Once Audemars Piguet obtained universal acclaim for its Royal Oak sports watch model, it was the payoff of a daring bet - a luxury steel watch in the 1970s - that in fact took years to materialise. The company however did not sit on its laurels. Instead of passively (and safely) capitalising on the model, they used it as the base of an even more experimental evolution in the 1990s: the Offshore. More modern, larger, and more aggressive than its progenitor, the Offshore was also subject to extreme experimentation, both in terms of design and in terms of watchmaking as well (with some extremely complex prototype and concept models known).

The present piece - number 19 of a 300 pieces limited edition and offered complete of all its accessories - fully represents how this creative vein did not express itself exclusively with extravagant colors or daring technical innovations, but even with a surprisingly pure, monochromatic full-white design enriched by few strategically placed dark details: hands, scales and numerals, on the dial; the titanium details and the black gasket - acting as a frame to the ensemble - on the case.