AUDEMARS PIGUET – Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon White Gold 41 mm Black Onyx Dial 50th Anniversary 2022
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AUDEMARS PIGUET RELEASES ITS FIRST
EVER Code 11.59 SELFWINDING FLYING
TOURBILLON
Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is happy to present its latest Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon enriched with a black onyx dial. The timepiece encompasses a stylised two-tone case design interweaving black ceramic with 18-carat white gold for a powerful contrast.
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BLACK ONYX PURE ELEGANCE
The new Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet gives pride of place to the black onyx dial, whose purity is highlighted by the absence of hour-markers. This stone dial has been crafted in collaboration with long-term partner Someco, a company specialised in dial manufacturing since 1966 and located in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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TWO-TONE CASE AESTHETIC
BLENDING BLACK CERAMIC AND WHITE GOLD
The Selfwinding Flying
Tourbillon is endowed with a contemporary two-tone case design. While
the bezel, lugs and caseback are crafted in 18-carat white gold, the
octagonal case middle is honed from black ceramic. First introduced on
the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph in 2021, this
two-tone case aesthetic makes its debut this year on some of the
collection’s complicated models.
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Blending advanced technology and time-honoured tradition, the case required complex programming, dedicated tools and highly specialised human talents for its industrialisation and the hand finishing of its components. Similarly to the 2021 Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph, the ceramic case middle has been crafted in collaboration with Bangerter, a Swiss family-owned company specialised in the manufacturing of precision components made of advanced ceramics, tungsten carbide and other super hard materials.
The manufacturing of the case middle follows a complex industrial flow. Zirconium Oxide (ZrO2) powder is combined with binder content, the composition of which remains the secret of the company. This feedstock is given preliminary shape on latest generation 5-axis CNC machine technology. After this first machining process, the binder is removed. The watch component obtains its hardness and final colour by sintering at approximately 1,400° C.
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“Born in Le Brassus, raised around the world.”
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Model: CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon / 41mm
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Movement
Hand-wound Manufacture calibre 2950
Total diameter: 31.50 mm (13 ¾ lignes)
Total thickness: 6.19 mm
Number of jewels: 27
Number of parts: 270
Minimal guaranteed power reserve: 65 h
Frequency of balance wheel: 3 Hz (= 21,600 vibrations/hour)
Functions
- Tourbillon
- Hours
- Minutes
Diameter 41 mm
Black ceramic case middle, 18-carat white gold bezel, lugs, caseback and crown,
Thickness: 11.8 mm
Water-resistant to 20 m
Dial
Black onyx dial
Openworked
18-carat pink gold hands
Bracelet
Black rubber-coated strap with 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp.
Price: CHF 175,000
New Product Overview 2022
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Press Release - 2022
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