Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 Review

What's so special about Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01? First, you will love the integrated chronograph with a flyback function. The black Mega Tapisserie criss-cross pattern nods to the powerful yet sophisticated aesthetic of the newly designed case. Finally, the new interchangeable strap system allows you to change the straps and buckles of your new timepiece with a quick click and release.

What's so special about Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01?

• The Chronograph with Flyback Function

• The Stainless Steel Case

• The Black Mega Tapisserie Dial with a Criss-cross Pattern

• The Automatic Movement with Power Reserve of 70 Hours

• The Interchangeable Strap

The Chronograph with Flyback Function

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 is an integrated chronograph with a flyback function. As a result, you can restart the chronograph function without stopping and resetting it. Instead, when you activate the reset button, the operating lever will drive the hammers to hit the heart-piece cams, bringing the chronograph wheels and hands back to zero.

The Stainless Steel Case

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 case is 43-millimetre and made of stainless steel. The stainless steel case thickness is 14.4mm. It is hand-finished with an alternation of satin-brushed and polished surfaces. The push-piece guards are stainless steel with sandblasted finishing.

The black ceramic bezel has a satin-brushed finish on the top and mirror-polished edges. The materials of the screw heads are stainless steel. The push-pieces and screw-locked crown are ceramic with a satin-brushed finish.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 has 100 metres of water resistance.

The Black Mega Tapisserie Dial with a Criss-cross Pattern

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 black Mega Tapisserie dial is stamped and not guillochéd. The Mega Tapisserie is the largest pattern of all Audemars Piguet dial compare to the Vintage Petite Tapisserie, Petite Tapisserie and Grande Tapisserie pattern.

The Mega Tapisserie undergoes a new evolution with the release of the 43 mm size. Its criss-cross Tapisserie pattern nods to the powerful yet sophisticated aesthetic of the newly designed case.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 has a black inner bezel, rhodium-toned counters and an external zone. The index hour markers, the hour hand and the minute hand are made of 18K white gold and applied with a luminescent coating.

Audemars Piguet rearranged the chronograph counters to improve legibility. The chronograph hour counter at "3 o'clock". The small seconds counter is at "6 o'clock". The minute counter is at "9 o'clock". They repositioned the date window closer to the inner bezel between "4 and 5 o'clock".

The sapphire crystal is glare-proof. You can see the "AP" without the long-form signature on the dial.

The Automatic Movement with Power Reserve of 70 Hours

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 uses Audemars Piguet Calibre 4401 Automatic Movement. The movement has a patented setting mechanism that brings stability and precision when adjusting the watch's functions. The total thickness of the Audemars Piguet Calibre 4401 Automatic Movement is 6.8mm, consisting of 381 parts and 40 jewels. It has a power reserve of 70 hours.

The Interchangeable Strap

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 fitted with a black interchangeable rubber strap with Audemars Piguet stainless steel pin buckle. In addition, Audemars Piguet gives you a second brown interchangeable calfskin strap.

The new interchangeable strap system integrates the buckle and case studs with the case's aesthetic codes. The ease and efficiency of the new system allow you to change the straps and buckles of your new timepiece with a quick click and release. The double-push system also grants optimum security when you wear the watch.

The case back has the Royal Oak Offshore engraving. The glare-proofed sapphire crystal allows you to reveal the watch's inner workings. You can see the calibre upholding fine watchmaking tradition with refined hand-finishing techniques, including "traits tirés," "Côtes de Genève," circular graining, circular satin, and diamond-polished angles. In addition, the openwork oscillating weight in 22k gold provides an unobstructed view of the movement.

How Much is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 Selling in Malaysia?

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 is a timepiece with a black Mega Tapisserie Dial, a flyback function and an interchangeable strap. The selling price for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 is approximately RM171,950 (CHF 37,400 including taxes).

How Long is the Warranty Valid for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01?

The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 comes with a 2-year international limited warranty. Register to become a member of Audemars Piguet and benefit from a 3-year extension to the standard 2-year international limited warranty.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26420SO.OO.A002CA.01 Specifications