Audemars Piguet Neo Frame Hits A Trend With A 1920s Design

The Audemars Piguet Neo Frame Jumping Hour is inspired by an AP design from 1929.

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The jumping hour or “ticket window” watch emerged almost suddenly as a hot trend last year. Louis Vuitton gave us the Tambour Convergence, followed by Cartier’s Tank à Guichets, Bremont’s Terra Nova, Chopard’s L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 and more. Now, Audemars Piguet takes the concept to the next level with the dramatic Neo Frame Jumping Hour. It’s no copy: Audemars has been making jumping hours since the 1920s, and the Neo Frame is directly inspired by a 1929 model.

It’s a marvel of Art Deco design, with a rectangular case in pink gold with stepped sides – which Audemars Piguet…