Audemars Piguet Gives 1.3M to BC/EFA; Jackson, Grammer, Hodge et al. Partake in Auction Now Running

As part of a comprehensive partnership with The Tony Awards, Audemars Piguet has initiated a philanthropic effort through the brand's "The Time to Give Foundation" to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Following the highly successful "Time to Give" celebrity watch charity auction hosted last month, the program has raised $1.3m to date.

Some of the featured Broadway shows and stars include: Finian's Rainbow (with a signature from Cheyenne Jackson), La Cage aux Folles (includes signatures from Kelsey Grammar and Douglas Hodge), A Little Night Music (includes signatures from Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury), and Ragtime. A special Tony Awards wall clock, signed by last night's nominees, is being auctioned off as well.

Bidding is now open until June 24th, and the clocks can be viewed here: http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/audemarspiguetclocks/catalog_items.

Audemars Piguet, the world's oldest Haute Horlogerie watchmaker still in the hands of its founding families, celebrates the opening of its 57th Street Flagship Boutique and continued partnership with the Tony Awards in true NYC style.

All proceeds from the auction will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS - one of the nation's leading industry-based, non-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations.

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