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AUDEMARS PIGUET AND MICHAEL SCHUMA
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher came to life as a collaboration between Audemars
Piguet and Michael Schumacher. Taking five years to come to
fruition, Schumacher challenged Audemars Piguet to create a
watch with the ability to measure and record an extended series of consecutive lap times. Crafted with compressed carbon,
the watch will be offered in a limited-edition collection of 221
pieces in recognition of the number of F1 world championship
point-winning races in which Michael Schumacher competed
during his career.
The Laptimer Chronograph includes: a double central second hands with flyback, a 30 minute counter, small seconds,
hours and minutes. The forged carbon case merges with a
curved sapphire crystal framed by a titanium bezel with a
titanium case back holding a sapphire crystal that offers a view
of the amazing mechanism within.
Today Michael Schumacher remains out of the public eye
as he has for the last two years. Sequestered away by family
and very close friends, he remains in the fight of his life for
recovery from a skiing accident in December of 2013. As a way
to give back while honoring Schumacher and his unmatched
achievements in racing, Audemars Piguet will donate a portion
of the $229,500 collected for each Michael Schumacher Edition
to the ICM: Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epiniere (Institute for the Brain and Spine) in Paris, France.
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