Replica handsome Audemars Piguet Code 11. 59 Selfwinding Chronograph Watch

Replica handsome Audemars Piguet Code 11. 59 Selfwinding Chronograph Watch

This year, was the last year for Audemars Piguet to attend the annual SIHH high watch and jewelry show. The brand has not express any specific post-SIHH plans but indicates that it will consider hosting future new product events in various locations worldwide. Aside from being able to target better themes for new products release, Audemars Piguet is going with a growing watch industry trend of not feeling obligated to announce new products every year. At the SIHH 2019 show, Audemars Piguet did take this chance to introduce their first new replica watch collection in a really long time with the Code 11. 59. Here I’d like to introduce more details of the Audemars Piguet Code 11. 59 Selfwinding Chronograph if you like.  
The Code 11. 59 Self-Winding Chronograph is one of two Code 11. 59 products with a new movement named as the caliber 4401, which has a caliber collectors have been very popular. The Code 11. 59 Selfwinding Chronograph’s new in-house-made integrated chronograph instead the older module-based chronograph still used in a range of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore. Although Audemars Piguet says it will take some time to be fully phased in, the caliber 4401 movements will take place of many module-based chronograph movements in existing Audemars Piguet chronograph timepieces finally.
The announce of the caliber 4401 movement is the same important as the Code 11. 59 movement itself, but the movement is only worth to mention modestly in many aspects. Audemars Piguet hasn’t boasted the introduction of new technology or materials in the 4401, and its performance is adequate, but not outstanding. The movement eventually operates at 4Hz (versus 3Hz before) and now has a longer 70-hours power reserve. I would say that it was pleasant to operate the chronograph mechanism via the pushers, and the whole movement did feel refined. However, the price is expected at more than $40,000.
The movement has a particular appearance, with a pretty architecture that is enlivened with rather plenty of haute horology decoration. Over the movement is a highly skeletonized rotor with the brand’s initials. You can appreciate the movement through the watch’s caseback sapphire crystal.
Audemars Piguet’s stated purpose for the Code 11. 59 watch was to eventually introduce a round-cased fake watch that consumers were expected for. It seems not produced any more now, the Jules Audemars was the brand’s previous round-cased watch collection. I was always a fan of the Jules Audemars and complained its lack of demand on too-minimal advertising. It also existed in a crowded space of “mature looking” round dress timepieces which have more in common with each other rather than distinction.
Since Audemars Piguet didn’t want to produce yet another dressy-style vintage-appeal round watch case, it began to design a case worthy of the macho jewelry appeal of modern Royal Oak-family timepieces. That is to say, the Code 11. 59 case is extremely different from all other Audemars Piguet replica watches. Except the brand logo, as for me, the design of the Code 11. 59’s strap buckle is the only design element that hearkens to the rest of the Audemars Piguet watch family.
Audemars Piguet much ballyhooed the construction and tight tolerances of the Code 11. 59’s 41mm-wide and 12. 6mm-thick (water resistant to 30 meters) case. Firstly, the chronograph will come in an 18k white or pink gold case (each with a black or blue dial color option). The skeletonized lugs are actually attached to the bezel and the caseback neatly fits as if the lugs physically connect to it. The case polishing is an appealing mixture of brushed and delicately polished surfaces. I found it’s comfortable to wear and look pretty, although I realize that there are a few years for its novelty at Audemars Piguet before people begin to associate it as an aesthetic connected to the brand.
It’s a pity that it lacks of a matching metal bracelet for 2019. All Code 11. 59 watches come in precious metal cases, without any other available materials at present. Therefore, a matching bracelet would also need to be in precious meta, which largely increase the cost of the watch (probably by about double). What’s more, consumer price sensitivity drops quite a bit after $50,000 or so, so in my opinion, if there were an attractive metal bracelet choose for the Code 11. 59, there would be plenty of buyers. The Royal Oak itself is mostly popular because of its exceptional bracelet and now it’s iconic.
Over the dial of the Code 11. 59 is double-domed sapphire crystal which gives a sort of optical illusion as though it is curved. It makes that a bit more fun when looking at the case, and though it doesn’t help the dial legibility situation, I don’t think it affects noticeably it.
I agree with the opinion comes from a collector I admire who shared a piece of wisdom. Neither of us is specially crazy about the dial designs for the Code 11. 59 three-hand and chronograph models. However, since it’s easy to redo for dials and hands elements, we have enough confidence to witness the Code 11. 59 watches with new versions you except in the future. And I hope this day would come soon as possible as it can.

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