By Harleen Johal
Audemars Piguet is one fo the oldest watch manufacturers which is still managed by its founding families. Since 1875 the brand have developed and produced a series of luxuruy timepieces. It all began when Edward -Aguste Piguet and Jules-Louis Audemars met in the town of Le Brassus in the Vallée de Joux region.
At present day they offer a great variety of watch collections including Jules Audemars and Millenary. A particular collection to focus on is the Royal Oak Offshore collection which AP have recently relaunched. This peak moment adding to the brand historical timeline came with six brand new timepiece for this collection.
Take a look below to see all six watches with a specification breakdown. Although there are many similar features to each of these timepieces, they have their own unique appearances.
Royal Oak Offshore Black Dial Watch
The first timepiece belonging to the relaunch series is the AP black dial watch. The steel case is attached to a black ‘hornback’ alligator leather strap. A great element to this piece is the striking two parallel lines of red stitching along the strap.
Specifications:
- 42mm Steel Case
- Automatic Movement
- Open Case Back
- 100m Water Resistance
- Pin & Buckle Clasp
Royal Oak Offshore Grey Dial Watch
The only grey dial timepiece of the re-launch series offers a ‘Méga Tapisserie’ pattern and black Arabic numerals. The hands on this piece are made out of white gold with luminescent coating. The case is attached to a dark grey leather strap.
Specifications:
- 42mm Steel Case
- Pin & Buckle Clasp
- Automatic Movement
- Open Caseback
- 50 hour Power Reserve
- 100m Water Resistance
Royal Oak Offshore Black Strap Watch
This particular timepiece has a Rose Gold case attached to a black leather strap. The movement includes a ‘Monobloc’ oscillating weight in 22 carat gold and contains 59 jewels. A fusion of colours that really come together to create a luxury timepiece.
Specifications:
- 42mm Rose Gold case
- 100m Water Resistance
- Pink & Buckle clasp
- Automatic movement
- Open Caseback
Royal Oak Offshore Blue Dial Watch
The blue version of the series features a dark blue dial with silver-tones counters and white-gold hands. The inner bezel has a Tachymeter display in white and orange. A sporty version of the six watches featuring a black rubber strap.
Specifications:
- 42mm Steel Case
- Pin & Buckle Case
- Automatic Movement
- Open Case Back
- 50 Hour Power Reserve
- 100m Water Resistant
Royal Oak Offshore Rose Gold Dial Watch
The Rose Gold timepiece has a gold dial with black counters and Arabic numerals. This watch just shouts luxury which will indeed stand out from a mile. Rose Gold has become a very popular material for manufacturing timepieces, especially in the last couple of years.
- 42mm Rose Gold Case
- Automatic Movement
- 50 Hour Power Reserve
- 100m Water Resistance
- Open Case Back
- Folding Clasp
Royal Oak Offshore Brown Strap Watch
The brown ‘hornback’ alligator leather strap comes attached to a rugged stainless-steel case, which features black-ceramic crown and chronograph pushers. Selfwinding chronograph with date display and small seconds at 12 o’clock. The Ivory-toned dial comes with brown counters and inner bezel.
Specifications:
- 42mm Steel Case
- Pin & Buckle Case
- Automatic Movement
- Open Case Back
- 50 Hour Power Reserve
- 100m Water Resistant
Harleen Johal – Contributing Writer
Harleen Johal is an online contributor to The Watch Hut and The Watch Gallery. She quotes ‘The great thing about blogging for a watch retailer is that I get to write about my love for watches as well as brands.’ Her favourite watch brand is 88 Rue Du Rhone.
