zelin0802 / October 21, 2022

Audemars Piguet announced CODE 11.59 in 2019.

From warm old wisdom to innovation

Audemars Piguet announced CODE 11.59 in 2019.

AUDEMARS PIGUET’s CODE 11.59 has been announced as a new collection since 1972, the Royal Oak designed by Gerald Genta, known in the watch world as Picasso.
Announced in the last year of participating in the SIHH (Geneva Salon) and became a hot topic. The Royal Oak is a product that begins to lead the digital generation that has never owned Audemars Piguet, with the aim of imagining a whole new style.

The design was done by creative designer Claude Emmanege. He also designed the Royal Oak concept. We draw inspiration from the museum pieces that Audemars Piguet has produced since its founding in 1875 and incorporate it into our designs. Just warm up the old and learn the new.

CEO Francois-Henri Benamias has been working on building the next-generation model to replace the Royal Oak replica since taking over in 2013, so it won’t mature into a core model that points to the company’s future direction. is not it.

The letters “CODE” in the model name correspond one by one,
C Challenge = Challenge,
O Own = Inheritance,
D Dare = Pursuit,
E Evolve = Evolution,
Joining the initials of the word makes “CODE” I am.
The number 11.59 refers to 11:59 pm at the end of the day, just before the new day.

Picking up AUDEMARS PIGUET’s CODE1159, the first impression is that the octagonal middle shell, the surface structure is extremely complex, and the shape of the carpet has been carefully polished and finely satin-finished, which is a target. In addition, the anti-reflective sapphire crystal with a double curved surface specially developed for this series is unique and playful.

Audemars Piguet is well represented in appearance with the challenge of the Code 11.59 challenge.

Combining machines with the latest machining precision and hand-finished by skilled craftsmen, the beauty of the structure can be beautifully expressed, even if complex, which is a remarkable point of Audemars Piguet watchmaking.

Weaving the outer surface of the case with various expressions at various angles and roundness has become a huge challenge even for skilled professional craftsmen. Each finished part is manually tilted like a mirror, with a polisher that lowers the corners of the surface and smoothes the edges. The more skilled the craftsmen, the more rounded and softer the curves they draw. Details such as the screws on the carpet are also carefully polished. perfect replica watches

The difficulty with angled finishing is to work evenly without breaking the harmony. Polishing and chamfering of the interior and exterior surfaces of the carpet, as well as invisible areas such as the interior of the carpet welded to the frame, are testament to the company’s technical prowess.

The prestigious Audemars Piguet factory, run by the founding family and not part of the main capital, is a free and unique artist who is not bound by preconceived notions or rules. While inheriting traditional Swiss watchmaking craftsmanship, hand-finishing technology takes the CODE 11.59 to a new level.

“To break the rules, you have to master them first.”

Master the mold. Break the mold.

In recent years, the casual shift in fashion has been accelerating over the past few years due to climate change. The 2020 pandemic has increased the amount of telecommuting, many companies are trying to continue doing so, and the range of styles allowed in business scenarios is expanding. The time I spend at home has increased and now it has changed not only the way I work, but also my work and personal values. It is a stylish watch that can be opened or closed in unprecedented fashion in the coming era in response to changes in demand that are different from those in the past. quality replica watches

zelin0802 / October 18, 2022

Richard Mille releases an Emoji watch

The new RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon has us smiling.

Richard Mille definitely knows how to make a splash — and how to piss off purists. As if to symbolically represent its blissful status as a lucrative watchmaker, and to gently lure any furious haters about it, the latest RM is a joyous collaboration with licensing firm Smiley. It comes just in time for the 50th anniversary of the world’s most famous hieroglyph.

As early as 1963, a man named Harvey Ball designed this famous yellow smiley face. Founded by Franklin Loufrani, Smiley was licensed in 1972 and now owns the rights to the little guy in over 100 countries. Smiley has licensed deals and collaborations with Dior, Fendi, Reebok, Champion and countless others including now Richard Mille. A “50th anniversary celebration” of licensing agreements is a bit of a stretch, but let’s just go with the flow for now.

