Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Forged Carbon Luxury Watch Review

https://www.the1916company.com/watche... The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore is 44mm of style and substance in serendipitous symbiosis. More to the point, the 2011-present Royal Oak Offshore Forged Carbon 44mm combines the signature composite with high-tech black ceramic and titanium for an haute horlogerie sporting statement that casts tradition to the winds and makes no apologies for the affront. But if you're going to break the rules - as AP itself notes - you must master them first. The Royal Oak Offshore Forged Carbon features the same standard of artisanal finish that the Le Brassus watchmaker lavishes on its Jules Audemars formal watches and the iconic Royal Oak Jumbo 15202ST. White gold hands and hour indices, beautiful hand-decorated movement components, and a manually-finished carbon case speak to the enduring influence of Vallee de Joux heritage throughout the Offshore's burly build. Modernity takes hold in the form of bold proportions and 21st-century materials. The 44mm case measures a generous 56mm from lug-to-lug, and the broad crown guards ensure that this sports chronograph is a "44mm" watch in name only. Rest assured, if you're the type who believes that a sports watch should stand loud and proud on the wrist, meet your new rooting section... A classic octagonal Audemars Piguet Royal Oak bezel frames the "mega tapisserie" dial. While this essential shape has graced the face of every Royal Oak since the 1972 original, this 44mm Offshore packs a ceramic unit whose remarkable strength shrugs off scratches, scuffs, and other common symptoms of wrist rash. For good measure, the gorgeous black ceramic has been endowed with crisp facets and contrasting finish on each surface. Inside the 100-meter water resistant carbon case, an Audemars Piguet in-house caliber 3126/3840 automatic chronograph caliber keeps the beat at 21,600 VpH. Its 365 hand-finished components blaze in direct light when viewed through the sapphire display case back, and a superior 50+ hour power reserve ensures ample autonomy for those times when the big black bruiser steps aside for something more genteel. A full balance bridge, Gyromax free sprung balance, and ceramic winding rotor bearings ensure that this Royal Oak Offshore is as tough inside as out. See this scintillating forged carbon 44mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore chronograph in high-resolution images on www.thewatchbox.com. Video and content by Tim Mosso