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Audemars Piguet Announces Claude Emmenegger As New Creative Director

Claude Emmenegger returns to Audemars Piguet as their new Creative Director.

Audemars Piguet Announces Claude Emmenegger As New Creative Director
Audemars Piguet Le Brassus, le 19.05.2015 Photographe : (C) Lionel Flusin

Audemars Piguet Le Brassus, le 19.05.2015 Photographe : (C) Lionel Flusin
Audemars Piguet Le Brassus, le 19.05.2015 Photographe : (C) Lionel Flusin

The Haute Minute

Claude Emmenegger returns to Audemars Piguet as their new Creative Director.

Haute horlogerie brand Audemars Piguet has announced Claude Emmenegger as their new Creative Director.

Emmenegger has enjoyed a long career in the realm of luxury timepieces. After beginning his career at Longines, The new Creative Director spent time at Gucci where he created 23 collections including the G Watch.

He then joined Audemars Piguet in 1999, where his passion for complicated movements and innovation led to the creation of the Tradition of Excellence models 2,3 and 4.

Emmenegger also developed the Royal Oak Concept, which was first launched in 2002 after significant technical developments in horology. Claude led his team through the entire creative process.

After leaving the company in 2003 to establish his own design consulting company, Claude returns Audemars Piguet with goals of further developing the brand’s women’s category and creating high-tech concepts and new functionalities.

Adrienne Faurote
Adrienne Faurote
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As a former New Yorker, now a “Miamian,” Adrienne Faurote joined Haute Living in August of 2021. She currently serves as the Haute Media Group Editor-in-Chief, overseeing all editorial platforms within the Haute Media Group while also maintaining her role as Fashion, Jewelry Watch Director. Prior to her position at Haute Living, Faurote was the Market Editor at Marie Claire Magazine US, amassing over ten years in the industry, becoming an authoritative voice in all things fashion, jewelry, and watches.
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