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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Special Edition 44Mm Titanium Men's Watch

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Special Edition 44Mm Titanium Men's Watch

44mm titanium case, automatic movement, black rubber strap, fixed bezel, screw down crown, solid case back, scratch resistant sapphire crystal, water resistant to 100m/330ft.

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Reference at a glance

Brand
Audemars Piguet
Collection
Royal Oak
Model
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Special Edition 44Mm Titanium Men's Watch
Reference number
002CA-01
Year / era
2010 · 2010s — modern production
Complication
Annual calendar
Movement
Manual-winding manufacture calibre
Case material
Titanium
Dial type
Blue sunburst dial
Strap / bracelet
Alligator leather strap
Water resistance
Water resistant to 100 m
Limited-edition status
Limited edition of 500 pieces

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions
44 mm diameter
Case thickness
8.1 mm
Case material
Titanium
Bezel
Gem-set bezel
Crystal
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Dial
Blue sunburst dial
Hands
Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand
Indexes
Applied faceted white-gold indexes
Bracelet / strap
Alligator leather strap
Clasp / buckle
Pin buckle in matching case metal
Water resistance
Water resistant to 100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre
Calibre 34E — Manual-winding manufacture calibre
Movement type
Automatic with micro-rotor
Frequency
25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
Power reserve
48 hours
Number of jewels
45 jewels
Complications
Annual calendar
Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds
Watchmaker
Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period
2010 – 2021
Limited-edition quantity
500 pieces
Current market information
Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.

Designer

Emmanuel Gueit

Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.

Historical significance

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Special Edition 44Mm Titanium Men's Watch sits within Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak line, introduced in 2010. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — titanium case, blue sunburst dial dial and manual-winding manufacture calibre — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

  • The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
  • The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
AU

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

  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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