Audemars Piguet - [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph 40 mm

With the new [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph 40 mm, Audemars Piguet is not creating a historic reissue of one of its chronographs of the past but rather reinterpreting it with the Manufacture’s latest technology and a dial design offering increased legibility. The Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph 40 mm ref. 26595SR.OO.A032VE.01 is a limited edition of 500 pieces with a price of Euro 54,800.

With the new [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph 40 mm, Audemars Piguet is not creating a historic reissue of one of its chronographs of the past but rather reinterpreting it with the Manufacture’s latest technology and a dial design offering increased legibility.

Faithful to the key design attributes of the original chronograph wristwatch from 1943, the [Re]master01 features a round case and lugs in stainless steel, enhanced by a bezel, olive- shaped pushers and chamfered crown in 18-carat pink gold.

The original 1533 chronograph designed in the 1940s - courtesy of Sotheby's

The teardrops lugs highlight the two-tone case’s curve, while the very thin bezel provides unobstructed view on the dial’s detailed work. The case has been polished by hand.

The satin-brushed gold-toned dial is enriched with black transferred hour-markers, pink gold hour, minute and seconds hands, blue chronograph hands and a blue transferred tachymetric scale. The watch’s enlarged size of 40 mm ensures better legibility.

The nw model has kept the original 4/5 indication above the 15 minutes mark inside the 30-minutes counter at 9 o’clock to allow the wearer to record up to 45 minutes. This indication was requested by Audemars Piguet’s third-generation family-founder Jacques-Louis Audemars (1910-2003) to indicate the half time of his favorite sport, soccer.

The movement of choice is the Manufacture’s newest generation of selfwinding chronograph mechanism with column wheel and flyback function. The glareproofed sapphire crystal caseback reveals the meticulous finishes of the movement and its 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight decorated with “Clous de Paris”. Beating at the frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour), the Calibre 4409 offers a power reserve of 70 hours.

Completed by a light brown hand-stitched calfskin strap and delivered with an additional dark brown alligator strap, the Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph 40 mm ref. 26595SR.OO.A032VE.01 is a limited edition of 500 pieces with a price of Euro 54,800. audemarspiguet.com