More than a century after the production of its ultra-complicated Universelle pocket watch, Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is delighted to introduce its very first ultra-complicated selfwinding wristwatch (RD#4) in the highly contemporary design of the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet collection. While paying tribute to the Manufacture’s legacy of high complications, the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4 has been crafted with ergonomics and contemporary usage in mind to offer unprecedented comfort and simplicity of use. This new creation regroups the Manufacture’s horological savoir-faire into a single movement, the selfwinding Calibre 1000, which counts over 1,100 components. A feat of engineering and fine watchmaking tradition, this pioneering mechanism builds on three generations of R&D innovations and incorporates 40 functions, including 23 complications, among which a Grande Sonnerie Supersonnerie, a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar, a split-seconds flyback chronograph and a flying tourbillon. The timepiece also boasts for the first time a “secret” gold caseback that amplifies the watch’s acoustic performance when worn, and reveals the beauty of the mechanism thanks to the new Supersonnerie sapphire soundboard, once opened. Engineers, designers, watchmakers and craftspeople worked hand in hand for over 7 years to bring this RD#4 timepiece to life, continuously broadening their skills to push the limits of Haute Horlogerie craftsmanship to new heights.
超复杂的Universelle怀表生产一个多世纪之后,瑞士高级制表厂家爱彼(Audemars Piguet)很高兴地向大家介绍其第一款超复杂的自动上链腕表(RD#4),表采用了Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet系列的极具现代感设计。向高级复杂性传统致敬,Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4的制作考虑到了人体工程学和现代使用,以提供前所未有的舒适性和使用简便性。这款新作将制表的技艺融汇于一个自动机芯中,自动上链Calibre 1000,包括1100多个零件。作为工程学和精湛制表传统的杰作,这一开创性机制建立在三代研发创新的基础之上,集成了40个功能,包括23个复杂功能,包括大小自鸣报时腕表、追针计时、万年历、飞返计时码表和飞行陀飞轮。这款腕表还首次配备了一个“秘密”的黄金底盖,增强了佩戴时腕表的声音表现,通过Supersonnerie蓝宝石音板发声,展现了机芯的美丽。工程师、设计师、制表匠和工匠们共同努力了7年多,才将这款RD#4腕表带到现实中,不断拓宽他们的技能,将高级制表工艺的极限推向新的高度。