Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore "Rubber Clad" 25940OK Luxury Watch Review

Hands-on AP ROO "Rubber Clad" Review Watchuwant is now WatchBox! Subscribe for the best luxury watch content. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore "Rubber Clad" is a legend within a legend. While the original AP Royal Oak Offshore launched itself into immortality in 1993, the 2002 debut of the "Rubber Clad" model propelled the newly-minted icon into the 21st century. This 18-karat rose gold Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph represents one of the last and most refined examples of this discontinued collector favorite. 18-karat rose gold makes a high-impact statement. Combine the luster of colored gold with the stark industrial matt black of natural vulcanized rubber, and the effect becomes singular. This Audemars Piguet Rubber Clad pulls no punches from its exquisite high polish gold deployant clasp to its gloss anthracite "mega tapisserie" hobnail dial. Each Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore "Rubber Clad" is defined by its bonded-rubber bezel. The entire component is wrapped inextricably by soft natural black latex rubber. The challenge of obtaining flush fit, uniformity of shape, and durability in a moulded component cannot be overstated; this is craft-level manufacturing at its finest. While the standard Audemars Piguet Royal Oak expresses a sliver of its rubber bezel gasket, and the Royal Oak Offshore ups the ante with an oversized bezel gasket, the black rubber of this Offshore's bezel blends into a monolithic continuity where it abuts the gasket. As a result, the Roy