Birth of the Offshore
The outrageous, youthful and ultra-creative Royal Oak Offshore broke the Haute Horlogerie mould in the early 1990s. This in-depth article founded on the discovery of unpublished documents revisits the origins of this legendary collection. Driven by German market demand and based on the world of powerboat racing, it owed its initial commercial successes to the pioneering spirit of a few markets such as Italy and the United States.
Royal Oak Bracelets
The Royal Oak’s integrated metal bracelet is one of the most complex and celebrated in the history of watchmaking. This article reviews its historical origins, its technical characteristics, its production and its key developments from 1972 to 2022.
25721,First Royal Oak Offshore
Born from the demand of the German market for a watch imbued with the "Offshore spirit", as well as the desire to rejuvenate the Royal Oak collection, Model 25721 created a scandal when it was launched at the Basel Fair in April 1993.
25686,Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, sapphire caseback
Model 25686 marks an important stage in the history of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar. For the first time, the watch reveals through the caseback the beauty of its mechanism without being fitted with an entirely openworked movement.