{"product_id":"audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-end-of-days-as12534","title":"Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 'End of Days'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudemars Piguet, the vaunted manufacture from Les Brassus, wasn't doing so well at the end of the 1960s.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir horological prowess aside, times were changing, customer tastes were evolving, and AP was stuck firmly in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003every traditional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e past. Fortunately for us, their executives recognized this, and bet it all on the launch of an avant-garde timepiece the likes of which the world had never seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtilizing the talents of a designer named Gerald Genta, AP planned from the beginning to make their new watch, dubbed the Royal Oak, a contradiction to tradition, and it became the world's first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eluxury sports watch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — made in stainless steel, no less. The gamble paid off: Genta became a household name, and the watch world clamored to get their hands on the Royal Oak’s cutting-edge design, which featured a sharply angled watch with integrated bracelet, micro-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003etapisserie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dial, and ultra-thin movement. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1993, the Royal Oak line expanded to include the Offshore Chronograph, which has driven the bulk of sales for Audemars in the past few decades. Debatably, the Offshore is responsible for carrying AP into the 21st century and ushering it into the powerhouse position in which it exists today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular Royal Oak Offshore was designed for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s devil-fighting, grizzled cop character in the 1999 feature film \u003cem\u003eEnd of Days\u003c\/em\u003e, which probably explains its swagger!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Housed in a black PVD 42mm case (in fact the very first AP with a black coated case), it utilizes the Jaeger-LeCoultre-based \u003cem\u003eCalibre\u003c\/em\u003e 2226\/2840 movement. Featuring a triple-register chronograph layout with running seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour counters; rounded baton hands; Arabic indices; an outer tachymeter scale; and plenty of lume, it comes paired to its original double-layered fabric strap with Velcro closure. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited to 500 pieces, this example comes with its inner and outer box set, warranty booklet, and 'birthday' pamphlet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf Y2K were a watch, this would be it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audemars Piguet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44034233991255,"sku":"40993384","price":34500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12534_40993384_AUDEMARSPIGUET_ROYALOAK_25770SN-O-0001KE-01--5.jpg?v=1784145641","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-end-of-days-as12534","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}