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The new Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet models are powered by the manufacturer’s latest generation of selfwinding and selfwinding chronograph movements released last year.
The Selfwinding models house calibre 4302, an automatic movement with second and instant-jump date indication.
The Selfwinding Chronograph models run on calibre 4401, an integrated chronograph with column wheel and flyback function that enables to restart the chronograph without stopping and resetting it.
Both movements are equipped with a patented setting mechanism that brings stability and precision when adjusting the watch’s functions. With a large diameter of 32 mm, these movements also present reinforced chronometry.
The transparent caseback offers a glimpse of these two calibres that feature refined hand-finishing techniques including traits tirés, Côtes de Genève, circular graining, circular satin and diamond-polished angles.
Calibre 4401 is endowed with a patented zero resetting mechanism which ensures that each one of the counter hands is seamlessly reset to zero. It is also equipped with a vertical clutch system that prevents hands from jumping when the chronograph is started or stopped.
This movement highlights functions and components usually hidden from view, such as the column wheel and the so-called “dance” of the chronograph hammers when the chronograph is reset to zero.
The watch’s dedicated openworked oscillating weight in 22-carat gold further provides an unobstructed view on the movement. All these elements can be appreciated through the watch’s caseback.
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