Audemars Piguet has expanded the Royal Oak Offshore 43 mm line by launching four new 18-carat white gold Self-winding Chronographs embellished with an array of brilliant or baguette-cut diamonds.
Among them, two timepieces are entirely finished with brilliant-cut diamonds. The stones illuminating the 18-carat white gold bezel and case provide an interesting play of light with the large polished bevels adorning both the bezel and case. The alternation of gem-setting and polished chamfers can also be admired on the curved push-piece guards.
The dial too is paved with brilliant-cut diamonds and complemented with assertive18-carat white gold hour-markers and hands filled with luminescent coating for optimum visibility in the dark.
The Royal Oak Offshore’s double glare-proofed sapphire crystal, which is curved from 6 to 12 o’clock to integrate the ergonomic curvature of the bezel, accentuates the dial’s unique play of light. The diamonds’ glittering effect is contrasted with black ceramic push-pieces and crown, the colour of which is echoed by the watch’s counters and inner bezel.
The two timepieces benefit from the Manufacture’s interchangeable strap system introduced last year. One of them is endowed with a white gold interchangeable bracelet fully paved with brilliant-cut diamonds – a first at Audemars Piguet.
Directly integrated into the case’s studs, the interchangeability system allows the wearer to change the bracelet with a quick click and release, while the double-push system grants optimum security when the watch is on the wrist. The model comes with a second black rubber strap fitted with a diamond-set white gold folding clasp for bolder contrasts.
The other timepiece is fitted on a black rubber interchangeable strap which furthers the watch’s two-tone aesthetic and comes with a second refined black alligator strap.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 43 mm collection also expands with two two-tone 18-carat white gold models set with baguette-cut diamonds for an elegant and sporty look.
The first model presents a white gold case finished with an alternation of satin-brushing and polished chamfers. The bezel is decorated with baguette-cut diamonds which seamlessly fit its slight ergonomic curvature. The watch is enhanced with a black dial sporting the Manufacture’s latest criss-cross Méga Tapisserie pattern introduced last year.
The pyramids of the stamped motif are finished with a satin effect. The black Méga Tapisserie is contrasted with silver-toned counters, white gold hour-markers and hands as well as an applied white gold AP monogram, all in tune with the white gold case.
The watch’s grey hues are contrasted with black ceramic push-pieces and crown as well as a corresponding rubber interchangeable strap fitted with a white gold folding clasp. The timepiece comes with a second black alligator strap for a more classic touch.
The second model boasts a case, crown and bezel covered with baguette-cut diamonds – all meticulously chosen and cut to adapt to the case’s ergonomic architecture. Similarly to the first model, the watch is complemented with a black Méga Tapisserie dial illuminated with silver-toned counters, as well as white gold hour-markers, hands and AP monogram at 12 o’clock.
The black rubber strap reinforces the watch’s two-tone aesthetic. The rubber strap of the model entirely set with baguette-cut diamonds is not interchangeable due to the baguette-cut setting on the case’s studs.
The new models are powered by the Manufacture’s integrated chronograph technology, Calibre 4401, first released in 2019 on the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet collection.
This self-winding chronograph movement is endowed with 70 hours of power reserve. It features a high-end column wheel and a flyback function that enables to instantaneously restart the chronograph without stopping or resetting it first.
Calibre 4401 is also equipped with a vertical clutch system that prevents hands from jumping when the chronograph is started or stopped, as well as a patented zero resetting mechanism ensuring that each one of the counter hands seamlessly resets to zero.
The sapphire caseback reveals the collection’s dedicated blackened 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight as well as components usually hidden from view such as the so-called dance of the chronograph hammers. Calibre 4401 is finished with refined decorations on the caseback side such as “Côte de Genève,” “traits tirés,” polished chamfers and circular graining.
The counters’ horizontal arrangement – with the hour counter located at 3 o’clock, the small seconds at 6 and the minute counter at 9 o’clock – provides optimum readability suitable to all occasions.
