Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari ref. 26170ST with Original Box and Certificate of Origine nl-post-box The champagne dial is fitted

The champagne dial is fitted with applied arrow-shaped (or perhaps “spade-shaped”

This is a very special watch from a brand that has always been very popular with Italian collectors and now the entire watch collecting community is taking note

With its understated 36mm case

” thanks to the unique shape of the hour markers—which resemble home base on a baseball field

- Leonidas CP2 Chronograph with a Valjoux 222 flyback movement- 43mm steel case with Italian army stock numbers on the caseback - Issued to the Italian Army- Dates to mid-1960s- 60 min rotating outer bezel- Fully serviced by our watchmaker- One-year mechanical warranty- Includes a handmade leather watch pouch- Free worldwide Fedex Priority shipping

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari ref. 26170ST with Original Box and Certificate of Origine nl-post-box The champagne dial is fittedStephen Urquhart, then serving as co CEO of Audemars Piguet, is often credited as the visionary behind the Offshore. The widely accepted account claims that Urquharts sharp commercial sense led him to entrust a young designer, Emmanuel Gueit, with the mission of refreshing and toughening the Royal Oak as it approached its twentieth anniversary. Yet, new findings from the brands Heritage team reveal a different story. It appears that Dierk Wettengel,