A sh ining night of rem emb rance in Shanghai
On July 16, 2018, Aud em ars P igu et , the leading Swiss lux ury watch brand , held a com mem or ative party in Shanghai , China , to celebr ate the 25 th annivers ary of the Royal Oak Off shore series . This histor ic event was att ended by the brand ' s VIP gu ests , watch ent h usias ts , media professionals and others from around the world , cele brat ing a quarter - cent ury history of innovation .
A special ex hibition was set up at the venue to look back at the 25 - year journey , bringing together the first models to the latest . Parti cular attention was dra wn to the new watch , which was announced as a com mem or ative model , and its fut uris tic design was a thr ill for the participants .
The 25 - year tra ject ory of a legend ary watch
Royal Oak Off shore debut ed in 1993 as an entity that dis rup ted the con venti onal wisdom of lux ury wat ches . Inspir ed by the original " Ro yal Oak " collection , but with a more sport y and to ug her character , this series has created a new trend in the watch industry in an instant .
Develop ed to com mem or ate the 25 th annivers ary , the new model inher its the DNA of the original design , while adop ting cut ting - ed ge material technology . The case uses a new ly developed allo y that is light weight but high - str eng th , and the dial is co ated with a special nano - tech nology co ating , which sh ines through the technical innov ations .
Design philos ophy with a vision for the future
In developing the 25 th annivers ary model , the Od ema P igu et design team adopted the concept of " res pect ing the past , but looking to the future . " The result ing watch became a master pie ce of a br illi ant bl end of traditional watch making technology and modern cut ting - ed ge technology .
In particular , the design of the dial is a contempor ary interpret ation of the ideas of the master pie ce c lock maker who created the first model . The special finish , which changes the expression with increasing or dec reas ing light , is a gift of technology that was not fe asi ble 25 years ago .
Impact on the watch industry
The appe arance of the Royal Oak Off shore has had a pro found impact on watch history in that it established a new category : the lux ury sports watch . Its innovative approach has since influ enced many brand s and led to the diversi fication of watch design today .
With its 25 th annivers ary , 2018 was a f itting year to look back on the transform ation this series has brought to the watch industry . The com mem or ative event in Shanghai was not just a celebr ation , it was an important opportunity to reflect on the future of watch making .