Technical details
Model: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph / 43 mm (new diamond-set versions in 18K white gold)
Movement
Selfwinding Calibre 4401
Total diameter: 32 mm (14 lignes)
Total thickness: 6.8mm
Number of jewels: 40
Number of parts: 381
Minimum power reserve guaranteed: 70h
Frequency of balance wheel: 4Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)
Functions
Flyback chronograph, hours, minutes, small seconds and date.
Reference 26423BC.ZZ.D002CA.01
Case
18-carat white gold case and bezel both set with brilliant-cut diamonds, double glareproofed sapphire crystal, glareproofed sapphire caseback, black ceramic push-pieces and screw-locked crown, water-resistant to 20 m.
Case thickness: 14.4 mm
Dial
18-carat white gold dial set with brilliant-cut diamonds, black counters, white gold applied hour-markers and hands with luminescent coating, black inner bezel.
Strap
Black rubber interchangeable strap with 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp set with brilliant-cut diamonds
Additional black alligator interchangeable strap
Setting
Dial set with 189 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.96 carats.
Bezel set with 32 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~2.21 carats.
Case and push-piece guards set with 138 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~1.89 carats.
Studs set with 24 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.48 carats.
Folding clasp set with 40 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.29 carats.
In total: 423 brilliant-cut diamonds (~5.83 carats).
Reference 26423BC.ZZ.2100BC.01
Case
18-carat white gold case and bezel both set with brilliant-cut diamonds, double glareproofed sapphire crystal, glareproofed sapphire caseback, black ceramic push-pieces and screw-locked crown, water-resistant to 20 m.
Case thickness: 14.4 mm
Dial
18-carat white gold dial set with brilliant-cut diamonds, black counters, white gold applied hour-markers and hands with luminescent coating, black inner bezel.
Bracelet
18-carat white gold interchangeable bracelet set with brilliant-cut diamonds, 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp. Additional black rubber interchangeable strap and additional 18-carat white gold folding clasp set with brilliant-cut diamonds.
Setting
Dial set with 189 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.96 carats.
Bezel set with 32 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~2.21 carats.
Case and push-piece guards set with 138 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~1.89 carats.
Studs set with 24 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.48 carats.
Bracelet set with 907 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~6.7 carats.
Folding clasp set with 40 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.29 carats.
In total: 1330 brilliant-cut diamonds (~12.53 carats).
Reference 26424BC.ZZ.D002CA.01
Case
18-carat white gold case, white gold bezel set with baguette-cut diamonds, double glareproofed sapphire crystal, glareproofed sapphire caseback, black ceramic push-pieces and screw-locked crown, water-resistant to 100m.
Case thickness: 14.4 mm
Dial
Black dial with “Méga Tapisserie” pattern, silver-toned counters, white gold applied hour-markers and hands with luminescent coating, black inner bezel.
Strap
Black rubber interchangeable strap with 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp. Additional black alligator interchangeable strap.
Setting
Bezel set with 32 baguette-cut diamonds for a total of ~1.45 carats.
Reference 26425BC.ZZ.D002CA.01
Case
18-carat white gold case and white gold bezel set with baguette-cut diamonds, double glare-proofed sapphire crystal, glare-proofed sapphire caseback, black ceramic push-pieces, white gold screw-locked crown set with baguette-cut diamonds, water-resistant to 20 m.
Case thickness: 15.2 mm
Dial
Black dial with “Méga Tapisserie” pattern, silver-toned counters, white gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating, black inner bezel.
Setting
Bezel set with 32 baguette-cut diamonds for a total of ~1.45 carats.
Case, push-piece guards and crown set with 68 baguette-cut diamonds for a total of ~7.69 carats.
Studs set with 12 baguette-cut diamonds for a total of ~0.49 carats.
Folding clasp set with 12 baguette-cut diamonds for a total of ~1.15 carats.
In total: 124 baguette-cut diamonds (~10.78 carats).
Strap
Black rubber strap with 18-carat white gold AP folding clasp set with baguette-cut diamonds.
