Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Audemars Piguet introduces the Royal Oak Offshore Sebastien Buemi

Since 2009, Sebastien Buemi has proved his worth on motor-racing tracks throughout the entire world. The young and immensely talented Swiss driver has been part of the Audemars Piguet family for almost a few years now as brand ambassador, joining motorsports legend Michael Schumacher. Since then, the native of Canton Vaud has been pursuing his quest for excellence and it is already asserting himself as one of the finest drivers in the historical past of Swiss motorsports.

The ultra-sporty edition of the Royal Oak (Audemars Piguet's icon observe since 1972), the Royal Oak Offshore will be the ultimate extreme chronograph that has for almost 20 years embodied the inexhaustible creativity and technical excellence which the Manufacture has devoted to serving performance and style. After having associated its name in the past with great drivers such as Rubens Barrichello, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jarno Trulli, Audemars Piguet is continuing its race to your heights by presenting a 250-piece unique collection of the Royal Oak Offshore dedicated towards the young Swiss champion.

A quest for perfection, the pursuit of performance, in addition to a passion for precision and higher aesthetic standards: these are just a number of the key values that Sebastien Buemi shares Cartier Tank Solo Watches using the Manufacture in Le Brassus. Audemars Piguet continues to cultivate long-established ties using the world of motor sports thanks for the confined sequence it has designed (Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli, Royal Oak Offshore Grand Prix, Millenary Tour Auto 2011, Jules Audemars Gstaad Classic, etc.), as well as from the major activities it has been sponsoring for several years such because the Gstaad Classic, the Spa Classic along with the Tour Auto.

Representing the quintessence of the successful alliance between Fine Watchmaking as well as the technical sophistication of exceptional motor sports, the Royal Oak Offshore Sebastien Buemi gives a blend of inventive aesthetic appeal and cutting-edge mechanics. Its 42 mm case is made of grade 5 stainless titanium, a material that is ultra-light, non-allergenic, anti-corrosive and really pleasant to wear thanks to its low thermal conductivity. Its extremely virile grey colour is softened by the sandblasted finishing and elegant polished bevels admirably combining the sporting elegance and controlled power exuded by the case middle. The emblematic function of this superlative chronograph, the famous octagonal bezel equipped with 8 hexagonal steel screws, has been subtly intended in ceramics. This virtually scratch-proof high-tech material, borrowed in the automobile entire world and seven times harder than metal, has been chosen for its excellent durability and its radiance.

The "Mega Tapisserie" motif characteristic from the Royal Oak Offshore is interpreted in black with luminescent hour-markers, three-colour (black, grey and white colored) sub-dials and red chronograph function hands to ensure optimal legibility from the elapsed times. The yellow outer minute circle (transferred either in black against a yellow background or in yellow against a black background) harmoniously adorns the dial and highlights the fake cartier tank watch inner bezel ring featuring a tachometric scale. The choice of this colour is no coincidence, since it echoes Sebastien Buemi's favourite colour that has been an integral component of his equipment for years, particularly on his racing helmet.

The transparent sapphire crystal case back, bearing a transfer from the driver's private logo, provides an possibility to admire the beauty of the Manufacture Audemars Piguet Calibre 3126/3840 powering this eminently technical chronograph.

Driven by Manufacture Audemars Piguet Calibre 3126/3840, developed about the basis of the legendary Calibre 3120, this self-winding chronograph is really a remarkable "engine" known for its wonderful precision and exceptional reliability. These two qualities are ensured by a variable-inertia balance fitted with eight inertia blocks to guarantee precise adjustment and excellent stability; an anthracite oscillating weight mounted on ceramic ball bearings; a cross-through balance bridge; together with a stop-seconds time-setting mechanism. For optimal user-friendliness, the in-house made Calibre 3126/3840 is also fitted with the ingenious fast-date adjustment system serving to avoid any risk from the date disc blocking if a correction is made at midnight.

Please keep the address reproduced:Watch Manual

Entirely hand-assembled in the Manufacture workshops in Le Brassus, this calibre remains a benchmark in terms of its decoration. The main-plate is circular-grained on the two sides. The replica rolex oyster perpetual bridges are adorned with Cotes de Geneve and also the sinks are diamond-polished, whilst the 22-carat gold oscillating weight is adorned with all the refined touch with the Audemars and Piguet family crests. This bidirectional winding oscillating weight has also been given a galvanic treatment endowing it by having an undeniably modern anthracite colour.

No comments:

Post a Comment