Limited Edition: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli 42 MM

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli watch (side face)


Have you ever remember that Swiss replica Audemars Piguet buitd cooperative relationship with the Italian racing car champion Jarno Trulli in 2008? And then in October 2010, Audemars Piguet advanced this relationship, creating a Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli limited edition for him; this watch is limited to 500 pieces around the world, and sold at 34.097 thousand dollars.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli watch case back and dial

Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli chronograph was inspired by the Gran turismo seats, focusing on the high-tech and innovative excellent material: devoting to forging the carbon case and metal ceramic bezel. Audemars Piguet is the first brand that masters the carbon manufacturing technology and is the first to use in the watch making. In the process of case making, the watch makers use 12.5 gram carbon clew and moulds the case under the environment of high temperature and high pressure with 300kg/cm2, to create this light and rugged case. Bezel uses the metal ceramic material, usually used in the spaceship felt of aviation industry and combining the feature of metal and ceramic. It not only has high hardness, but also is heat-resisting, resistant to corrosion and resistant to abrasion.

 Jarno Trulli

Besides the cultured material, appearance also maintains the classic style of Royal Oak Offshore. Octagonal dark grey metal/ceramic bezel looking like a mirror is brightly burnished on the lateral and echoes with the polished stainless steel screws, considerably eye-catching. Audemars Piguet’s exclusive Mega Tapisserie grid pattern on the dial is embellished with red hour markers, as well as hour, minute and chronograph hands, presenting the dynamic style. Sapphire crystal case back is engraved with red Jarno Trulli’s signature and limited edition number, which make this replica watch Swiss model be more worthy of collecting. In terms of movement, Cal.3216/3840 self-winding movement is equipped with eight adjustable weights and horizontal type balance wheel bridge board design, greatly improving its performance and reliability. In addition, to facilitate the wearers’ wearing, Cal.3126/3840 movement possesses the instant alternate date and quickly adjustment function, and power reserve up to 60 hours. When the watch is set the time, movement is also attached the stop second hand device. On the bridge board of movement is decorated with the elaborate Geneva pattern, moreover, on the automatic plate is carved the blazon of Audemars Piguet’s two families Audemars and Piguet. All these details can be appreciated through the sapphire crystal.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli watch

Parameter:
Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli chronograph
Model: 26202AU.OO.D002CA.01
Movement: Cal.3126/3840 self-winding movement
Power reserve of 60 hours
Frequency: 21,600 v.p.h
59 Jewels
There are eight small weights and flat balance spring on the adjustable weight balance wheel
Geneva movable balance wheel bolt
Three-piece winding loongson
Carbon case
Cermet bezel
Sand-blasting titanium crown and buttons
Sapphire crystal case back with sandblasting titanium outer ring
Water resistance of 100 m
Case diameter of 42 mm
Thickness of 15.65 mm
Dark grey dial embellished with Audemars Piguet’s exclusive Mega Tapisserie grid pattern
Silver chronograph dial
Luminous red white gold hour markers, hour and minute hands
Silver outer ring
Black rubber strap closed by sand-blasting titanium folding buckle
Hour and minute display function
Small second display
Stopwatch with central chronograph hand, 30-minute counter and 12-hour counter
Outer ring with tachymeter
Date display