The white ceramic brings more to the mix though than just its color. Audemars Piguet used a material called white Super Ceramic, which comes in at 1850 Vickers, more than 500 Vickers harder than the black ceramic used for last year's model. This super ceramic is more than nine times harder than steel, and, as you would expect, is hard to work with for this same reason. The middle case takes about 12 hours to make and the bezel takes approximately 8 – these would take about 1.5 hours and 45 minutes respectively for comparable steel components. Achieving polished and brushed surfaces, something the Offshore Diver is known for, is equally laborious with white super ceramic.
The white dial has the Mega Tapisserie pattern and faceted hours and minutes hand with blue accents. These dark blue accents look black in all but the brightest light, though the color brings a little extra to what could otherwise be an austere watch. The overall brightness makes the Diver very legible, though this brightness means your wrist will probably be attracting a lot of attention as well. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is up to you.
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