63 - Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak Offshore

Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak Offshore A distinctive, large Geneva-made wrist chronograph with date, tachymeter scale, and rubber strap Movement No. 673918, Ref. 25940SK.OO.D002, Cal. 2326/2840, Case No. G40837 / No. 12721, Dimensions 42 mm, circa 2008, Origin: Switzerland, Original box, Original certificate, Accessories, original steel clasp Case: Steel/caoutchouc, screw-down case back, screw-down crown. Dial: Black, central “Méga Tapisserie” pattern, Arabic numerals, and Royal Oak hands with luminescent fill. Movement: Automatic. In 1992, Audemars Piguet commissioned Jörk Hysek to design leather straps for the Royal Oak models. Hysek subsequently revised the watch case and added two curved lugs. The first Royal Oak Offshore models, reference 25770 with leather straps, were launched in 1996. They were discontinued in 2005 and replaced by the Royal Oak Offshore chronographs 25940 (2001), 26020 (2004), and 26170 (with a metal bracelet or leather strap), in which the leather or rubber straps were attached with pins instead of lugs. For this Royal Oak Offshore chronograph, reference 25940, Audemars Piguet chose a black rubber strap and an impressive satin-finished steel case measuring 42 millimeters in diameter. The screw-down octagonal bezel, the screw-in hexagonal crown with an engraved AP logo, and the two round pushers on the case are coated with black caoutchouc. The black dial features a bold “Méga Tapisserie” pattern in the center, silver-colored sub-dials, and an inner bezel with a tachymeter scale. To ensure easy readability, the Arabic numerals and the Royal Oak hands are filled with luminous material. Case: very good, showing signs of wear. Dial: very good. Movement: very good, in working order. Please note that leather straps made from endangered or protected species—such as alligator, crocodile, or lizard—are used in our catalog or on our website for illustrative purposes only. For customs-related reasons, such straps cannot be shipped outside the EU.