First launched in 2019, the Code 11.59 by perfect copy UK Audemars Piguet has had a somewhat mixed reception among watch fans: while it’s good to see AP doing more than just Royal Oaks, the Code 11.59 has been criticised for being too simplistic in its design.
It’s an unfair criticism, as the Code 11.59 is actually deceptively complex. A clever ‘sandwiched’ case design with trick floating lugs; a subtly double-curved sapphire crystal; a design that mixes octagonal design codes from the Royal Oak with rounded elements… It’s a real luxury fake Audemars Piguet watch fan’s watch.
The Code 11.59 received a big update from Swiss movement copy AP earlier this year, with new entry-level stainless steel models with cool stamped dials introduced (which are now the most affordable watches in AP’s lineup) as well as the insane Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4, which is not just the most complicated Code 11.59 ever released but the most complicated cheap super clone UK AP watches ever full-stop.
Now that the Code 11.59 is in the spotlight, maybe people will start taking it more seriously. In any case, it’s a really underrated perfect replica watches that deserves to be considered as more than just a second banana to the RO.