Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph 43mm

In 1972, Audemars Piguet launched the first Royal Oak watch, which now seems to have not only sparked a revolution in watch design, but also brought us the concept of luxury steel sports watches. In 1993, the Royal Oak Offshore debuted, and its appearance can be said to have almost set off a revolution, because its bolder and more subversive design has defined a new type of luxury watch. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore replica watches at captainthewatch.is.

Although the Offshore has all the iconic features of the Oak, people are still very interested in this more burly brother than the Oak. Since then, the Offshore series has gone through many iterations and finally found its place in the Royal Oak series. Among the many iterations of the Offshore, I think the most important and thorough one is this one in 2021.

Before the launch of the 21-model 43mm Offshore Chronograph, the main criticisms of the Offshore Chronograph were the following: the angle of the lugs was large and it did not fit the wrist; the edges of the case were too sharp and it felt uncomfortable to wear; the layout of the 6, 9, and 12 dials did not look symmetrical; the chronograph movement was modular, and although the polishing was fine, it always felt a little off; and finally, when the 3-series movement was launched, it was mainly considered to serve as a formal watch. I did not expect that sports watches would become so popular later, and the watches would be so large, so when the slim 3-series movement was installed on the Offshore, it inevitably felt a little thin and fragile. However, all the above criticisms became history after the launch of the 43mm Offshore Chronograph.

I now clearly remember the scene when I first tried on the 43mm Offshore Chronograph in 21 years. My first feeling at the time was, is this watch an Offshore? Why is it so comfortable? It turns out that the 43mm case is not a simple and crude enlargement of the 42mm case like the previous 44mm case, but a completely redesigned case. The case has changed from a flat bottom to a slightly downward tilt at both ends. At the same time, with the tilt of the bottom, the opening angle of the integrated lugs is also reduced and the freedom of the strap is increased, making it fit the wrist more closely. Finally, the sharp corners of the previous hexagonal crown are rounded, and the outermost edge of the chronograph button is lower than the crown. Therefore, the smooth crown and the lower button will not hurt your wrist even if the range of movement of your wrist is large.