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2010年11月1日星期一

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D091CR.01 Mens Watch

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?

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D001IN.02 Mens Watch literature

This masterpiece of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D001IN.02 Mens Watch literature is certainly more than just a coffee table book.The authors of this book, Elizabeth Doerr and Ralf Baumgarten, did an excellent job capturing the personal stories and excellent (and most creative) photographs of these watchmakers in their own environments. The authors needed to travel to four different countries to be able to make that possible. If they hadn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t done so, the watchmakers likely could not have been portrayed in as they are in 12 Faces of Time, at ease and passionately speaking about their work.This is a unique book in many ways, but one thing that really sets it apart is the choice of the twelve watchmakers portrayed. These were carefully selected by the authors of the book, without any influence of marketing from brands or luxury groups. As an avid reader of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D001IN.02 Mens Watch magazines, I thought I would be able to name them all, but some of the names were new to me.

This is not only a book about watches. This is a book about the faces behind the watches made by horological master minds Philippe Dufour, Paul Gerber, Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, FP Journe, Kenji Shiohara, Kari Voutilainen, Vianney Halter, Beat Haldimann, Volker Vyskocil, Thomas Prescher, Roger Smith and Felix Baumgartner.I own and have read a great number of books on watches: books about specific brands, specific uses, specific complications and so on. For this reason, perhaps, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m not sure this is a book suited to people with no interest in haute horlogerie; it is a book that suits the desire of many advanced collectors and watch aficionados to have more information on the subject. 12 Faces of Time is a book at a whole new level that what is already in existence, providing insight into the creative and inspiring minds of today?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D001IN.02 Mens Watch legends.