Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Queens Road

One of my most desirable watches, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, has just been revealed as a yet another limited edition. The AP ROO Queens Road is dedicated to the first road in Hong Kong built by the British administration between years 1841 and 1843.

Although the cause for celebration seems to be a little far-fetched, it is always a pleasure to see yet another member of the mighty family that Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger loves so much.

The new watch is delivered in a large titanium case measuring 42 millimeters in width and almost 15 millimeters in thickness.

Part of the blame here goes to the Audemars Piguet Calibre 3126/3840 automatic movement.

Although the base caliber measures only 4.26 mm in height, the chronograph module adds almost three millimeter to the grand total increasing the caliber’s thickness to 7.16 mm. Add here a thick solid case back and a heroically proportioned fixed bezel, which is attached to the case with eight titanium screws and here we have our little hamburger.

The automatic chronograph watch features the same layout as the base model, including the famous Mega Tapisserie pattern of its dial, but is painted in an anarchist black and red color scheme.

The red elements include the huge Arabic numerals, hour and minute hands (all of those covered with luminescent Superluminova paint) and the high-contrast stitching on the black Hornback crocodile leather strap with titanium AP-branded folding clasp.

Of course, there is also an inevitable tachometric scale on the bezel flange, which is, too, painted red.

To increase the chronograph’s sportiness, the Swiss watchmaker equipped the timepiece with pushers and setting crown wrapped in black rubber that almost exactly matches the color of the dial.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Queens Road watch total production run will be limited to just 100 units.

The timepiece is assigned the 26198TI.OO.D101CR.01 reference number and will sell at an impressive price of HK$203,000, which roughly converts to not so scary $26,000 USD.

Photos: Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Queens Road watch specification

Price range: $26,000
Movement: Calibre 3126/3840, automatic, Swiss Made
Complications: Date, chronograph
Power reserve: 38 hours
Case material: Titanium, solid titanium engraved caseback
Case size: 42 mm
Case height: 14.7 mm
Dial: Black with red numerals and hands
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap: Black Hornback crocodile leather strap
Crystal: Sapphire