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Audemars Piguet refreshes the Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph for summer, in 42mm and 37mm
Two parallel releases give the Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph a summer of colour, a sporty 42mm trio and a smaller, gem-set 37mm line on a new movement.
Audemars Piguet has refreshed the Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph for summer with two sets of new references, introduced from Le Brassus in June 2026. The first brings three 42mm models in vivid colourways on the flyback Calibre 4404. The second introduces a 37mm line on the new in-house Calibre 6401, in smaller, lighter cases that move toward diamonds and pink gold.
The Heritage
Still the Beast
The Royal Oak Offshore arrived in 1993, designed by Emmanuel Gueit, and was nicknamed “The Beast” for its oversized proportions and exposed rubber gasket. Its reference point was offshore powerboat racing, and that influence still drives the line. Both new releases lean into that origin, using colour to amplify the Offshore’s character rather than soften it.
The 42mm
Bold colour on Calibre 4404
The 42mm trio runs on the integrated flyback Calibre 4404 with a 70-hour power reserve. The first sets pink accents against a black Méga Tapisserie dial in steel, the colour landing on the tachymeter scale, the 9 and 12 o’clock counters and the chronograph hands, on an interchangeable black calfskin strap with pink stitching.
The Dials
Borrowed from the dashboard
Across the 42mm references, the Méga Tapisserie dials carry a new printing inspired by the dashboards of racing machines, with oversized Arabic numerals keeping the chronograph fast to read. The brightness is functional first, marking the parts that matter, colour as instrument rather than ornament.
Titanium
Yellow meets turquoise
The second 42mm reference moves to titanium, contrasting yellow and turquoise against a dark grey dial. The tachymeter reads in yellow and white, the counters in turquoise and grey, and the lume comes in turquoise or white. Lighter on the wrist than steel, it pairs with a dark grey calfskin strap and turquoise stitching.
Steel
Orange on silver
The third 42mm reference returns to stainless steel, with orange details energising a silver-toned dial. Against the monochrome base the orange seconds hand, counters and push-piece read as a single clean accent, the most restrained of the trio, finished with a black calfskin strap and orange stitching.
The 37mm
Smaller, and more precious
Alongside the 42mm, Audemars Piguet introduces a 37mm line in a thinner case curved from 6 to 12 o’clock. Two of the three are gem-set, and all move toward a more elevated, eveningwear register while keeping the Offshore’s sporting intent.
Diamonds
Pink, set with diamonds
The first 37mm reference is titanium with a stainless-steel bezel of 32 brilliant-cut diamonds, around one carat, and a bright pink palette that runs from the dial and inner bezel through to the rubber strap. Refined white luminescent hands and numerals keep it legible, the sport watch reframed as something closer to jewellery.
After Dark
An evening register
Worn against eveningwear, the gem-set 37mm reads differently again, a chronograph that holds its own as jewellery after dark. It is the clearest sign of who this smaller line is for, a wearer who wants the Offshore’s attitude in a more precious, more versatile form.
Calibre 6401
A new movement underneath
The 37mm line debuts the new Calibre 6401, developed in-house over five years to replace the long-serving Calibre 2385 from 1997. Thinner than its predecessor and now visible through a sapphire caseback, it is a selfwinding integrated column-wheel chronograph with a vertical clutch and a 55-hour power reserve.
Pink Gold
Light blue, in pink gold
The third 37mm reference pairs a cool light blue dial with an 18-carat pink gold case and a diamond-set bezel. Pink gold thread encircles the tone-on-tone counters and the numerals glow blue at night, the most formal expression of the collection, on a matching light blue rubber strap.
Titanium
Turquoise, head to toe
Completing the 37mm trio, a turquoise titanium reference carries the colour across the dial, inner bezel, counters and strap for a fresh, three-toned look. Rhodium-toned numerals and white gold hands keep it sharp, the most purely playful of the smaller line.
The specifications
42mm line: Three references, Selfwinding Calibre 4404 (integrated flyback), 70-hour power reserve, 4Hz. Steel and titanium, 15.3mm thick, 100m water resistance, Méga Tapisserie dials, calfskin straps. Colourways: pink, yellow-turquoise, orange.
37mm line: Three references, Selfwinding Calibre 6401 (replacing Calibre 2385), 55-hour power reserve, 4Hz, sapphire caseback, 11.5mm thick, 50m water resistance. Titanium turquoise; titanium with diamond bezel (~1 carat) in pink; 18-carat pink gold with diamond bezel in light blue. Rubber straps.
For Boujeez, this is the Offshore doing what it has always done best, refusing to be quiet, only this time the volume is in the colour, across two sizes at once.
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