Audemars Piguet just released a short statement dedicated to the late Gerald Genta, who designed the Royal Oak, without which AP would not be what it is today. The 40th anniversary of the Royal Oak alluded to in the statement will happen in 2012. Kudos to AP for this admirable gesture. – SJX

The Business of Time, the annual watch supplement published by The Business Times, Singapore’s business daily, is out today.

From 6 pm Singapore time (1000 GMT) it can be read online until 2000 GMT. I have been a contributor to this supplement for several years and have three articles in this year’s edition.

A tribute to Galileo – The Panerai Jupiterium clock

Profile of Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of Hublot

A look at a few of this year’s notable complications

– SJX