A SUCCESSFUL REMAKE
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the legendary watch identifiable by its massive case and rebellious adventurer look revisits the spirit of a piece created in collaboration with a famous actor over two decades ago.
Conceived in 1993 by the designer Emmanuel Gueit who wanted to give life to a sporty, even body-built version of the famous Royal Oak, the Royal Oak Offshore has become in three decades the symbol of a need for emancipation, far from the classic codes, and for affirmation. This iconic piece, which has undergone numerous changes without losing its identity, goes for a remake of a 1999 model, the Royal Oak Offshore “End of Days”, the result of a collaboration between Audemars Piguet and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-American actor and… former bodybuilder! Like the original piece, the new Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph juggles with contrasts, light and shadow.
Indeed, this limited edition of 500 pieces features a 43mm-diameter case in black ceramic, punctuated by some titanium elements such as the crown guard, the screw heads on the bezel and the studs on the lugs. This dark ensemble, which also includes the dial decorated with the Méga Tapisserie checkerboard pattern, is enlivened by a few touches of bright yellow on the body of the hour markers and the pair of hour and minute hands, the tachymeter scale running along the flange, and the stitching that borders the calfskin strap textured like a fabric. The small seconds (at 6 o’clock), the chronograph second hand (in the center), the totalizers (at 9 o’clock for the minutes, at 3 o’clock for the hours) and the date (at 4:30 o’clock) are all in a light color to better stand out. All these functions and indications are driven by the caliber 4401, a powerful self-winding movement vibrating at a frequency of 4hz and providing a 70-hour power reserve.
