A few weeks ago, I was able to review a Royal Oak Offshore Safari (26170ST.OO.D091CR.01) from Dutch Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D091CR.01 Mens Watch dealer Watch-Site and I finally have some time to share my findings with you.From the Offshore collection, the Safari always drew my attention, mainly because of the very nice creamy dial color. It reminds me a bit of the Rolex Explorer II Cream Dial ref. 16550 (mid-80s), a very sought-after Explorer II model. The Safari has this very cool brown alligator (hornback) strap with bone texture, *** it look very euh… Safari. Just like every other Royal Oak, the Safari also has the 8 white gold screws in the bezel of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D091CR.01 Mens Watch. When the watch is being held in certain angles, the light will play nicely with the satinized bezel and the high polished white gold screws.
When the first Royal Oak was introduced in 1972, nobody could have guessed how popular the design would be in the 21st century. Based on that original design, Audemars Piguet introduced the Royal Oak Offshore collection 20 years after the first Royal Oak. At least here in The Netherlands, the Royal Oak Offshore is very popular and in my humble opinion, it is one of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D091CR.01 Mens Watch that caused the end of the hype around the stainless steel Rolex Daytona (given the fact that it is widely available again and that they are going for list price).However, given the fact that I am the proud owner of the Royal Oak model that comes closest to the original of 1972, how does this Offshore compare to its ancestor and is it actually a true alternative for the ultimate cult chronograph, the Rolex Daytona ref.116520?
