1875 is the adopted house founding year. Locator: Origins and partnership contract 1
  • Death year: Documented division of duties and 1881 agreement; 1875 is the adopted house founding year. Locator: Origins and partnership contract 1

Sources

  1. The epic AP sagaAudemars Piguet / AP Chronicles · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0072] Audemars Piguet / AP Chronicles. "The epic AP saga." Not stated. https://apchronicles.audemarspiguet.com/en/article/lepopee-ap Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Brand archival research distinguishes retrospective founding year 1875 from documented partnership agreement of 17 December 1881.

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