1. IMAGES OF
AUDEMARS PIGUET
gary marlowe IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY SEPTEMBER 2012

2. IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY
ABOUT THESE IMAGES
MY FIRST REAL EXPOSURE TO AUDEMARS PIGUET CAME AT SALON PRIVÉ IN 2011 WHEN I PHOTOGRAPHED A
NUMBER OF THEIR WATCHES. HELD AT SYON PARK, SALON PRIVÉ IS A SHOWCASE FOR THE MOST EXCLUSIVE
SUPERCARS AS WELL AS A HANDFUL OF LUXURY BRANDS. THIS TIME, RATHER THAN HAVING TO SHOOT
THROUGH GLASS SHOWCASES, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PHOTOGRAPH TWO OF THEIR MOST
EXCEPTIONAL WATCHES ON A PRESENTATION TRAY. I HAD NO LIGHTS WITH ME AND ONLY A FEW MINUTES
WITH EACH WATCH SO I WAS LIMITED AS TO WHAT I COULD DO. I CHOSE TWO VERY DIFFERENT WATCHES,
ONE IN ROSE GOLD, THE OTHER IN BLACK CARBON. EACH WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING AND BOTH
EXTREMELY COMPLEX, SOMETHING THAT CAN ONLY BE APPRECIATED WHEN YOU GET TO SEE THEM UP CLOSE
THROUGH A MACRO LENS. I’M A HUGE ADMIRER OF THE BRAND AND LOVE THE CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT GOES
INTO PRODUCING AN AUDEMARS PIGUET TIMEPIECE, ALL OF WHICH ARE INDIVIDUALLY ASSEMBLED BY HAND,
OFTEN PRODUCED BY A SINGLE WATCHMAKER OVER MANY MONTHS. I THINK THESE TWO WATCHES ARE
STUNNING TO LOOK AT. I HOPE YOU LIKE HOW I’VE PORTRAYED THEM.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE
THE IMAGES CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION WERE CREATED BY GARY MARLOWE AND, WHILST BEING
AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON SLIDESHARE, THEY REMAIN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF GARY MARLOWE
© GARY MARLOWE | 2012
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3. IMAGES OF
AUDEMARS
PIGUET

4. THE ROYAL OAK
CELEBRATING ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2012, THE OCTAGONAL ROYAL OAK IS AUDEMARS PIGUET’S MOST
FAMOUS MODEL. THE WATCH GOT ITS NAME FROM THREE OF BRITAIN’S ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS WHICH
INSPIRED ITS PORTHOLE DESIGN. THIS VERSION IS THE EQUATION OF TIME AND IS IN 18 CT ROSE GOLD. IT
TAKES 423 HAND-ASSEMBLED PARTS TO DRIVE THE EQUATION OF TIME, SUNRISE, SUNSET, PERPETUAL
CALENDAR AND ASTRONOMICAL MOON PHASE. THE WATCH FEATURES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HAND-
POLISHED FINISHES: THE SIDE OF THE BEZEL IS POLISHED, WHILE THE UPPER SURFACE IS SATIN-BRUSHED
AND MATT. I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE WAY THE ENGRAVED ‘GRAND TAPISSERIE’ DESIGN ON THE DIAL
CAPTURES THE LIGHT. IT COSTS £71,370

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10. THE MILLENARY
SINCE FIRST SEEING THE MILLENARY IN 2011, THIS WATCH WITH ITS UNIQUE OVOID SHAPE AND OFFSET DIAL
HAS BECOME A PERSONAL FAVOURITE. I LIKE HOW AUDEMARS RETAIN A CORE DESIGN BUT THEN CREATE
NUMEROUS VARIANTS IN THE WAY IT IS STYLED. THIS IS DOWN TO THE IMAGINATION OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR,
OCTAVIO GARCIA. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MILLENARYS SHAPE CAME FROM THE COLISEUM IN ROME, BUT
THIS SKELETON VERSION, WITH ITS FORGED CARBON AND VISUAL NOD TO SPORTS CAR INSTRUMENTS,
REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE. WITH ITS EXQUISITELY EXPOSED MECHANISM AND MULTIPLE DISPLAYS, ITS THREE-
DIMENSIONAL DESIGN IS A THING OF BEAUTY AND MANAGES TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS RARELY ACHIEVED:
TO FUSE TRADITION WITH HIGH-TECH. THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION WITH JUST 120 PIECES BEING HAND-
CRAFTED. LOOKING AT THE INCREDIBLE DETAIL, IT’S NO WONDER IT COSTS IN EXCESS OF £150,000.

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16. IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY
ABOUT GARY MARLOWE
WITH A BACKGROUND IN MARKETING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, GARY APPLIES HIS HIGHLY DISTINCTIVE VISUAL
STYLE TO CREATING IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY ACROSS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF SUBJECT MATTER, FROM
ROCK MUSIC, FAST CARS AND FASHION TO FLOWERS, FOOD AND ANIMALS. WHATEVER THE SUBJECT, HIS
WORK IS INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE, BOTH IN ITS COMPOSITION AND ESPECIALLY WITH ITS PLAYFULLY
ILLUSTRATIVE GRAPHIC STYLE. INVARIABLY, HE USES HIS IMAGES TO TELL STORIES AND IMAGINATIVELY
CAPTURE A ONE-OFF EXPERIENCE.
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