Millenary Carbon One

In Context

At 47 mm this is exceptionally large for something worn on a wrist, closer to a pocket watch given lugs. At 16.4 mm it is very tall, and sits high off the wrist. 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. 237 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.

26152AU.OO.D002CR.01 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a black dial with a ceramic, carbon case. It was a limited edition. Introduced in 2009.

Hand-wound movement with tourbillon, chronograph and power reserve indicator. Total of 336 parts including 30 jewels.237 hours of power reserve through twin barrels in parallel. Carbon mainplate and anodised aluminium bridges.

1 other watch in the library runs the Audemars Piguet AP 2884.

Audemars Piguet

Millenary MC 12

26069PT.OO.D028CR.01 · 47 mm