Audemars Piguet (AUDEMARS PIGUET) seems reluctant to finish 2022. In the second half of the year, it released the Royal Oak Music At Sea Special Edition, the Royal Oak Ten-Color Gemstone Watch, and this new Starwheel Code 11.59 release him. Watch fans familiar with Audemars Piguet will find that this is a watch they worked hard on in the 1990s, but because it’s built on the new generation Code 11.59 series, it’s another matter.
The last time I saw Audemars Piguet launch a watch with the Starwheel satellite hour turntable function was probably around 2000. The concept of transmitting the hour with three digital dials looks very bright and visually novel .The famous satellite hour indicator of the independent watch brand URWERK is also based on the same principle. But in fact, this concept was invented as early as the 17th century. It is said that it was invented by Pope Alexander VII, who was suffering from insomnia. The Campani brothers asked for help, hoping that they could make a night clock that was quiet and could see the time clearly in the dark, so the Campani brothers designed a large desk clock that displayed the hour through the central fan-shaped window, and there was a minute scale at the top to match It shows the time, and this night clock is the ancestor of the wandering hour device, now housed in the British Museum.
Unfortunately, this function was replaced and gradually declined. It was not until 1989 when watchmaker Audemars Piguet read an article about the wandering hour device in a magazine that this function was resumed. In 1991, Audemars Piguet was born. address 25720. Since then, Audemars Piguet has made many efforts to watch wandering hours, and has produced about 30 Starwheel-related models, and combined with engraving, hollowing, gem inlay and other techniques, Audemars Piguet gave the best to produce Starwheel in 2003. After that, if you want to find those watches at that time, you can only hunt for treasures in the auction. Unexpectedly, Audemars Piguet restarted the Starwheel again this year, and put this function on the Code 11.59 series.
When Code 11.59 was launched in 2019, the discussion broke the table, including voices of opposition. After all, Audemars Piguet has long been equated with the Royal Oak, and Code 11.59 was born out of nowhere into the revolution come Since its launch three years ago, everyone has actually quietly accepted Code 11.59. In addition, Audemars Piguet knows how to create subjects for Code 11.59 in terms of functions and materials. Of course, Code 11.59 itself is also very strong. Its details begin to Be accepted and become a selling point, Code 11.59 began to have a bright gesture. This time Audemars Piguet puts Starwheel in Code 11.59, firstly because in terms of attributes, wandering hours are indeed much more suitable here than on RO or ROO, and secondly, such a timely revival of functions is relatively It can drive momentum Code 11.59 , no matter how you look at it, I think this is a good move.
Starwheel Code 11.59 uses three-hour dials with white lettering on a black background, with a triangular pointer on the dial and a minute scale above, transmitting the current time. In the past, Starwheel Audemars Piguet mainly used transparent hour dials, mainly made of rose gold and without second-hand configuration. This time it is clearly different from the previous style. The three dial is introduced hour in PVD aluminum alloy, with hour marker fonts The selection is more modern, with a dual-material sandwich case made of platinum and ceramic, and the dial is also lined with aventurine, a material used in previously in Code 11.59 for high complexity functions. Not a brand new feature, but these tweaks make it look almost like a brand new watch too.
As for why it’s called “Starwheel (Starwheel)”? In front of the three turntables the first generation model 25720 hours of wandering, you can see that there is a star-shaped wheel shaft in the middle. This year, the star-shaped wheel of the Code 11.59 Starwheel has become a dart Although the turntable is not transparent, it cannot It’s a shame to see the device in motion, but the black dial can be read at first glance, and the reading time is relatively easy without other interference. The appearance of Starwheel this time also makes the direction of Code 11.59 clearer. There will be more and more efforts of new materials and new functions in the Code 11.59 series in the future. After all, as the youngest in the family AP Members relatively unburdened. When innovative design appears, it will be a normal state. Traditional elements can also be played with, and you can attack and retreat. Youth is also an asset.
- AUDEMARS PIGUET
- Code 11.59 Starwheel
- Diameter: 41mm
- Material: 18K white gold and ceramic
- Functions: Rotary hours, analog minutes, central seconds indication
- Movement: 4310 self-winding
- Power reserve: about 70 hours
- Water resistance: 30 meters
- Price: NT$1,740,000
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