Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Scuba Limited Edition Stainless Steel Men's Watch
42mm, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore - one of the earliest limited edition diver's watch named Scuba and made for the boutique with only 300pcs made using luminous orange accents over the abyss black dial. It was a s
Watch Specifications
- Case Material
- Stainless steel
- Movement
- Automatic
- Case shape
- Round
- Bracelet
- Black rubber strap
- Crystal
- Scratch resistant sapphire
- Buckle
- Steel bukcle
- Bezel
- Fixed
- Dial
- Black color
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Audemars Piguet
- Collection
- Royal Oak
- Model
- Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Scuba Limited Edition Stainless Steel Men's Watch
- Reference number
- 002CA-01
- Year / era
- 2003 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- Annual calendar
- Movement
- Automatic
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial type
- Black color
- Strap / bracelet
- Black rubber strap
- Water resistance
- Water resistant to 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- Case dimensions on request
- Case thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Fixed
- Crystal
- Scratch resistant sapphire
- Dial
- Black color
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- Black rubber strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- Water resistant to 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 71C — Automatic
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 55 hours
- Number of jewels
- 21 jewels
- Complications
- Annual calendar
- Functions
- Chronograph, hours, minutes, date
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2003 – 2010
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.
Historical significance
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Scuba Limited Edition Stainless Steel Men's Watch sits within Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak line, introduced in 2003. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — stainless steel case, black color 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.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
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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