Audemars Piguet Revitalizes the Starwheel Complication With the Code 11.59 Platform

Audemars Piguet has just revived its iconic "Star Wheel" system by way of the modern Code 11.59 platform. The wandering hours complication dates back to the 17th century where it sees three small discs on a larger central wheel that rotate on their own axis to join a 120-degree minute arc section at the 10 to 2 o'clock position. The time is read where the hourly-marked discs meet the minute indications.As history reveals, the first wandering hours system was created for Pope Alexander VII who su...