Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph Set to Debut in Hong Kong
The first Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph watch, which featured a hand-wound movement and a groundbreaking case made of forged carbon and ceramics, had watch-world tongues wagging in its debut year 2010. This year, at the upcoming Watches and Wonders watch fair in Hong Kong, AP launches the next generation, with a brand-new automatic movement.The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph is the latest ultra-complicated interpretation of the Royal Oak Offshore, which debuted in 1993. The sporty Offshore was itself an evolution of the original (and now-iconic) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the octagonal-bezel luxury sports watch that burst on the wristwatch scene in 1972. The new timepiece, which will be a limited, numbered edition of just 50 pieces, uses modern materials for its all-black, 44-mm case: forged carbon for the case middle, ceramic for the octagonal Royal Oak bezel, titanium and ceramic for the chronograph push-pieces, and r

Hair puller...
Hi there !I went to my local AP store to test and feel a Royal Oak Chronograph, silver dial.It was $23,000 and something (I forgot)..., anyway, I was very happy with the weight, looks and finish, way beyond from what I'm used from Rolex.It was all good and dandy untill I wore the watch, you swing sideways and up and down your arm to make the watch confortable on the wrist until 'ping!' A stinging sharp pain on the wrist, and another one, and another one ... The sales person knew I was in pain due to my bulging eyes look and quickly added, I know, is and issue with that bracelet, it does pull your wrist hairs, but, we also have the same watch with the leather option or you can wear it and wait until it pull the hairs that are on the wrist and then you will be fine of course we are friends and these were jokes only meant for me! The hair pulling thing for me is very real! By the way, another gentleman browing another brand looked at my scene there said I know, I also have hairy arms, I h

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