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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 38 mm Slate Platinum
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 38 mm Slate Platinum — Front view

Front view

Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.

Case-back view

Case-back view

Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.

Movement

Movement

Calibre with its finishing and decoration.

On the wrist

On the wrist

Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.

Audemars Piguet · Royal Oak Offshore

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 38 mm Slate Platinum

Reference 92215OR.63

Reference at a glance

Brand
Audemars Piguet
Collection
Royal Oak Offshore
Model
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 38 mm Slate Platinum
Reference number
92215OR.63
Year / era
2000 · 2000s — modern production
Complication
Moon phase
Movement
In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
Case material
Platinum 950
Dial type
Slate grey
Strap / bracelet
Integrated steel bracelet
Water resistance
150 m
Limited-edition status
Regular production, not a limited edition
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Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions
38 mm
Case thickness
8.8 mm
Case material
Platinum 950
Bezel
Octagonal with 8 hexagonal screws
Crystal
Box sapphire with AR coating
Dial
Slate grey
Hands
Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand
Indexes
Applied faceted white-gold indexes
Bracelet / strap
Integrated steel bracelet
Clasp / buckle
Titanium deployant clasp
Water resistance
150 m

Movement

Movement / calibre
Calibre 69B — In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
Movement type
Manual-winding
Frequency
21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Power reserve
72 hours
Number of jewels
27 jewels
Complications
Moon phase
Functions
Dive time, running seconds
Watchmaker
The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.

Production & market

Production period
2000 – 2014
Limited-edition quantity
Not applicable
Current market information
Consistently trades above retail; waiting lists at authorised dealers remain long.

Designer

Marc Newson

Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.

Historical significance

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 38 mm Slate Platinum sits within Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak Offshore line, introduced in 2000. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — platinum 950 case, slate grey dial and in-house tourbillon, manual-winding — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

  • The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
  • Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
  • The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
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The House

Audemars Piguet

Brand facts

Founding year
1875
Founder
Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet
Headquarters
Switzerland
Tier
Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
Major collections
Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, Code 11.59, Millenary, Jules Audemars, [Re]master01
Signature technologies
Shock-absorbing movement mounting · Composite and ceramic case materials · Certified chronometer regulation
Famous movements
In-house tourbillon, manual-winding · In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished · In-house automatic micro-rotor
Notable watches
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 44 mm Ice Ceramic (1993) · Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 37 mm Salmon Ceramic (1959) · Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 39 mm Slate Ceramic (1972) · Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 40 mm Black Ceramic (1980)

Brand history

Audemars Piguet has spent more than 151 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Royal Oak, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.

Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet established Audemars Piguet in 1875, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Audemars Piguet calibre produced today.

Historical milestones

  1. 1875

    Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet founds Audemars Piguet in Switzerland.

  2. 1899

    Audemars Piguet earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.

  3. 1969

    The quartz era forces Audemars Piguet to redefine mechanical watchmaking.

  4. 1990

    Audemars Piguet enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.

  5. 2024

    Audemars Piguet continues to produce Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept and other icons in limited numbers.

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