New Watch Alert: Audemars Piguet Updates the Royal Oak Offshore With 3 Bold New Colorways

Nearly three decades after its introduction, the unapologetically masculine Royal Oak Offshore by Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet-which debuted in 1993 as a bigger bolder, more brazen younger brother to the original Royal Oak-remains wildly popular This summer, the self-winding chronograph has spawned three new versions outfitted in 44 mm black ceramic cases with colorful dials-in smoked blue, green or gray The first two come with matching ceramic bezels and titanium push-piece guards; the smoked gray dial version, on the other hand, comes with an 18-karat pink gold bezel and push-piece guards.

Each model features Audemars Piguet's signature "Mega Tapisserie" pattern on the dial, along with new Arabic numerals in place of the Royal Oak Offshore's traditional applied hour-markers The more conservatively sized models remain the go-to for seasoned collectors, but the 44 mm model has been continuously sought-after-and the introduction of three new versions suggests it still desirable despite its hefty size for AP fans looking for a more in-your-face timepiece Powered by in-house self-winding caliber 3126/3840, which brims with 365 components and at least 50 hours of power reserve, the newest versions of the Royal Oak Offshore come on color-coordinated textured rubber straps,.

Available exclusively in Audemars Piguet boutiques around the world, the blue and green models retail for $34,900 and the 18-karat gold edition for $42,900. . Source