Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon Chronograph watch

The Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon Chronograph watch is a high luxury timepiece which has piqued a tremendous amount of excitement amongst connoisseurs and collectors. A collaboration between Audemars Piguet and famed carbuilder Maserati, this stunning, highly complicated watch reinterprets classical watchmaking specialities with new and exciting technology.

The appearance of the Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon Chronograph watch is extremely distinctive, and gives hint to the remarkable know-how embodied in this timepiece's creation. The characteristic oval Millenary watch case measures an impressive 47mm in diameter, and is crafted from platinum. The beautiful dial captures an impressive futuristic appearance with its skeletonized center section, which reveals some of the impressive architecture of this world premiere Audemars Piguet handwound movement, the 2884 Caliber. The off-centered dial frame, showcases a tachymetre, and the left side displays a scale for the power-reserve indication. Visible through the center of the dial are the twin mainspring barrels, which are made from white gold, and below this is the impressive one-minute tourbillon; completing a single revolution each minute as it bears the Gyromax-equipped balance wheel and the escapement, the tourbillon cage has been mounted across a distinctive blue bridge, made from Eloxed aluminum.

Audemars Piguet's use of such high-tech materials and treatments in this extraordinary tourbillon watch extends to every aspect of the movement. The large exhibition sapphire caseback, exposes the architecture of the chronograph mechanism. An appealing blend of classical watchmaking craft and cutting edge materials presents itself here; the stunning black mainplate of the watch is made from carbon, which Audemars Piguet has manufactured to extraordinary degree of precision, thanks to technologies in crafting carbon which the Manufacture has devoted themselves tirelessly to perfecting. Upon this background, the various structures of the chronograph are arranged--the steel parts, including the column wheel control finished to perfection according to traditional haute de gamme standards.

The framework of this beautiful chronograph mechanism also includes additional eloxed aluminum bridges, which echo the design of the tourbillon bridge on the dial side of the watch. Thanks to the twin mainspring barrels of this innovative Audemars Piguet movement, the Millenary MC12 Tourbillon Chronograph watch will run for 240 hours before any additional winding is required. The Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon Chronograph watch will be produced in a limited edition of only 150 pieces for the world. This timepiece is completed by a luxurious blue crocodile strap with sporty contrasting silver stitching, and an elegant AP folding clasp in platinum.