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Violence and store closures over watch collection sale

Paris, France - The sale of a special Swatch watch collection, created in collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet, descended into chaos on Saturday in several European cities and New York. The sale of the “Royal Pop” watches, a collaboration between the two Swiss groups, attracted large crowds. Outside the Swatch store in Times...

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Audemars Piguet becomes official timekeeper of Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour

Swiss haute horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is strengthening its commitment to premium sport by entering the professional padel circuit through a dual strategic alliance. The brand becomes the official timekeeper of the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour and, at the same time, has signed a collaboration with Spain's Agustín Tapia, the...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger held over luxury watch at Munich airport

Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for failing to declare an expensive watch, a customs spokesman told AFP. The Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was detained in the customs area on Wednesday afternoon after arriving from the United States, spokesman Thomas Meister said....

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Audemars Piguet robbed in Paris

It's a jewelry heist. WWD has reported that two warmed thieves made off with over 1 million euros worth of Audemars Piguet watches from the brand's boutique in central Paris just a few minutes away from the Avenue de Champs-Elysées. Authorities are searching for two individuals who left the store located at 46 Rue de Pierre Charron with a number...