What do Audemars Piguet and music have in common? A lot. Apart from producing chiming watches, the Swiss Manufacture had its first collaboration in 2005 with Jay-Z to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his career, unveiling luxury US replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore limited edition watches accompanied by an iPod containing the artist’s discography. In 2009, it collaborated with Quincy Jones, who shares the values of the Manufacture such as technical mastery, precision and a taste for innovation. Apart from collaboration with pop celebrities, the brand in 2006 embarked on research into the acoustic development of striking watches in partnership with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and a panel…