Jules Audemars Tourbillon Grande Date Pink Gold / Silver

In Context

At 41 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 10.65 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 20 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 72 hours of reserve puts it well past a weekend — several days off the wrist and it is still going. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

26559OR.OO.D088CR.01 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver sunburst dial with a pink gold case. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon.

Hand-wound movement with tourbillon and big date display.

1 other watch in the library runs the Audemars Piguet AP 2909.

Audemars Piguet

Jules Audemars Tourbillon Grande Date Pink Gold / Black

26559OR.OO.D002CR.01 · 41 mm