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Lot 67

106th Auction

2022/5/21

Lot 67

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello II

A heavy Geneva wristwatch with chronograph and date - with original box, original certificate and operating instructions

Sold

estimated
45.000—80.000 €
Price realized
43.000 €
specific features
Case
18 K rose gold, ceramic bezel, screwed on back, screwed crown with ceramic inlay, rectangular ceramic chronograph pushers, AP 18 K rose gold deployant clasp.
Dial
Matte silvered, partially skeletonized with "Méga Tapisserie Racing" motif, applied rose gold indexes with luminous material, black subsidiary dials, tachy scale, openworked rose gold hands with luminous material.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.F73676-0381
Ref.26078RO.OO.D002CR.01
Cal.2326/2840
Diam.43 mm
Circa2007
Ctry.Switzerland
Lim.381/500


The Offshore Chronograph is one of the most beautiful sports watches Audemars Piguet has brought to market. This timepiece is a tribute to the Brazilian Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello, who won 11 races in his 18-year career. Numerous details are inspired by the design of a Formula 1 car, such as the side profile of the black ceramic bezel, which is reminiscent of the ventilation openings on the edges of a brake disc. The robust elegance of the rose gold case is underlined by the octagonal 42 mm bezel and the rectangular ceramic chronograph pushers. The matt silver-plated dial is semi-openworked in the centre and decorated with an exclusive "Méga Tapisserie Racing" motif. The case back features a ceramic inlay with the Rubens Barrichello logo.