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This is the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Carbon Concept Tourbillon. The Audemars Carbon watch is ultra-lightweight, and the first watch to feature a carbon case and movement. Audemars utilizes a pure carbon 384 part Calibre 2895 tourbillon chronograph movement. The bezel is ceramic, the crown features AP intials and the ring surrounding the caseback is secured by eight screws made of PVD blackened titanium. The Audemars Piguet exclusive hand-wound 34-jewel tourbillon and chronograph movement features a twin-barrel system to provide an astounding 237-hour power reserve. The movement is carbon, while the central bridge is made of green eloxed aluminum. On the caseback there are black PVD coated bridges. The control coupling levers are black PVD-coated. The two power-reserve cones are covered in an amorphous carbon coating, which is the same on the inserts in the openworked zones at 6 and 12 o'clock. The tourbillon carriage is comprised of over 70 parts with a weight of just 0.45 grams and is treated to a two-tone black PVD and steel finish.The dial of the Royal Oak Carbon Concept has luminescent hour-markers and white minute markers. It has an open luminescent central hour and minute hands. There is a power-indicator positioned at 12 o'clock. It also has a selection indicator at 6 o'clock, a central chronograph sweep seconds hand and a linear chronograph minute counter. The strap is made of hand-sewn alligator and has an AP folding titanium clasp.This watch is beautiful and complicated and may become one of the first production watches to use pure carbon. I do not know when it will be available for sale, maybe next year, but I do know it will be very expensive and production will be limited.Retail TBDSource: Audemars Piguet

This self-winding chronograph is a tribute to the modern and masculine man with cash to splash. When you first take it out of its presentation box, you'll notice the sapphire case back that allows you to glimpse the Swiss heritage and pedigree within. However, as you slip the stainless steel bracelet over your wrist, your eye will catch sight of the sub-dials that allow you to track smaller moments in time. This watch is, however, only rated to a depth of 50 meters, but since the adults-only pool at the Palms in Vegas is not that deep, you shouldn’t have any problems. 86 Uniqueness Finding a Swiss-made automatic chronograph is not all that difficult, but finding one that packs so much timekeeping ability in such a slick case design might send you on an endless quest. Perhaps the best design detail is the raised thickness of the 44-mm case, which is complemented by the rectilinear edges of the push button's crown and bezel which, thankfully, does nothing more than circle the watch face with industrial accents. Read more 79 Durability Many Swiss watches, particularly chronographs, rely on old-world style and antiquated accents. However, Audemars has seen fit to shape and outfit this watch with the best of modern design. This is a luxury watch made for the man of the moment who spends his time thinking about tomorrow and the next big deal -- which might be why Ari (Jeremy Piven) got one of these as a gift on the hit show Entourage. The style of this timepiece is distinct without being over the top, and the limited production run means each watch will hold its value over other Swiss watches that are churned out in the thousands every year.