Review The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Arnold Schwarzenegger The Legacy Watch Replica

Back in 2011, Swiss Audemars Piguet released a limited-edition version of the Royal Oak Offshore that was a direct nod to celebrity and famed watch-collector Arnold Schwarzenegger. Known as Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore The Legacy watch replica ref. 263781O.OO.A001KE.01, this limited edition of 1,500 pieces “mega Offshore” was, first and foremost, intended to suit the large wrists and tastes of Mr. Schwarzenegger. “Arnold Schwarzenegger The Legacy” is also engraved on the rear of the watch, in case anyone were to ever forget the purpose and inspiration behind the watch.

The Story

The first time an Arnold Schwarzenegger watch replica was produced by Audemars Piguet makes for an interesting story. During the late 1990s, for the film End of Days, Audemars Piguet was asked to create a prop watch that would be worn by Schwarzenegger during the film. This watch never actually worked and was simply a concept for the movie. It proved to be so popular that Audemars Piguet ended up producing a limited-edition run of Royal Oak Offshore End of Days watches with their still-good-looking black and yellow color theme. Later instances, such as the filming of Terminator 3, gave Audemars Piguet another reason to produce a limited-edition watch for an Arnold Schwarzenegger film. The Royal Oak Offshore The Legacy was the first Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch replica produced “just because” for Arnold Schwarzenegger, as far as I know. Another interesting fact about the watch is that a portion of each sale went to Schwarzenegger’s long-standing After School All-Stars charity foundation — but there’s no doubt that Mr. Schwarzenegger got a timepiece out of the deal.

48mm Case

I believe this is the largest Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch replica that has been produced — with a claimed diameter of 48mm-wide. It is actually larger if you take into consideration the crown and pushers. I say that this watch wears like a 55mm-wide timepiece, and the strap is long as a result. In fact, Mr. Schwarzenegger's wrists and hands are, indeed, large; a watch this size does look good on him. So, while some people can complain that The Legacy watch is too large, they merely need to realize that it wasn’t designed for them.

Fabric Strap

The green, gray, black, and matte rose-gold tones of this Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch replica together very nicely. My only real gripe about the watch is the fabric strap, the quality of which isn’t amazing. Fabric straps are cool, in theory, but really hard to get right. I’d recommend to anyone interested in this watch to immediately consider another more durable strap option (that would likely need to be custom-made since this isn’t a standard Royal Oak Offshore strap size).

Caliber 2326/2840 Movement

Inside The Legacy watch is a decent, but unremarkable, movement — the Audemars Piguet caliber 2326/2840 automatic chronograph replica - that uses a base automatic movement with the 12-hour chronograph over it. It’s based on the refined Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 889, but the 2326 version features mid-decade upgrades that JLC incorporated across its 889 range. Out goes inefficient bidirectional winding with steel ball bearings; in comes optimized unidirectional winding with sealed-for-life ceramic bearings.

Summary

It’s great to relive hanging out with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Arnold Schwarzenegger The Legacy watch replica, if only because Mr. Schwarzenegger’s legacy is certainly one worth celebrating. This particular piece was loaned by Rostovsky Watches, which currently (as of this writing) has one of the rare limited edition of 1,500 pieces ref. 263781O.OO.A001KE.01 available for sale.
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