Audemars Piguet royal oak offshore alinghi polaris Instructions For Use Manual - page 5
1.2 THE NEW SELFWINDING
2326 / 2847 CALIBRE
After Alinghi’s victory in 2003, Audemars Piguet decided to set
off on a new adventure with the holders of the America’s Cup
title, and accompany them through to the next regatta in 2007.
For the valiant yachtsmen of the “Silver Mug” and all their
supporters, the manufacture has designed an innovative chrono-
graph watch: the Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Polaris, with a new
movement including a totally unprecedented “regatta” flyback
function.
A new calibre
An exceptional watch requires a specific movement. For this
reason Audemars Piguet specifically designed the new selfwinding
2326/2847 calibre for the Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Polaris.
In addition to indicating the hours and minutes, the movement
has a small second at 3 o’clock. The chronograph, with central
sweep hand, has a 6-hour counter (at 6 o’clock) and a 20 minutes
counter (at 9 o’clock). The dial bears the Alinghi logo. In
addition, the flyback chronograph has a 10 minutes counter at
its centre. The aperture at 12 o’clock turns to red for the last
minute prior to the start of the regatta.
precision watches is a task which, as in the past, will not suffer
undue haste. This admirable business philosophy has been passed
down to the present day in which traditional craftsmanship and
demands for the very highest quality live on. The reason for
this surely lies in the fact that the business is still to this day the
property of the two founding families of Audemars and Piguet.