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汝山谷是愛彼的發源地，也是瑞士高級製錶的搖籃。它坐落於日內瓦北部侏羅山脈（Jura Mountains）中，擁有崎嶇壯麗、令人震撼的天然美景。汝山谷的自然資源——特別是森林、河流、冰雪和可以提取鐵礦的岩石——為製錶業的發展與興盛提供了的獨特的條件。直至今日，汝山谷壯麗原始的自然景觀與璀璨的星空，一直都是世代製錶師創作靈感的泉源。鐘錶機制體現出由天文學所主導的時間觀，而大自然則為時間測量裝置的發展帶來奧妙的啟迪。

回溯製錶歷史，早在17世紀末期，汝山谷的農民便已開始利用冬季農閒時期，在農莊採光充足的樓上空間，以手工進行鐘錶製作。農宅因此轉變為品質優越的工坊，專門製造鐘錶零件，包括齒輪、橋板、發條、半寶石零件、小齒輪，並發展出專業零件生產和組裝的各種方式。

愛彼時計體現了高級製錶業的堅實根基，不僅巧妙融合各種超卓技藝，致力完美精微的細部處理，並且將藝術生命力注入時計之中，使其成為卓然非凡的獨出極品。這些根基紮根於珍貴罕見而源遠流長的專業技能之中，自1875年愛彼創建以來，歷經世代製錶師的竭誠守護而傳承至今。

The Vallée de Joux, birthplace of Audemars Piguet and cradle of high-end Swiss watchmaking, is an awe-inspiring, ruggedly beautiful region nestled in the Jura Mountains, north of Geneva. The natural resources of the Vallée de Joux – specifically the forests, water, ice and rocks from which iron ore could be extracted, provided the means for the watch industry to evolve and thrive. To this very day, the raw nature of this majestic region with vibrant views of the clear night sky, has served as inspiration for watchmakers. Watch mechanisms are indeed representations of the passage of time as dictated by astronomy, and nature has always inspired the development of time measurement devices.

Historically, already towards the end of the 17th century we can witness how the farmers began dedicating their workday during such winter periods in the light filled, higher floors of their farmhouses to horological craftsmanship, transforming these agrarian dwellings into high quality ateliers for the production of watch parts such as wheels, bridges, springs, semi-precious stones, pinions and all manner of specialist parts production and assembly.

Audemars Piguet embodies the very foundations of watchmaking, as technical skills merge with excellence, a finely-tuned sense of detail is pushed to its very limits, and artistic life is breathed into a timepiece to make it a truly exceptional and unique work of art. These foundations were laid on a rare savoir-faire, which dates back to bygone days and has been handed down with the utmost dedication from generation to generation of watchmakers at Audemars Piguet's workbenches since 1875.