A limited edition Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore in Collaboration with the greatest ever F1 driver, Micheal Schumacher. In 2012 AP released the Offshore 44mm, making only 1000 pieces in titanium that sold out fast world wide to AP’s VIP clients. Since then the watch has appreciated in value very steadily. The modern classic design has not aged at all over 8 years, the design was inspired by F1 cars with the one piece bezel is made of the ultra-hard CeraMet and is held down with automotive-inspired nuts. The dial is anthracite grey and features the Mega Tapisserie pattern, and additionally is marked with seven stars between 12 o’clock and 1 o’clock on the tachymeter scale. These represent Schumacher’s two championships with Benetton and five championships with Ferrari – his seven championships are more than any other driver in history. The minutes track is styled after racing’s famous checkered flags, and the chronograph registers recall automotive instruments. Continuing the automotive inspiration, the hour and minute hands are an entirely new shape for Audemars Piguet. Designed to recall the shape of a racing car’s monocoque, they’re made of faceted gold and are coated in luminescent material. The date is displayed in red and the red chronograph hands feature subtly blackened tips to help focus the eye on the measurement being taken. Even the studs that hold on the rubber strap are styled to look like cooling scoops, and the crown is reminiscent of a gear wheel. The case back is styled after a wheel’s spokes and the rotor’s cut-outs look like NACA ducts.
This watch is available in super condition and totally complete with the original presentation box and warranty booklet.