The gold smiley face is sure to steal the show on this watch, but there’s a lot of crazy stuff going on here and I’m not quite sure where to start. The new in-house automatic movement CRMT7, which took three years to develop, is mostly kept out of sight, or rather hidden behind small fluffy clouds. Unlike most skeletonized watches, the movement is not the main visual feature, so RM designed a new skeletonized movement that leaves plenty of room for all the tiny gold carvings allegedly made by engraver Olivier Kuhn, although I am sure they are made by the borrower. replica men watches

We have the sun. a cactus. An umbrella. a pineapple. One rainbow—actually, two rainbows. This can happen if you randomly mash up the emojis in the keyboard and then press them into the case.

This RM is 3D. It’s kind of like a very expensive grown up Polly pocket. Each “sculpture” is done by hand. Microsprayed pineapples have tiny green PVD ​​coated leaves. The cactus spines have been hand polished to remove the PVD coating. Locate a flamingo’s eye with the world’s smallest beading tool.

The figurines are placed on the base plate and secured using various types of attachments. They’re placed at an angle so that the person who owns the thing can see as much of the surface area as possible — and ensures that each component remains truly three-dimensional. The smiling face itself is mounted on a decorative rainbow-lacquered bridge, giving the impression that it floats above the movement like a benevolent celestial body smiling at the watchmaker’s work.

There is a small seconds hand with the sun on one end and the lightning bolt on the other, making one revolution around the cloud every minute, a function indicator at 3 o’clock showing the winding (W) and setting (H) position when the hands are pulled out of the crown . The power reserve is about 50 hours. Richard Mille copy

If we turn to the caseback, we can see a lightning bolt-shaped rear axle made of grade 5 titanium and a sun-shaped oscillating weight in 3N gold. All of this is housed inside an ATZ (aluminum toughened zirconia) white ceramic and red gold case. The Velcro fastening strap is a yellow woven fabric in the original Smiley Yellow.

“Sorry, I think my heart stopped” – the real words that came out of my mouth when the RM88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley was released a few weeks ago. Dramatic I know, but this is basically my dream watch. Colorful trinkets and golden smiley faces on the white ceramic case and yellow strap, the tourbillon is hidden behind the clouds. Am I dreaming? What acid clock hippie came up with this?

I love smiley faces. It’s played such a huge role in pop culture over the past five years, from the original “Have A Nice Day” slogan to LSD and Hacienda rave culture. Numerous changes have also gained cult status: Nirvana’s curved mouth and cross-eyed smiley face, Justin Bieber’s now Drew House logo, apparel from brands like Kapital and Market, and our much-loved iPhone emoji.

This iconic symbol has always been part of the zeitgeist. It’s never cool. Richard Mille made it even cooler.

I wish this watch was cheaper than a Miami house? certainly. Richard Mille watches are so youthful and playful that their extremely adult prices often seem like a hoax. Some of us would like to see a lower-priced spin-off, like Rolex from Tudor to RM, a secondary line if you will. Perhaps this is the key to making this imaginable adult fantasy world possible.

But as with many watches, the price is largely theoretical. As a wise man once said, ultra-expensive timepieces are seen as objects to be admired rather than owned.

Basic knowledge
Brand: Richard Mille
Model: Automatic Tourbillon Smiley
Reference number: RM88

Diameter: 48.15mm x 39.74mm
Thickness: 13.30 mm
Case Material: ATZ Ceramic and Red Gold
Dial Color: Skull
Lumens: yes
Water resistance: 50 meters
Strap/Bracelet: Yellow Textile

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Movement: CRMT7
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds and function indicators.
Diameter: 32.10mm x 29.00mm
Thickness: 5.70 mm
Power reserve: about 50 hours (± 10%) on
Chain: self-winding
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Number of gems: 23