Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Tourbillon Open-worked Only Watch Unique Piece 2019
Swiss Haute Horlogerie Manufacturer Audemars Piguet announces their Only Watch unique piece 2019: the two-tone Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Tourbillon Openworked.
The unique model’s two-tone case emphasizes the architectural complexity of Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet. Its 18-carat pink gold octagonal middle case subtly contrasts with the 18-carat white gold extra-thin bezel, lugs and caseback. Satin-brushed, bevelled and polished, the bezel, lugs and case present refined finishing techniques usually found on calibres. The caseback is engraved with “Unique Piece.”
This watch houses a hand-wound tourbillon openworked movement, calibre 2948. Its rhodium-toned openworked plate, finished with vertical traits-tirés, is enhanced by pink gold-toned titanium tourbillon and barrel bridges with polished rhodium-toned angles.
Echoing the two-tone colour of the case, the decoration of this movement amplifies the watch’s multi-tiered construction. With 70 hand-polished angles, the hand finishing on this movement pushes the openworking art to new heights.
The opaline silver-toned white gold inner bezel nicely frames the openworked movement and accentuates the extra-thinness of the watch’s bezel, barely visible around the dial. The long 18-carat pink gold hands add yet another subtle touch of colour.
This unique Audemars Piguet watch model comes with a black alligator strap, which further highlights the refinement and artistry of the watch’s case and movement.
Technical details
Model: Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Tourbillon Openworked // 41mm
Reference: 26600CR.OO.D002CR.99
Functions
Tourbillon, hours and minute
Case
18-carat pink gold case, 18-carat white gold bezel, lugs and caseback, glare-proofed sapphire crystal and caseback, water-resistant to 30m
Dial
Opaline silver-toned 18-carat white gold inner bezel, openworked, 18-carat pink gold hands
Movement
Hand-wound Manufacture calibre 2948
Total diameter: 31.65 mm (14 lignes)
Total thickness: 4.97 mm
Number of parts: 196
Number of jewels: 19
Minimal guaranteed power reserve: 80 h
Frequency of balance wheel: 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)
Strap
Hand-stitched “large square scale” black alligator strap with 18-carat white gold folding clasp
