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Brutalism dusted off<\/h2>\n
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On May 31, Audemars Piguet unveiled its second creation for the [RE] Master collection<\/strong>, an initiative designed to reinterpret the aesthetics of the Swiss manufacture’s rarest archive pieces.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Released in 2020 to coincide with the inauguration of the Maison’s museum-atelier in Le Brassus, the [RE]Master01 was a reinterpretation of a 1943 chronograph, a model produced in 7 examples and now essentially a museum piece, one of which is on display at the Manufacture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The latest model, the [RE]Master02 Selfwinding<\/strong>, is inspired by this 5159BA 275 mm model, an asymmetrical watch with a 1960s look<\/strong> and a golden yellow case.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As S\u00e9bastian Vivas, Director of the Audemars Piguet Museum and Heritage<\/strong>, explains, “between 1959 and 1963″, Audemars Piguet created some thirty asymmetrical watches, most of them in editions of less than 10.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The new [RE]Master is 41 mm in diameter, with an extended case at 3 o’clock<\/strong>. Its case is made from a new 18-carat sand gold alloy<\/strong> combining gold, copper and palladium.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The [RE]Master02 Selfwinding draws its allure from Brutalist architecture<\/strong>, a post-war movement characterized by angular geometric shapes, devoid of all ornamentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Produced in a limited edition of 250 pieces<\/strong> ($47,200), the [RE]Master02 brings up to date the avant-garde spirit of the nascent space age that characterized the Sixties.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Audemars-Piguet-REMaster02-Selfwinding_comparison-1024x640.jpg\")
\u00a9\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Audemars Piguet<\/p>\nA Royal Oak turned chameleon<\/h2>\n