Millenary Tourbillon White Gold / Sapphire

In Context

At 45 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 11.7 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.

26381BC.ZZ.D312CR.02 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a blue dial with a white gold case. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon.

Caliber 2938 is an oval (35.10 * 30.10), hand-wound movement with tourbillon escapement.

1 other watch in the library runs the Audemars Piguet AP 2938.

Audemars Piguet

Millenary Tourbillon White Gold / Aventurine

26381BC.ZZ.D312CR.01 · 45 mm