The asymmetric Millenary 4101 (ref. 15350ST.OO.D002CR.01) was officially presented at the SIHH show and immeAudemars Piguet Millenary 4101 Automatic Replica Watchdiately became Audemars Piguet’s new icon. Just like it was done with the recently presented Piaget Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Ultra-Thin and the stunning De Bethune DB28 in titanium, the new Millenary 4101 takes the idea of a skeletonized watch and, literally, turns it inside out.(Audemars Piguet Millenary 4101 Automatic replica watch)

The main idea behind the whole concept of skeletonization is to show off the inner workings of a mechanical movement. In most cases, especially when it comes to mass-produced ETA calibers that often look, well, like mass-produced calibers with tiny bits of metal cut off their chassis here and there, the result is underwhelming at best.

However, when the job is done by a brand that uses a highly sophisticated in-house movement as a basis for the job and can afford to hire highly-skilled artisan to polish-off what was done by extremely expensive CNC machinery, you get something resembling this beautiful AP Millenary.

I mean, the result is a beautifully crafted (in most cases, but not always) display, which is a real pleasure to admire, but (again, in most cases, but not always) a real pain to look at when all you need is to find out what time it is now.

The case

From this perspective, Millenary’s signature off-centered main dial that takes less than half of the footprint of the huge 47 x 42 mm oval-shaped case, was the best candidate to make a skeleton watch. Allowing a good view at the key part of the AP Caliber 4101 -the carefully finished balance bridge-, the timekeeper’s face is both mesmerizing to look at and, at the same time, quite legible if you don’t mind the size of the whole contraption.

The movement

As you can see on the pictures, AP’s engineers reworked the automatic movement in such a way, that its regulating organ that comprises the balance, lever, and escapement is moved to the periphery of the caliber and, judging by the looks of it, is positioned right in the F1 focus of the oval.

It is anchored to the movement with a massive-looking bridge, which (like the rest of the 12 visible bridges) is decorated with horizontal Cotes de Geneva stripes.

The main hours and minutes display is done in two solid metal parts and, decorated with applied Roman numerals, is perfectly legible, although the leaf-shaped hands would look even better if they were not skeletonized, but simply covered with some Superluminova.

As usual for the brand, the result is a finely crafted, well-balanced and, let me admit that, highly desirable device that can prove a huge success, if Audemars Piguet will manage to find the point of intersection of the supply and demand curves.

Audemars Piguet Millenary 4101 (ref. 15350ST.OO.D002CR.01) specification

Movement: Automatic, AP Caliber 4101, 34 jewels, 253 components, 22-karat rose gold rotor, hand-built, in-house, Swiss Made
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds
Power reserve: 60 hours
Case: Stainless steel or Rose gold
Shape: Oval
Dimensions: 47.00 mm x 42.00 mm
Case height: 13.00 mm
Dial: Openworked
Numerals: Roman
Hands: Rose gold or Steel
Water resistance: 20 meters
Strap: Leather
Crystal: Sapphire with anti-reflective coating
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It looks like Audemars Piguet decided to milk another bucket of cash from the proverbial cow. Having updated its last year’s Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph with a more subdued -if not in terms of cost, then at least for the black-and-gray color scheme that was chosen for this version- the variation, which is going to be sold as a Ref. 26550AU.OO.A002CA.01 model, the Swiss watchmaking specialist makes another daring assault on your wallets.

If you compare both models, you will see that the new Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph 26550AU.OO.A002CA.01 retained the basic shapes of the last year’s version, but now offers a different combination of materials and a more “standard” layout of the dial.(Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph (Ref. 26550AU.OO.A002CA.01) replica watch)

The case is now made of forged carbon, which is accented with glossy black ceramic bezel, as well as crown and chronograph push-pieces made of the same scratch-resistant material.

While sporting the same diameter of 44 millimeters, it is now about two millimeters thinner, measuring only 14 mm in height.

The weight reduction comes courtesy of the new AP Caliber 2897 automatic movement.

Being 31.40 mm in diameter, it is only 7.75 mm high, which makes it 2.92 mm thinner than the AP 2912 hand-wound caliber that powered the 2010 Ref. 26288OF.OO.D002CR.01 model.

According to the Swiss brand, the movement itself was designed (and probably manufactured) by their long-time partners Renaud & Papi: another Swiss-based brand that was established approximately 25 years ago by Giulio Papi and Dominic Renaud who got so frustrated by the monotony of working from nine to five whole five days a week that they decided to start their own business.

Interestingly enough, they were so successful in their very first business venture that pretty soon Audemars Piguet -a brand that is owned by the Richemont Group and has exclusive access to all their technology- started to by complicated movements from them. This particular model, for example, built on 34 jewels and comprises 335 hand-decorated components. Beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour, the movement offers a more than adequate power reserve of 65 hours.

Although the previous version looked a lot more impressive than the new one, the 2011 MY model offers in return greatly increased legibility and even makes it possible to wear the gadget with a formal dress.

As you can see in the pictures, the Tourbillon Chronograph is equipped with a black-waffle “Mega Tapisserie” patterned dial with a pair of white sub-dials (a small seconds display at 9 o’clock and a 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock,) and a tourbillon escapement at 6 o’clock.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph (Ref. 26550AU.OO.A002CA.01) specification
Movement: Automatic, AP Caliber 2897, in-house, 335 parts, peripheral oscillating weight, 34 jewels, 21,600 vph, Swiss Made
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, tourbillon, chronograph
Power reserve: 65 hours
Case: Forged carbon
Bezel: Black ceramic
Shape: Octagonal
Size: 44.00 mm
Case height: 14.00 mm
Dial: Black
Hands: White gold
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap: Black rubber, adorned with two grooves. Titanium pin buckle
Crystal: Sapphire, anti-reflective
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