Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari ref. 26170ST with Original Box and Certificate of Origine ELEGANTFIXED almost three-dimensional effect created by

almost three-dimensional effect created by the repeating Rolex logos

- Rolex Oyster bracelet reference 7835 with 361 endlinks

- Venus 170 movement

we have a lovely mid-1960s 18k gold–cased example

The bezel insert has developed a charming dark grey patina

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Safari ref. 26170ST with Original Box and Certificate of Origine ELEGANTFIXED almost three-dimensional effect created byStephen 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,