Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore ’Beast White Hand’ D-Series Stainless Steel with Rare Tropical Blue “Petite Tapisserie” Dial on a Stainless Steel Bracelet, Blue Chronograph Counters with Arabic Numerals and Luminescent Coating, White Gold Luminescent Royal Oak Hands, Self-Winding Chronograph Automatic AP Caliber 2226/2840 Movement Composed Contains 50 Jewels, Stainless Steel Royal Oak Offshore Bracelet with Double Fold-Over Deployant Buckle.

The 42mm diameter barrel-shaped case, beveled octagonal fixed bezel with 8 hexagonal screws, and bracelet are brushed/polished. The dial is stunning Tropical Blue with tapestry "waffle" texture, and there is a tachymeter scale to 500 UPH around the perimeter flange. It has rounded baton hands with luminous inserts, a solid white center sweep chronograph second hand, and there are hour indices with luminous inserts. There are three blue subsidiary dials with concentric rings, luminous white markers and Arabic numerals, and luminous white indicating hands, including a running constant small seconds dial at the 12 o’clock position, a 30-minute chronograph counter at 9 o’clock, and a 12-hour totalizer at 6 o’clock. A date aperture window is at 3 o’clock underneath a 2.5x Cyclops magnifying lens. It’s water resistant to 100 meters/330 feet, it has a power reserve of 48-hours at full winding, and the 14mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. 

This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 25721ST.OO.1000ST.01 has a mechanical automatic self-winding Audemars Piguet caliber 2326/2840 movement. It’s rhodium-plated with Cotes de Geneve embellishment, and it’s constructed with 50 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance that’s adjusted to heat, cold, and 5 positions, a self-compensating flat balance spring, and a 21K gold rotor that oscillates at a frequency of 28,800 vph (4 Hz). 

Founded by Jules Audemars and Edward Piguet in 1875, Audemars Piguet took to the challenge of creating timepieces that combine elegance with mechanical ingenuity. With the launch of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, the brand proved it did not lose sight of that mission. Considered its most popular model, it is no surprise that the Royal Oak Offshore came out with special models that are extremely coveted among collectors worldwide.

Among the luxury Swiss watchmaking triumvirate that also includes Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet undoubtedly pushes the boundaries of design and innovation furthest.

It’s not unfair to say that Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore is one of the most iconic watches ever made. Designed in 1972 by Gerald Genta, the Royal Oak completely changed the way that we look at a steel sports watch. For the first time, stainless steel was treated as a precious metal - receiving complex finishing techniques of brushing, polishing, and beveling - all by hand. The idea that its eight hexagonal bezel screws would be finely finished and left exposed for the wearer to see was a revolutionary thought. It’s no reason that the model became the calling card for the family owned Audemars Piguet - not to mention one of the most sought after watches in the world.

Reference No. 25721ST.OO.1000ST.01