{"product_id":"audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-ref-77151-30mm-automatic-with-orange-dial-and-green-strap-circa-1998","title":"Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Ref. 77151 30mm Automatic with Orange Dial and Green Strap, circa 1998","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the playful, rarely seen side of Audemars Piguet's most famous sports watch. The Royal Oak Offshore reference 77151 is a compact 30mm stainless steel automatic from around 1998, finished with an orange dial and an original green AP strap. It is a small, colorful counterpoint to the oversized Offshore that made headlines when the line debuted, and it is genuinely scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Offshore arrived in the early 1990s as a larger, thicker evolution of the Royal Oak, nicknamed \"the Beast\" for its size. A few years later AP introduced smaller versions in brighter colors, including this reference 77151. Unlike the quartz-powered 28mm models, the 30mm watches carry the automatic caliber 2140, a slim self-winding movement with 31 jewels, a 21 carat gold rotor, a 28,800 vibrations per hour beat and roughly 42 hours of power reserve. Production was very limited, with only a few hundred of these watches made across all colors between 1997 and 2005, and the large majority of them were steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial is the real draw. It features the petite tapisserie pattern first seen on the original Royal Oak, engraved by hand-guided machine, which gives the orange its depth and texture. A white gold AP logo is applied at twelve o'clock, hour markers are tritium filled, and a date window sits at three. The green strap closes with a steel deployant clasp that opens from the middle, just like the larger bracelets. The octagonal bezel with its eight hexagonal screws keeps the unmistakable Royal Oak character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Audemars Piguet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: Royal Oak Offshore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference: 77151\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCirca: 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase: Stainless steel, 30mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovement: Automatic AP caliber 2140\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDial: Orange petite tapisserie with applied white gold AP logo, tritium markers and date at 3 o'clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrap: Green AP strap with steel deployant clasp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Switzerland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case is unpolished, preserving its original angles, and is in excellent pre-owned condition. The watch is in working order; service history is unknown. It does not include the original box or papers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collectors Gene","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":72009656238218,"sku":"CG-WAT-00487","price":14800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/1247\/6810\/files\/Audemars_Piguet_Royal_Oak_Offshore_Ref._77151_30mm_Automatic_with_Orange_Dial_and_Green_Strap_circa_1998_3.jpg?v=1794416725","url":"https:\/\/cameronsteiner.com\/products\/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-ref-77151-30mm-automatic-with-orange-dial-and-green-strap-circa-1998","provider":"Cameron Steiner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}