Replica Audemars Piguet Watches

[ via Audemars Piguet ]Audemars Piguet recently released a new version of the Royal Oak Offshore in honor of Rubens Barrichello. The picture shown is the only edition of this watch, because it is a one of a kind. Press Release:The unique design draws on the world of motor racing to create a subtle blend of F1 finesse and fine watch***, featuring a bezel adorned with eight screws reminiscent of engine screws, a bezel joint in the image of a ventilated disc brake, strap attachments in the shape of pedals, a crown akin to a gear cog and pushpieces in the form of an air extractor. The exclusive watch also boasts a pink-gold case, boldly blended with titanium studs, pushpieces and crown protector. The watch back carries the inscription "R. Barrichello - 257 - New Grand Prix Record", showing the Rubens Barrichello logo and name of the timepiece. Rubens Barrichello is both an accomplished sportsman and an outstanding figure. Georges-Henri Meylan, Brand CEO: "His generosity, approachability and kindness are universally acclaimed by everyone who knows him. We wanted to express our admiration for Rubens in our own way, both in terms of his career and his human qualities. We are delighted to show our support and to have had him as one of our ambassadors since 2005."References: 26286RO.OO.D002CR.01; One of a kindMovement: Calibre: 2326/2840, self-windingCase: 18-carat pink gold with titanium pushpieces and crown protector; ceramic medallion bearing the inscription "Royal Oak Offshore Limited Edition Rubens Barrichello", "R. Barrichello - 257 - New Grand Prix Record" and adorned with the Rubens Barrichello logo; water resistant to 100mBezel, pushpieces: CeramicCrown: Titanium with ceramic insertDial: White, partially open-worked, with exclusive "M��ga Tapisserie Racing" motifStrap: Crocodile leather with exclusive AP folding clasp; titanium attachmentsFunctions: Hours and minutes; small seconds at 6 o'clock; central chronograph with sweep seconds hand, 30-minute and 12-hour counters; tachometric ring; date

Last week, I was browsing through the monthly stash of watch magazines that enters my house. I don’t know about you, but unlike the advertizements in other type of magazines, I actually like looking at watch advertizements. One of the advertizements that stopped me from quickly flipping pages was this advertizement. Since , I am extra vulnerable for their ads in magazines I was immediately catched by the great combination of the cream dial, brown subregisters and blue hands, hour markers and (internal) bezel. The brown croco strap with blue stitching completes the watch. Although I wonder if I will still like the blue accents in 5 years from now, I think they are great looking now! If I could spend 20.500 USD (and probably more if you can find one of the 300 pieces) on a watch anyway, I probably couldn’t care less.Anyway, I wondered what the Montauk Highway was, since I never had heard of it. After I looked it up on wikipedia, I kept wondering what on earth is so special about this 100 miles highway. The official press release has the following to say about the Montauk Highway:“For New Yorkers, the Montauk Highway represents an escape from the rigors of the daily grind, a passage to an oasis where water laps lazily at the docks and boats dot the horizon. In this atmosphere, time extends and contracts in dreamlike proportions. Audemars Piguet set out to capture this spirit of weekend getaways and clambakes on the beach, succeeding with characteristic polish and flair.”Whatever. Just another lame excuse to create a great looking watch in only a limited production number. The watch is (or was..) only available through London Jewelers in East Hampton and South Hampton and at the in both New York and Bal Harbour.One of the things that do make me wonder, is why Audemars Piguet is using this ‘basement’-construction for their date window. It seems that their inhouse chronograph movement caliber 3216/3840 (based on base caliber 3120) is constructed in such a way, that the date wheel is somewhere down in the movement (hence ‘Basement’-construction). No wonder a cyclops is needed to show the date. Besides that, the inhouse movement is being respected a lot amongst watch collectors. The gold rotor has both family weapons engraved, which is very nice to look at. However, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Montauk Highway (APROOSMH in short) has a stainless steel case back, so you’ll have to do it with this picture below:Again, too bad that they saved this version of the Royal Oak Offshore for a very limited production to honor a highway somewhere because I am really liking it and chances are little that I actually can see one up close.Looking at this watch makes me want to wear my AP RO even more, but I guess I’ll have to wait another few weeks until it returns from the Audemars Piguet dealer, since it needed a bit of regulation (and AP needs 6-8 weeks for this… ).