Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Polaris 42Mm Men's Watch
Watch Specifications
- Reference Number
- 26040ST.OO.D002CA.01
- Case Material
- Stainless Steel Case
- Case Size
- 42mm
- Case shape
- Polygon
- Crystal
- Scratch Resistant Sapphire
- Dial Color
- Black with Arabic Numerals
- Bezel
- Stainless steel bezel with stainless steel screws.
- Movement
- Automatic
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Audemars Piguet
- Collection
- Royal Oak
- Model
- Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Polaris 42Mm Men's Watch
- Reference number
- 26040ST.OO.D002CA.01
- Year / era
- 1998 · 1990s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Time and date
- Movement
- Automatic
- Case material
- Stainless Steel Case
- Dial type
- Black with Arabic Numerals
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated metal bracelet
- Water resistance
- Water resistant to 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 42mm
- Case thickness
- 8.1 mm
- Case material
- Stainless Steel Case
- Bezel
- Stainless steel bezel with stainless steel screws.
- Crystal
- Scratch Resistant Sapphire
- Dial
- Black with Arabic Numerals
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Integrated metal bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- Water resistant to 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 29F — Automatic
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
- Number of jewels
- 45 jewels
- Complications
- Time and date
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, small seconds
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1998 – 2012
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
Jörg Hysek
Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.
Historical significance
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Polaris 42Mm Men's Watch sits within Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak line, introduced in 1998. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — stainless steel case case, black with arabic numerals dial and automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
The House
Audemars Piguet
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1875
- Founder
- Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Major collections
- Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, Code 11.59, Millenary, Jules Audemars
- 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
1875
Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet founds Audemars Piguet in Switzerland.
1899
Audemars Piguet earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Audemars Piguet to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Audemars Piguet enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Audemars Piguet continues to produce Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept and other icons in limited numbers.
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