Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Forged Carbon Watch Hands-On

This season Audemars Piguet launched a brand new form of last year's Royal Oak Offshore Diver watch. The brand new version is not too different, however utilizes Audemars Piguet's forged carbon situation. The special situation materials are created in-house from carbon thread that's heated and compressed. It makes sense a really light and powerful situation material that meets the sporty look and gratifaction from the ROO Diver perfectly.

When i first covered the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver watch here. Later I had been on the boat with Audemars Piguet and offered yet another piece with a few lifestyle shots from the ROO Diver (and humor) here. Designed like a true dive watch with 300 meters water resistance, the Royal Oak Diver in steel would be a lovely, almost basic level Royal Oak Offshore model listed at approximately $15,000.

In forged carbon, the Royal Oak Diver changes a little and rises in cost. Slightly older AP fans will definitely love this particular - even additionally towards the steel model. Audemars Piguet ups the game theme from the piece using the black dial combined with yellow elements like the minute hands. This look hearkens to among the original forged carbon watches - that was the Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Forged Carbon that lots of people nicknamed the Bumble Bee. You can observe how both of these watches appear in exactly the same family.


As you know, non-chronograph versions of the Royal Oak Offshore aren't too common. The Diver is one of the few - so this is a good option for those looking for the Royal Oak Offshore theme with a more simple dial. The case is 42mm wide but wears larger. It isn't too thick coming in under 14mm (for a watch like this that is). Unlike the steel version, the forged carbon diver has a black ceramic bezel, but it does have a metal caseback. Which model do you prefer?


While the tones of the dial feel darker on the forged carbon model, it is still very legible. The darker tones of the case have enough texture and finishing differences for the watch to still look interesting - perhaps even more interesting than the steel cased version. Of course the dial still has that inner rotating bezel that is controlled by the crown located at 10 o'clock.


Around the wrist, the Royal Oak Offshore Diver seems like a good watch and it is light compared to steel version. The attached rubber strap is amazing, but ought to be for that cost. Within the watch is identical Audemars Piguet Calibre 3120 automatic movement. Unsure concerning the cost but it's over $20,000.