Audemars Piguet takes the Code 11.59 collection by Audemars Piguet a step further with the launch of five Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie timepieces, each featuring a unique custom enamel dial, crafted by Anita Porchet and her atelier. These refined timepieces pay homage to generations of craftsmen who have consistently used cutting-edge technologies, without ever losing sight of their ancestral craftsmanship. So, to celebrate the complexity and rarity of Grande Sonnerie watches, Audemars Piguet has partnered with the well-known Swiss enamelling artisan Anita Porchet for the creation of hand-made “Grand Feu” enamel dials. For the occasion, he has created a trilogy of enamel dials decorated with ancient gold sequins (the “paillons”) that date back over a century and perfectly combine ancestral savoir-faire and contemporary design. “The Grande Sonnerie is the ultimate in striking replica watches uk. As in an orchestra, the synchronization of the components must be perfect to ensure the automatic ringing of the hours and quarters. It took 4 years to overcome the challenge of associating this traditional mechanism with our Supersonnerie technology, which we equipped with the Carillon function (3 gongs) “said Lucas Raggi, Audemars Piguet Development Director The Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie mounts a new hand-wound movement, the caliber 2956, which combines the traditional Grande Sonnerie complication with the patented Supersonnerie technology, introduced by the Manufacture in 2015 with the Royal Oak Concept collection. This complex caliber, made up of 489 components, testifies to the uncompromising spirit of Audemars Piguet. A Grande Sonnerie timepiece not only strikes the hours, quarters and minutes on demand as a traditional minute repeater would. Like the clock in a bell tower, it can also mark the hours and every quarter by default, without any involvement on the part of the wearer of the clock. The presence of a music box implies the fact that the Grande Sonnerie Supersonnerie is equipped with 3 gongs and 3 hammers instead of the 2 of a clock with a standard striking and therefore marks the quarter hours with 3 consecutive notes (high, medium, low ) instead of 2. In the Petite Sonnerie position, the watch rings hours only, while the automatic alarm is disabled in silent mode. As with the minute repeater mechanism, the alarm can be activated by the wearer of the watch at any time. Hand-decorated down to the smallest detail using refined finishing techniques, the 2956 caliber combines tradition and innovation. In addition to the construction of its complex mechanism and enamel dial, the 41 mm 18-carat white gold case of the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie surprises with its contrasting details and refined finishing techniques that we usually find on the calibers. .
