Michael Jordan Owns Unique Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 RD#4, per gq.com

Michael Jordan owns a unique version of Audemars Piguet’s Code 11.59 Universelle RD#4, as reported by gq.com.

Packing 23 Complications Into a 42mm Case

The timepiece packs 23 complications and 40 functions into a 42mm case. Its feature set includes a split-seconds chronograph, a flyback function, a minute repeater, grande and petite sonnerie, a perpetual calendar, a moon phase, and a flying tourbillon.

Tracing the Lineage Back to 1899

Audemars Piguet designed the modern Universelle by taking inspiration from a historical pocket watch produced in 1899, which is currently on display at the brand’s Musée Atelier in Le Brassus. Upon its release in 2023, the contemporary Code 11.59 Universelle claimed the Aiguille d’Or prize at the GPHG.

Jordan Owns a Unique White-Gold and Ceramic Watch

The basketball legend’s personal model is a one-of-a-kind creation boasting a black, textured, rubber-coated strap, an 18-karat white-gold case, and a black ceramic octagonal midcase. Audemars Piguet has allowed clients to customize certain details since the watch’s debut, meaning these complex pieces were never meant to be entirely identical.

Joining an Elite Celebrity Watch Collection

The RD#4 joins a celebrity collection that includes an A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Flyback, alongside watches from Greubel Forsey, Urwerk, and Vanguart. While the broader collecting community has been slow to adopt the Code 11.59 line since its introduction in 2019, Jordan acquired one of the manufacturer’s most mechanically ambitious creations.

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