製造商: Audemars Piguet 年份: Circa 2009 型號: 26284RO 機芯編號: 710’018 錶殼號碼: G59485-0206 型號名稱: Royal Oak Offshore, Rubens Barrichello III 材料: 18K pink gold and ceramic 機芯: Automatic, cal. 2326/2840, 14 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Alligator 錶扣: Audemars Piguet 18K pink gold clasp 尺寸: 42mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: With Audemars Piguet Certificate dated May 18, 2009, leather fitted presentation box, instruction manual and outer packaging
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Limited edition of 257 examples only, this watch is a commemorative endeavor to honor the now retired Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello who scored 11 Grand Prix victories in his career trajectory. Intriguingly, Rubens Barrichello was born the same year as the Royal Oak — making this timepiece even more attractive for connoisseurs who are passionate about everything that has to do with Royal Oak and Formula One Racing.
This watch is by all means one of the most appealing timepieces ever manufactured by Audemars Piguet in honor of a Formula One driver. Fitted with a flashy red partially openworked dial with the “Méga Tapisserie Racing” pattern, the present watch is as exciting as a Formula One competition. Housed in a beautifully crafted 42-mm 18K pink gold case, the timepiece contains an automatic caliber 2326/2840 with an impressive power reserve. Completed with box and papers, the watch is a surely a trophy to acquire.
A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.
Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.