AUDEMARS PIGUET – [Re]MASTER01 Selfwinding Chronograph 40 Limited Edition - 2020
New Collection [Re]MASTER01
The [Re]master01 Self-winding Chronograph reinterprets one of
Audemars Piguet’s rare chronograph wristwatches with the Manufacture’s
latest technology and a dial design increasing legibility for the
present day.
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Audemars Piguet’s vintage chronograph wristwatches are among the
rarest in the world with only
307 units made between the
1930s through
the
1950s. This first remastering project brings forward the
Manufacture’s creativity during the tumultuous and transitional
World
War II era. This
limited edition of
500 pieces evokes the highly
distinct design attributes of the original chronograph wristwatch from
1943, with its two-tone steel and pink gold case enhanced with a
champagne dial.
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Faithful to the original design language of pre-model
1533 from
1943,
[Re]master01 features a round case and lugs in stainless steel,
enhanced by a bezel, olive-shaped pushers and chamfered crown in
18-carat pink gold. The teardrops lugs highlight the two-tone case’s
harmonious curve, while the very thin bezel provides unobstructed view
on the dial’s detailed work.
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The case has been meticulously polished by hand. The case’s two-tone
polished aesthetics is complemented by a satin-brushed gold-toned dial
enriched with black transferred hour-markers, pink gold hour, minute and
seconds hands, blue chronograph hands and a blue transferred
tachymetric scale. Although the dial design has retained the original
timepiece’s classic features and Art Deco-inspired numerals, the watch’s
enlarged
40 mm diameter ensures better legibility ft for a contemporary
use.
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The chronograph counters have also been rearranged for improved
readability. Yet,
[Re]master01 has subtly kept the original watch’s
4/5
indication above the
15 minutes mark inside the 30-minutes counter at 9
o’clock to allow the wearer to record up to
45 minutes. This indication
was requested by Audemars Piguet’s third-generation family-founder
Jacques-Louis Audemars (1910 – 2003) to satisfy his taste for soccer and
indicate his favourite sport’s half time.
The light brown hand-stitched calfskin strap adds an elegant touch
and the watch also comes with an additional dark brown alligator strap.
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Bringing the past into the present,
[Re]master01 is equipped with the
Manufacture’s newest generation of self-winding chronograph mechanism:
an integrated chronograph with column wheel and flyback function.
Contrary to the original wristwatch of
1943,
[Re]master01 features a
glare-proofed sapphire crystal caseback which reveals the beauty of the
chronograph mechanism and the dedicated
22-carat pink gold oscillating
weight matching the bezel. The oscillating weight is satin-brushed and
decorated with “
Clous de Paris” — a traditional decoration technique
used since the
1950s at
Audemars Piguet.
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Similarly to the
1943 wristwatch,
[Re]master01 features the signature
“
Audemars Piguet & Co Genève” on the dial. From around
1885 to the
mid-
1970s,
Audemars Piguet had a workshop in Geneva to be closer to end
clients and facilitate distribution within Europe and beyond. When
Audemars Piguet started to sign its watches in the early
20th century,
the city of Geneva was frequently mentioned on the dial.
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The logo “
Audemars Piguet & Co Genève” pays tribute to the
Manufacture’s global distribution network. Every
Audemars Piguet watch
was unique until
1951. The Manufacture’s vintage chronograph
wristwatches are among the rarest in the world today. This ultimate
sports function started to equip
Audemars Piguet’s wristwatches in the
1930s.
During World War II (1939–1945), when pre-model
1533 was crafted,
chronograph wristwatches accounted for just under one-tenth of the
company’s total watch production.’
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The pre-model 1533 with two-tone case with a creative champagne dial.
Audemars Piguet Heritage Collection, Inv. 1660.
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Only three stainless steel and gold chronograph wristwatches with the
present case design were sold in
1943. The watch’s
36 mm diameter was
quite large for the era when most chronograph wristwatches used to
measure between
31 and
34 mm.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Model: [Re]master01 Self-winding Chronograph 40 mm
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Reference:
26595SR.OO.A032VE.01
Movement
Self-winding Manufacture calibre 4409
Diameter: 32 mm (14 lignes)
Thickness: 6.82 mm
Number of parts: 349
Number of jewels: 40
Minimal power reserve guaranteed: 70 h
Frequency of balance wheel: 4 Hz (
28,800 vibrations/hour)
Functions
Flyback chronograph, hours, minutes and small seconds
Case
Stainless steel case and lugs, 18-carat pink gold bezel, crown and push-pieces
Glare-proofed sapphire crystal and caseback
Water-resistant to 20 m
Dial
Yellow gold-toned dial, blue tachymetric scale,
pink gold hour, minute and seconds hands, blue chronograph hands
Strap
Hand-stitched light brown calfskin strap with stainless steel pin buckle
Additional brown alligator strap
Limited edition of
500 pieces
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Press Release - 2020
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