Audemars Piguet Millenary Pianoforte

Mar 07, 2008,21:21 PM
 

Montre Millenary Pianoforte Millenary Watch





The Millenary takes to the keyboard.
It leads us into a long night,
alternating between languorous tunes or
spirited rhythms, and allows us
to caress the dream of an artist's life.

A pulsating design
18-carat white gold case, satin-brushed
and polished or set with diamonds
White mother-of-pearl dial
Off-centred hour zone, rimmed by
a light decorative fillet and featuring
Roman numerals or a sparkling pavé motif
Black piano keys, enhanced with
thin lines etched into the mother-of-pearl
of the dial

Millenary Pianoforte Watch
Technical specifications

References
15325BC.OO.D600CR.01
18-carat white gold case
Limited series of 500

15326BC.ZZ.D600CR.01
Case, bezel and lugs in 18-carat
white gold set with brilliant-cut diamonds,
diamond-pavé dial
Limited series of 250

Movement
Calibre: 3120, selfwinding, exclusive to AP
Total diameter: 26.60 mm
Casing-diameter: 11.5 lignes (25 mm)
Thickness: 4.26 mm
40 jewels
278 parts
22-carat gold oscillating weight
Power reserve: up to 60 hours
Cadence of the balance:
21,600 vibrations per hour
Variable-inertia balance with eight
inertia-blocks and flat hairspring
Geneva-type mobile balance-spring
stud-holder
Three-position winding-stem
Finishing: all parts decorated by hand; mainplate circular-grained; bridges
rhodium-plated, bevelled, snailed and
adorned with the "côtes de Genève" motif
Oscillating weight engraved with
the AP monogram and the Audemars
and Piguet family crests

Cases
18-carat white gold or 18-carat white gold entirely set with 311 brilliant-cut
diamonds (~ 2.90 carats)
Dimensions: 45 x 40 mm
Crown in 18-carat white gold or
18-carat white gold set with a purple
cabochon-cut ruby
Sapphire caseback bearing the inscription
Millenary ­­– Limited Edition
Water-resistance: 20 m

Dials
Two-zone dials in white mother-of-pearl
with black piano motif minute circle
Off-centred hour zone with applied white gold
Roman numerals or diamond-pavé hour zone
Skeleton hands with blackened hours and minutes
Wine-coloured centre seconds hand

Strap
Black strap in "large square-scale" hand-sewn
crocodile leather, AP folding clasp in
18-carat white gold.
The watch is delivered with a second strap
in "large square-scale" dark purple
crocodile leather

Functions
Hours and minutes
Central seconds hand
Date

The perfect chord:
Calibre 3120
The Audemars Piguet selfwinding
movement imparts a special cadence to
the Millenary Pianoforte watch:
• the direct-drive central seconds
avoids friction
• the cross-through balance bridge
ensures enhanced reliability
• an over 60-hour power reserve
guarantees running accuracy
• a balance-stop device keeps
the seconds hand motionless during
the time-setting process
• the adjustment remains stable thanks to
a variable-inertia balance equipped with
eight inertia-blocks, an arrangement
that is also conducive to accuracy
• the calendar makes an instant jump
• the date can be adjusted rapidly
• the bidirectional automatic winding
is ensured by a 22-carat gold rotor mounted
on a ceramic ball-bearing mechanism






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