Audemars Piguet Millenary Pianoforte Limited Edition Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com The Audemars Piguet Millenary Pianoforte Limited Edition has it all; it's cool, contemporary, and composed like a baroque concerto, it's a symphony for the senses. And as part of a limited run of 500 units, the Millenary Pianoforte is a sold-out event. But thewatchbox.com has your ticket to the show. Le Brassus, Switzerland-based horological hitmaker Audemars Piguet launched its original oval-shaped Millenary luxury wristwatch in 1995. Of the many watches to test the oval case concept, the Millenary has proved to be the most enduring by far. Since the 1970s (Omega Dynamic) and as recently as the 2000s (Ulysse Nardin Macho Palladium 950), the oval watch has been a recurring sight on the luxury landscape. The Millenary alone has succeeded against the round case orthodoxy. Styled for its '95 debut by 25 year-old design prodigy Emmanuel Gueit of Royal Oak Offshore fame, the Millenary's prestige rose dramatically when its 38mm case expanded to a contemporary 45mm width in the early 2000s. By the end of the decade, Audemars Piguet was well on its way to establishing the Millenary as a third pillar of its product line alongside the high horology pieces and the small universe of Royal Oak variants. 2008's Audemars Piguet Millenary Pianoforte Limited Edition announced that the definitive oval opus had arrived. Now more than a offbeat profile, the Pianoforte elevated the basic Millenary into the realm of the avant garde. Millenary's ultra-lux musical m