We are about a year away from a total re-shuffle of the Royal Oak for its 40th anniversary - but for 2011 Audemars Piguet has created arguably the best looking Royal Oak Offshore watch ever. Next year is also the 20th Anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore I believe as well. The redo of the "ROO" (Royal Oak Offshore) for 2011 is simple, but involves a number of refinements and design tweaks. When speaking with Audemars Piguet's lead designer Octavio Garcia, he describes the new collection as "restrained" and more focused. These are meant to be more simple looking watches that emphasize the strengths of the collection and how its personality has developed over time. Some past Royal Oak Offshore watches have been accused of being too busy by some tastes. While I personally see merit in some of the more aggressive and experimental Royal Oak Offshore watches of previous years, the new models are certainly more broad in their appeal. They seem to offer a technical, polished look that suits the Royal Oak Offshore concept quite well.
When it comes down to it, Audemars Piguet took a lot of influence from some of those past experimental designs for much of what you see here. Interestingly the amalgamated design boiled down to a very cohesive look. For instance, you'll find a lot of elements here from the limited edition Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello as well as the limited edition Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli. Between those two watches you pretty much have the make up for the dials and hands in this new model.
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