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Lot Essay
To the best of our knowledge, the present watch is the first example of the 18k white and pink gold limited edition of 50 pieces to be offered at auction.
Code 11.59 was launched by Audemars Piguet in 2019 and features a radically different design aesthetic, in addition several new in-house movements were developed for the collection. The Code 11.59 family includes a wide range of selections in both material and complications. Created as a fully in-house manufactured and integrated caliber designed to expand out of the truly iconic Royal Oak series, the name of the model comes from the minute before midnight and anticipation for the new day and what the future holds.
One of the most impressive and complicated watches in the Code 11.59 collection is the present flying tourbillon with flyback chronograph. The automatic caliber 2952 is a formidable piece of watchmaking at the very highest level, the finishing as expected is exceptional, it is equally renowned for its amazing good looks. The remarkable new aesthetic of the Code 11.59 case construction with hollowed out lugs, is both highly impressive and extremely elegant. For the present limited edition model in 18k white and pink gold, the semi-skeletonized dial features a lacquered black outer ring carrying the minute numerals. The flying tourbillon is placed in the lower half of the dial and register dials for 30-minutes and 12-hours are placed above.
The present watch, one of a limited edition of only 50 pieces offers collectors and those who seek the finest luxury timepieces a golden opportunity to acquire one of Audemars Piguet’s most revered contemporary high complication watches.
Code 11.59 was launched by Audemars Piguet in 2019 and features a radically different design aesthetic, in addition several new in-house movements were developed for the collection. The Code 11.59 family includes a wide range of selections in both material and complications. Created as a fully in-house manufactured and integrated caliber designed to expand out of the truly iconic Royal Oak series, the name of the model comes from the minute before midnight and anticipation for the new day and what the future holds.
One of the most impressive and complicated watches in the Code 11.59 collection is the present flying tourbillon with flyback chronograph. The automatic caliber 2952 is a formidable piece of watchmaking at the very highest level, the finishing as expected is exceptional, it is equally renowned for its amazing good looks. The remarkable new aesthetic of the Code 11.59 case construction with hollowed out lugs, is both highly impressive and extremely elegant. For the present limited edition model in 18k white and pink gold, the semi-skeletonized dial features a lacquered black outer ring carrying the minute numerals. The flying tourbillon is placed in the lower half of the dial and register dials for 30-minutes and 12-hours are placed above.
The present watch, one of a limited edition of only 50 pieces offers collectors and those who seek the finest luxury timepieces a golden opportunity to acquire one of Audemars Piguet’s most revered contemporary high complication watches.