Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph 41 mm

Quick specs Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph 41 mm
Price: on request
Size: 41 mm
Reference: 26399NB.OO.D009KB.01

If the Code 11.59 RD#4 is a bit too much for you budget wise than you might like this new Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph 41 mm. Although the price is on request it might be way more affordable. In terms of 100s of thousand instead of over 1.5 million. As the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4 offers even more delicate complications than this new one.

However, the Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph is a serious piece of art. The case is built in several parts with a black ceramic middle and black ceramic crown. The lugs, bezel and pushers are executed in white gold. But the coolest part is the dial.

Skeletonized cadran

The cadran, a fancy French word for the part of the watch that shows the time we usually call the dial, is skeletonized. It offers a view on the stunning movement,. You can clearly see the tourbillon working, the gears behind the hands and behind the skeleton sub dials. These show a 30-minute counter and a 12 hour counter. All in various shades of grey and black, with purple rubies and a slate grey inner bezel with circular snailing.

The bridges are rhodium-toned for a silver finish and the main plate is blackened. At 12 is the barrel bridge in black. All five hands are from polished pink gold with a fine line of luminescent material for the hour and minute hands.

The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph 41 mm has a power reserve of 65 hours

The movement of the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph 41 mm is the Audemars Piguet caliber 2592. This automatic was launched in 2020, offers a power reserve of 65 hours and has refined decorations. The oscillating weight is rhodium-toned 22-carat pink gold.

This 11.59 comes on a dark grey rubber-coated strap with 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp. Don’t be surprised if more color options will follow by the end of the year or the beginning of 2025.