Audemars Piguet has chosen an eloquent way to salute Singapore’s 60th year of independence: a one‑off Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel donated to the National Museum of Singapore as the institution renovates its permanent galleries.
The watch revisits the 17th-century wandering-hours complication—three satellite discs orbiting an arc-shaped minute track—framed in a boldly modern Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet case. For the SG60 piece, AP retained the two-tone architecture of white gold and black ceramic but replaced the standard aventurine background with a red sparkling‑lacquer dial—an unmistakable nod to Singapore’s flag. The grain of the lacquer catches stray light like embers under glass, emphasised by polished white gold frames around the minute track and the satellite numerals. Through the domed crystal, the satellites appear to hover above a deep crimson sky.
The seemingly effortless ballet is propelled by the calibre 4310, a self-winding movement based on the maison’s robust calibre 4309 but equipped with a dedicated satellite module. Seen through the sapphire case back, the movement reveals striped bridges, polished bevels and a special 22k pink gold rotor skeletonised with an SG60 motif. The movement offers 70 hours of power reserve and beats at a stable 3 Hz; its twin mainspring barrels deliver torque evenly.
The watch is delivered on a black textured rubber-coated strap, but a second denim-effect calf strap, stitched in red, offers a casual flourish. For all the engineering virtuosity, this special edition of the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel’s real charm is poetic: the hours drift, like a comet, across a red sky. By gifting the piece to the National Museum, Audemars Piguet lets everyone share in that quiet spectacle.
