Audemars Piguet Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari Chronograph watch

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari Chronograph watch is a striking variation upon the highly successful theme of the Royal Oak Offshore timepiece. Introduced by Audemars Piguet in 1993, the Offshore watch's confident, bold design, flawless craftsmanship, and exclusivity quickly made it the most sought after luxury sports timepiece in the world.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari Chronograph watch is crafted from stainless steel, and displays exceptional, luxurious finishing on its multitude of case and bezel facets; brushed and polished surfaces converge, producing a delight to the senses of both sight and touch. The hexagonal screws which encircle the bezel of the Royal Oak Offshore Safari Chronograph watch gleam upon the brushed bezel top surface, their slots forming a perfect circle which emphasize the porthole design borrowed from the original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch.

Thanks to a robust therban gasket beneath the bezel, and well insulated, rubber-armored chronograph pushpieces and winding crown, this Audemars Piguet timepiece offers water-resistance to a depth of 100 meters. Beneath the stainless steel caseback of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari watch lies the selfwinding AP 2226/2840 caliber, a movement based upon the Jaeger-LeCoultre 889 Caliber, elaborated with a Debois-Depraz chronograph module. Extensively refined by the Audemars Piguet watchmakers, this movement offers a chronograph function with both 12-hour and 30-minute counters, as well as a rapidly adjustable date display. Each 2226/2840 caliber has been decorated with circular-graining on the plate, as well as Cotes de Geneve striping on the top surface of the bridges and winding rotor; all edges display elegant anglage polishing, and the rotor also has a 21K gold segment which adds mass for increased winding efficiency.

To ensure maximal protection for this fine caliber, Audemars Piguet utilizes a soft-iron cover (beneath the caseback) which shields the movement from the harmful effects of magnetism. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari Chronograph watch is distinguished by its unique creme-white dial, which sports a large "grande tapisserie" pattern, and white gold hands and hour markers which have been filled in with black. The unique, thickly padded crocodile strap with its distinctive hornback ridge and contrasting stitching is another characteristic of this striking Audemars Piguet timepiece; the watch is joined to the wrist with an elegant stainless steel folding clasp whose elements are shaped in the form of the Audemars Piguet initials.