Audermars Piquet is celebrating its 135th Anniversary this year and in line with this celebration, Audemars Piquet has launched the limited edition Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli. This watch, a limited edition run of only 500 pieces, will be available from the Audemars Piguet Boutique in Ginza, Japan.

The watch will be released for international sale by year end. The watch is expected to retail for USD 28,900. The watch, reference 26202AU.OO.D002CA.01, will be powered by AP calibre 3126/3840, an automatic movement. The movement has 59 jewels and is made up of 365 parts. It offers a power reserve of 60 hours. It is a beautiful movement that is decorated with circular-graining on the mainplate, and rhodium-plated bridges with Cotes de Geneve motif. All these can be seen through the sapphire crystal display back.

The movement is cased in a forged carbon middle case with a Cermet bezel. Cermet is a unique alloy made by combining ceramic and tungsten or bronze. Cermet offers superior wear and corrosion properties. The case back is made of titanium. The case is 42 mm in diameter and 15.65 mm thick offering a water resistance rating of 10 ATM.

What I like about the watch is the dial with the Mega Tapisserie motif and the silver chronograph sub-dial. The hour markers and the hands are coated with a red/purple luminescent coating. The watch offers the following functions: hours, minutes, seconds (sub-dial), chronograph and date complication.

For more information: http://www.audemarspiguet.com/