The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Starwheel is based on a system of timekeeping invented in the 17th century for an insomniac pope. It was modernized and interpreted in the 1990s by Audemars Piguet ...

So how has Audemars Piguet done it? Upping prices, for one. More watches have helped, too. An extra 10k pieces at an average price of 40,000 Swiss francs (£36,000) is proper money.

Audemars Piguet’s Latest Watch Revives an Archival Style Made for a 16th-Century Pope The new Code 11.59 Star Wheel pairs a classically inspired complication with a contemporary look and feel ...

Born in 1656 in response to a specific request from Pope Alexander VII, wandering hours are now the delight of the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Starwheel and many other watchmakers from around the world ...

Audemars Piguet’s new code 11.59 Starwheel watch has papal provenance. The movement is a modern interpretation of a wandering hours complication first devised for Pope Alexander VII in the 17th ...

WHEN Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet was rolled out in 2019, the brand’s chief executive Francois-Henry Bennahmias called it “the biggest launch since 1972”. But like the Royal Oak, the new watch line ...

Historical timekeeping traditions are rethought by Audemars Piguet, which integrates a 17th-century complication into the new Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel watch. The wandering hours ...

Since 2010, Audemars Piguet’s Openworked Royal Oak models have been offered in sizes ranging between 39 mm (e.g., reference 15305) and 41 mm (e.g., reference 15407).

Audemars Piguet has announced 2023 updates to its Code 11.59 family of watches. Available in a range of different models it’s the new versions of its two simplest ‘classic’ styles – day ...

Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding watch in 18-k pink gold, $34,200 at London Jewelers, 1988 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, LI; Silk ties, $145 to $175 at Emporio Armani, 134 Spring St. Jeffrey ...