Audemars

Audemars is a surname of a Swiss watchmaking family from the Vallée de Joux, in the Jura mountains of Switzerland. The name is most closely associated with Audemars Piguet, a luxury watch company founded in 1875 by Jules Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet in Le Brassus. The two founders collaborated to produce high-end movements and complex watches, establishing a tradition of technical excellence. For much of its history, the company remained independent and family-owned, with the Audemars and Piguet families maintaining leadership and control.

In the modern era, Audemars Piguet became internationally known for the Royal Oak, designed by Gerald Genta and launched in 1972, a stainless-steel luxury sports watch that helped redefine the category. The brand has continued to produce iconic watches, including the Royal Oak Offshore and a range of complications, remaining a reference point in Swiss haute horology. The firm is recognized as one of the few remaining independent, vertically integrated Swiss watch manufacturers.

The surname Audemars also appears in other contexts, but the most prominent association remains with Audemars Piguet and its storied watchmaking heritage. The company maintains operations in Le Brassus, continuing the valley's tradition of precision craftsmanship.