Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Ref. 26238CE: MTR's 'Beast' Acquisition

A dream come true.

I already announced it in my thread "One in - one out". Please forgive me for keeping you in suspense (addressed to everyone who put themselves in suspense 😎), but it was a really fragile deal.

True to my motto "one has to go when another comes", I finally succeeded and got my hands on this dream piece.

In return my Patek Aqua Traveller 5164R had to go. A wonderful watch in terms of appearance and quality, but it just didn't suit me and I didn't really like wearing it. As much as I liked it in the pictures. But the love was hot but only short-lived. And I simply have made the clear decision for myself not to keep any watch in my collection that I don't like wearing. As hard and difficult as the decision was in this case.

And this beauty came in instead:
The Reference 26238CE.OO.1300CE.01 called „The Beast“

My first AP is also a very special one:
1. It was launched last year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ROO.
2. For the first time Audemars Piguet introduced a black ceramic case with a black ceramic bracelet (equipped with a titanium AP folding clasp).
The most important features:
case size 42 mm
height 15.3 mm
WR 100 m
In-house calibre 4404: integrated automatic chronograph movement, with column wheel and flyback function

I am over the moon. 🙏☺️

Here some first shots of this marvel:




















All the best
Thomas