Among its latest releases, Audemars Piguet presented an ultra-complicated pocket watch – 150 Heritage Ultra-complication Universal Calendar and introduced the first self-winding jumping hour watch – Neo Frame Jumping Hour.
150 Heritage Ultra-complication Universal Calendar
Combining centuries-old artisanal techniques with modern technological innovation, the maison created an ultra-complicated pocket watch – 150 Heritage Ultra-complication Universal Calendar Ref. 75150PT.OO.01. The 50 mm pocket watch is encased in platinum, fully hand-engraved, measuring 23.4 mm in thickness and fitted with a glass box sapphire crystal. The caseback features a Supersonnerie soundboard. The dial is adorned with a blue translucent enamel featuring hand-engraved 18-karat white gold Roman numerals with tone-on-tone chronograph counters defined by silver grey-toned thread. There are 18-karat pink gold hands. The tourbillon sits at 6 o’clock.

The timepiece is powered by the new Calibre 1150, paired with an Universal Calendar – a lunisolar mechanism integrated in its caseback. The new movement brings together 40 functions (among which 22 are complications) including a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, split-seconds chronograph, Petite and Grande sonnerie, leap-year indication, lunar calendar, week indication, Centuries and millennia disc and many more you can think of. There are also mobile pointer indications for cultural celebrations like Ramadan, Diwali, Christmas, Easter and more. The pocket watch is completed with a hand-made platinum chain that pays homage to the traditional art of chain-making. In a limited edition of 10, 2 models are available in platinum and 8 in white gold. Additional, 8 white gold variations will also be available in the near future. Price is upon request.
Neo Frame Jumping Hour
Inspired by 1930s Art Deco watches, the maison is introducing its first jumping hour movement in the latest Neo Frame Jumping Hour Ref. 15245OR.OO.A206VE.01 . The 34 mm watch is crafted in 18-karat pink gold with a black PVD-treated sapphire dial. The hours and minutes are indicated in pink gold-toned microblasted apertures with white numerals displaying hours at 12 o’clock and minutes at 6 o’clock. The rectangular case features gadroons and aerodynamic lugs oozing a vintage aesthetic. It is powered by the brand’s first jumping hour movement Calibre 7122, offering a power reserve of 52 hours. The watch is only 4 mm thick and is water resistant to 20 metres. Worn on a textured calfskin strap, it retails for Rs 65,32,000 (approx.).
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