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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph Watch Hands-On
Since its debut in 1992, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore has housed all sorts of complications in its virile, sporty case. The pinnacle of these endeavors surely was the $740,000 Grand Complication (hands-on here), but today we are looking at a more typical-for-AP combination of fine complications: the tourbillon chronograph. Let’s see what this bold, complex-looking thing, the?Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph (debuted here), has to offer.When the first Royal Oak Offshore made it to?the market in 1993 with its beefy 42mm case, many observers?thought that Audemars Piguet may have missed the mark?with its spinoff on the iconic Royal Oak. Some said it was?too big for a conventional sports watch… but let's not forget that when Gerald Genta introduced the Royal Oak in 1972, the world's first "luxury sports watch"in a stainless steel case and a price tag well above that of a gold watch, the reaction was similarly conservative. It took t
UNDONE Urban Tropical Watch Collection Review
The latest watch collection from UNDONE is the Urban Tropical, and it is perhaps the most remarkable example of what the novel Hong Kong-based watchmaker is all about. The idea was to take the fashionable appeal of some extremely uncommon Rolex and Omega watches and replicate them in an easy to digest (and afford) product that retains the tool-style theme, which collectors typically prefer. In essence, this is a fun and functional watch for people fascinated and seduced by the world of vintage watch aesthetics – who have no desire to fight to acquire an actual vintage watch. UNDONE created the Urban Tropical with three dial options, including the brand’s typical host of customization options. In all, these are immensely stylish and fun – also slightly controversial because they are a form of “faux patina” (not everyone is into that), and the type of product we really only see coming from UNDONE.Let me clarify that last statement. Yes, there are other nice