2022 Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar 26394OR

Expanding upon the boundaries of horology that AP has helped to establish as one of watchmaking’s most revered brands, the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar ref. 26394OR stands as a testament to AP’s masterful marriage of daring design and complex watchmaking. Since its controversial debut in 2019, the Code 11.59 collection has undergone an extraordinary evolution over the last few years, with its continued changes showcasing AP’s desire to be at the forefront of haute horological design. Launched in 2022 with its complicated movement, luxurious construction, and artisanal craftsmanship throughout, the ref. 26394OR is arguably one of the collection’s crowning achievements. Constructed in 18kt rose gold, the ref. 26394OR’s 41mm case exemplifies the Code 11.59 collection’s uniquely architectural design language with its round bezel and caseback sandwiching its Royal Oak-inspired octagonal midcase. Boasting intricately sculpted skeletonized lugs, the Code 11.59 ref. 26394OR’s luxurious construction creates a visual interplay of structure and grace. Dominating the display is a deep blue aventurine dial, which effortlessly mimics an ethereal starlit night sky thanks to its thousands of tiny inclusions shimmering against their dark backdrop. Signaling the complexity of the automatic perpetual calendar-wielding cal. 5134 movement that powers it, the ref. 26394OR’s dial boasts a quartet of subdials that display the day, date, month, leap year, and moonphase while simultaneously granting the watch with a sense of complete symmetry as it tops off what is an aesthetically stunning watch with a sense of mechanical merriment that matches AP’s domineering position within the realm of haute horlogerie.