Audemars PiguetRoyal Oak Offshore Chronograph

This watch is being managed by Watch Collecting for the duration of the auction and is being held in a secure third-party facility. Watch Collecting will release the watch to the successful bidder after the vendor confirms they have received payment.

KEY FACTS

• Released in 1993, the Offshore is a bigger and more robust version of the iconic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
• Despite its enhanced aesthetics, the Offshore retains all of the design features that have made the Gérald Genta-designed original such a revered piece amongst watch collectors
• These design elements include the ‘tapisserie’ dial, octagonal case, and screw-down porthole-shaped bezel
• For the first time in the Offshore’s 30-year history, this 2023 reference introduces full black ceramic construction of the case and bracelet
• Housed within the 42mm case is an intricate ‘Petite Tapisserie’ dial with three sub-registers at six, nine and 12 o’clock
• The watch’s sub-register surrounds, hands, and hour markers are crafted from applied white gold
• Beneath the transparent rear caseback beats Audemars Piguet’s calibre 4404, an automatic calibre decorated with a solid gold 18K centre rotor
• Calibre 4404 has a 50-hour power reserve
• Offered by a private collector in the United Kingdom
• A one-owner watch purchased new from an Audemars Piguet boutique 
• Presented with its lacquered wood display box, outer packaging, warranty, and instruction booklet
• ​Audemars Piguet’s factory warranty covers the watch until 2025
• Graded ‘AA’ for condition by the vendor who notes that the watch is in good working order

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