Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Tourbillon Openworked 26600CR.OO.D009KB.01 White Gold Rose Gold (2023)

Description

This Code 11.59 collection debuted in 2019 as Audemars Piguet’s contemporary reinterpretation of round-case watchmaking, distinguished by an architectural case that pairs a circular bezel with an octagonal middle case and sculpted openworked lugs — a modernist departure from the manufacture’s Royal Oak heritage. Reference 26600CR represents one of the more materially ambitious executions of the Tourbillon Openworked, unveiled in 2021 in a distinctive two-tone construction that interweaves 18-karat pink gold with white gold to emphasize the case’s multifaceted geometry. The fully openworked dial reveals the hand-finished flying tourbillon at six o’clock, showcasing the maison’s mastery of skeletonization within one of contemporary watchmaking’s most architecturally daring designs.

The 41mm case features an 18-karat pink gold case middle with 18-karat white gold bezel, lugs, and crown, framed by a curved sapphire crystal and exhibition caseback. The openworked dial displays the flying tourbillon at six, hand-finished bridges in dark rhodium tones, and 18-karat pink gold hands against a grey lacquered inner bezel with printed indices. The hand-wound Caliber 2948 — a skeletonized flying tourbillon — delivers approximately 65 hours of power reserve, completed by a light blue rubber-coated fabric strap with 18-karat white gold AP folding clasp.

*This timepiece comes on a light blue rubber-coated fabric strap.