Gueit labored endless hours, making numerous prototypes until he had the opportunity to present his baby to the Audemars Piguet board. Their response as detailed above was to recoil in collective horror, Meylan recalls: “I remember looking at him and saying, ‘You’re crazy.’ “Gueit didn’t handle the rejection well. With fanatical zeal he tracked down board members in the hallways, boardrooms and even in the parking lot of the brand’s headquarters at Le Brassus as they climbed into their cars. Finally, they agreed to make a few watches to get Gueit off their back. And so after several years of delay, the world’s craziest, most audacious luxury timepiece, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak fake was born in 1993 and soon exploded into the public consciousness.
Larger than Life: The Offshores Rise in Populartiy
What was the reason for the Offshore’s success? Much of it came down to how totally original it was. Its hugeness was unique and totally audacious. At the time it would have been the rejection of all propriety for a member of the horlogical Holy Trinity to walk down this dark path. But at the same time there is a prevailing quality from finish to the touch of every surface on the watch that reinforced its authenticity as a true luxury product. It is highly entertaining to observe a man the first time he handles a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Replica.Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Replica His eyes light up as he turns the watch around admiring the faceted case, the incredible workmanship and the sheer titanic size of the watch. When he straps it on, a look comes over his face. Adrenal glands flood his blood stream with a powerful opiate, and desire consumes him. You can see it all in the wide grin on his face: he’s hooked and addicted.
Yet one more problem existed: the disparity between a very large case and a small movement. The manufacture solved this with one of the best marketing tactics since the advent of their “steel on the outside, gold on the inside” campaign for the original Royal Oak. Every Offshore would feature an anti-magnetic inner case.Rolex Explorer Replica Gueit explains: “Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Replica T3 in 48mm titanium case (2003), silvered dial version limited to 250 pieces