Audemars Piguet is the favourite brand of many famous athletes, celebrities and music stars. It's easy to see why, since it remains one of the last family-owned, independent, luxury jewellery and watch manufacturers in Switzerland. Le Brassus, the birthplace of Audemars Piguet, is a picturesque town in the Vallée de Joux, in Switzerland's Jura Mountains. Today, the brand's headquarters remain in the same location, near Geneva, providing the same inspirational setting more than 140 years on.