Audemars Piguet released a new Royal Oak Offshore in December 2011 to honor Formula 1's newest rookie F1 racer Sebastien Buemi. 
This Swiss 23-year-old driver has been enjoying strong racing seasons with Toro Rosso for several years now, including placing 8th in the Canada race in 2010.
He now becomes one of Audemars Piguet’s motor-sports ambassadors, joining legend Michael Schumacher.
Audemars Piguet releases a specially made limited-edition Royal Oak Offshore watch in Buemi’s name – much like the brand did in honor of drivers Rubens Barrichello, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jarno Trulli - extending the Brand's long and successful association with the sport of Formula 1 racing.
The Royal Oak Offshore Sebastien Buemi watch, is a Limited Edition of 250 pieces
It is an ultra-light weight piece made of grade 5 titanium. 
The 42mm watch is non-allergenic and anti-corrosive and is fitted with a ceramic bezel that is scratch-proof and ultra-cool.
The watch features the Mega Tapisserie motif (larger pattern) characteristic of the Royal Oak Offshore, but it is interpreted in black with luminescent hour markers and an outer chapter ring in bold yellow - Buemi’s favorite color and implemented in his racing equipment, most notably his helmet. 
The transparent sapphire crystal case back, bearing a transfer of the driver’s personal logo, enables viewing of the 365-part Manufacture Audemars Piguet Caliber 3126/3840.
The self-winding chronograph is equipped with an anthracite oscillating weight mounted on ceramic ball bearings and features a stop-seconds time-setting mechanism.
Buemi is quoted as saying “I have been regularly involved in exchanging ideas and sharing my feelings with the Audemars Piguet watchmakers and engineers, whether in terms of the shapes, the colors of the materials used in creating this watch. 
It took time, but I am really proud of the result.
The yellow is the main color on my driver’s helmet, which is why it enjoys pride of place on the dial.
Moreover, I’m only 23 years old, so I wanted a watch that would reflect me and my age: the right balance between the ultra-technical nature of motor sports that must be revealed in the watch, and the simplicity which I believe sums up my own personality.”