Tennis is one of those sports where star athletes are routinely used as "influencers" promoting luxury watches by wearing them during gameplay. There have been quite a few notable names in recent decades that sported luxury wristwatches, and Serena Williams can add her name to the list as well.
Recently, she was seen wearing a rose gold version of the stunning Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offsore wristwatch that has become iconic at this point. AP watches have been designed and crafted for over a century now, and have always been considered to be Swiss masterpieces. This brilliant luxury watchmaker has gone beyond the perceived technical and theoretical limits of what was thought to be possible with a timepiece. Today, we have remarkable models like the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore that continue to redefine what a luxury watch is.
Everyone knows that appearing on a Wheaties box is something akin to a rite of passage that all the greats in sports end up doing at some point. It is an exclusive opportunity that is only extended to all-stars like Lou Gehrig of Yankees fame in 1934, American footballer Brett Favre, track and field athlete Jesse Owens, and numerous others. Now, we can include Serena Williams as part of this impressive list. Not only has she made it onto the Wheaties box, but so has her Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch.
This would count as the first time she has ever appeared on a Wheaties box. Other legendary sports players, like Michael Jordan, have appeared on it many times. It was only a matter of time before she ended up on one, however, given she is the best female tennis player to have ever made it onto a tennis court. This exceptional professional athlete is certainly deserving of her place on the box, but we would go even further and say that so is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore.
The wristwatch Serena Williams is wearing on the Wheaties box is a rose gold variant of the Royal Oak Offshore Quartz model. Additionally, it is a custom design where the crown has been relocated to its new position on the left side. This allowed her to play tennis with ease.
Serena wears this watch quite frequently, in fact. If you watch tennis, then you may have even seen her adorn it on numerous occasions. After all, she has been in a partnership with Audemars Piguet for an extended period of time now. She has been switching in between a number of AP watches, some of them being more sporty than the Royal Oak Offshore model she is seen wearing on the Wheaties box.
Wrist Aficionado carries a large selection of used AP watches, so you can have your pick of a wide array of stunning AP watches, including the Royal Oak Offshore. Browse our collection today. We are sure you will find a timepiece that you will love.