audemars piguet code 11.59 two-tone and new smoked lacquered dial watch

26393CR.OO.A009CR.01 - CODE 11.59 SELFWINDING CHRONOGRAPH

The element that to me provided insight into the crazed attention to detail in the design and case construction of Audemars Piguet’s now two-year-old Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet was, innocuously enough, a small screw. Specifically, a high-polished, screw-slotted, hexagonal-shaped threaded device used to retain the attachment for the strap.

This solid bar slips through each side of the strap and is milled — in the words of Peter Speake-Marin, aka the Naked Watchmaker — to resemble “a balance staff”. It fits between the two lugs and is secured with the screws in question. Which, if you think about it, is an incredibly complex way to attach a strap.

WATCH SPECIFICATIONS

Brand: Audemars Piguet
Ref. 26393CR.OO.A009CR.01
Collection: Code 11.59
Case Material: 18K white gold
Movement: Manual winding
Case shape: Round
Bracelet: Grey alligator/crocodile leather strap
Crystal: Scratch resistant sapphire
Dial: Grey color
Diameter: 41mm
Thickness: 12.6mm
Water Resistance: 3 ATM