CODE 11.59 FLYING TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH MODEL, REF. 26399NR, CASE NO. GR2153M, CIRCA 2022

The Code 11.59 collection was launched by Audemars Piguet in 2019 and features a radically different design aesthetic for the company. In addition to several new in-house movements that were developed for the collection, it also includes a wide array of both materials 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 watch in the Code 11.59 collection is the present flying tourbillon with flyback chronograph. The automatic winding caliber 2952 is a formidable piece of watchmaking of the very highest level, with exceptional finishing as well as good looks. The remarkable new aesthetic of the Code 11.59 case construction is achieved through its hollowed-out lugs, making it both impressive and elegant.

For the present limited-edition model, the semi-skeletonized dial features a black outer ring carrying the minute numerals. The flying tourbillon is placed in the lower half of the dial while the register dials for 30-minutes and 12-hours are placed above, complemented by the sophisticated flyback chronograph function.