Audemars Piguet Titanium Strap Watches

(May 12, 2010- 6PM EST) UPDATE: Since I published the original post, the Jay-Z timepiece has gone from $70,000 to $150,000. And the Scarlett Johansson timepiece has more than doubled as well, going from $7,500 to $16,000. (May 10, 2010) Audemars Piguet's US Press Representative, Paul Lerner, just informed me of a really cool charity event, the "Time to Give Celebrity Watch Auction". Audemars Piguet is sponsoring the event in conjunction with Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS, Charity Buzz and Christie's. You can view and bid on 27 different men's and ladies' celebrity signed Audemars Piguet timepieces. A different celebrity signed the back of each Audemars Piguet watch, including Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Jay-Z and more. You can view the entire auction catalog here. All auctions that say "live Bid" next to them will end on May 17th, with final bidding done live at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York. Online only auctions end on May 24th. An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Las Vegas Strip Tourbillon, number 1 of 35, signed by rapper Jay-Z, is already at $70,000. It is expected to bring over $200,000. View the entire auction catalog here.(Auction Catalog Online)(Press Release PDF)Source: Audemars Piguet

Hodinkee’s recent run down of the AP Caliber 2120 caught my attention last week and I wanted to follow it up with some more looks at this spectacular movement and the watches it sits inside — the new Audemars Piguet “Jules Audemars Extra Thin”?and Extra Thin Perpetual Calendar models. ?Actually, Audemars Piguethas produced a very good video which does just this — points out the finer details of the movement — so I’ll let it do the talking. ?Enjoy a few pics of the watch, too.