Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Automatic 15210BC.OO.A500KB.01 White Gold Burgundy 41Mm Men's Watch

Reference at a glance

Brand

Audemars Piguet

Collection

Code 11.59

Model

Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Automatic 15210BC.OO.A500KB.01 White Gold Burgundy 41Mm Men's Watch

Reference number

500KB-01

Year / era

2017 · 2010s — modern production

Complication

Perpetual calendar

Movement

Automatic manufacture calibre

Case material

Titanium

Dial type

Slate grey dial

Strap / bracelet

Integrated metal bracelet

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Limited-edition status

Regular production, not a limited edition

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

41 mm diameter

Case thickness

11.3 mm

Case material

Titanium

Bezel

Fluted bezel

Crystal

Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Dial

Slate grey dial

Hands

Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand

Indexes

Applied faceted white-gold indexes

Bracelet / strap

Integrated metal bracelet

Clasp / buckle

Folding clasp in matching case metal

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 52D — Automatic manufacture calibre

Movement type

Automatic with micro-rotor

Frequency

28,800 vph (4 Hz)

Power reserve

70 hours

Number of jewels

33 jewels

Complications

Perpetual calendar

Functions

Hours, minutes, small seconds

Watchmaker

Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period

2017 – 2027

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.

Designer

Emmanuel Gueit

Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.

Historical significance

Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Automatic 15210BC.OO.A500KB.01 White Gold Burgundy 41Mm Men's Watch sits within Audemars Piguet's Code 11.59 line, introduced in 2017. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — titanium case, slate grey dial dial and automatic manufacture calibre — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
• The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.