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14 January 2017, 03:40 PM | #31 |
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It looks cool. Need to see in person. Called it in the prior thread
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14 January 2017, 07:57 PM | #32 |
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it is too expensive but a great looking watch
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14 January 2017, 08:35 PM | #33 |
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To break rules...amazing piece...
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15 January 2017, 12:08 AM | #34 |
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It wouldn't look right anyway as the links are flat not curved as with the roo bracelet so it wouldn't tie in to the case properly as the roo case is curved where it meets the bracelet, the case is flat on the ro. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
15 January 2017, 12:31 AM | #35 |
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Ceramics in general cost more than RG, so I don't think the price is off at all.
If you want unique materials, you have to pay up. |
15 January 2017, 12:52 AM | #36 |
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It's cool but not something I'd buy.
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15 January 2017, 01:16 AM | #37 |
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15 January 2017, 02:03 AM | #38 |
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Wow! Very nice.
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15 January 2017, 02:17 AM | #39 |
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Fantastic watch!
Irrelevant to the thread: Is your avatar from the cover of Stopford's Maritime Economics? |
15 January 2017, 06:17 AM | #40 |
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Looks awesome...totally scratch resistant which is right up my alley. Will be interesting to see how it looks in person.
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15 January 2017, 08:22 AM | #41 | |
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Audemars is using bog standard ZrO2 (Zirconium Oxide), the exact same regular ceramic as Chanel uses in their J12s, Junghans in their ceramic watches, and what RADO has been using since the 80s! Hublot’s probably using it as well, as likely did Chopard too, with their 250-pieces 8HF Chronometer. The recent (Basel ’16) launch of the new RADO Hyperchrome Ultralight models are now using a silicon-based ceramic, which is all but half the density of ZrO2. Granted they’re not a full ceramic case, having Titanium elements which have been treated using nitrogen and oxygen (TaN and TaO presumably) to create a relatively deep surface hardness of 1000HV. They also use a bespoke black anodised Aluminium movement from ETA, since they are part of the Swatch Group, with improved power reserve. All that for sub-$3K, for a 300-piece Ltd Edition – and you'd probably still have change from $5K, if they made a matching bracelet for it. |
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I'm talking about AP's in the AP forum, I was not referring to other brands. That was my point. Thank you. |
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15 January 2017, 09:07 AM | #43 |
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Ah…I see, said the blind man to his deaf dog!
Thought that was a general statement you were making, rather than relating purely to AP’s pricing strategy – sorry. As you were then… |
15 January 2017, 11:10 AM | #44 |
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15 January 2017, 11:32 AM | #45 |
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So there is no truth to what is being discussed in many other threads that AP is moving away from ceramic because of inferior quality ceramic offers. Most likely AP discontinued ceramic diver and other ceramic models to reserve ceramic for the super high-end model.
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15 January 2017, 11:40 AM | #46 |
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^^^^ You have one bad A$$ CE piece!!!
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15 January 2017, 12:00 PM | #47 | |
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15 January 2017, 12:02 PM | #48 |
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Insightful post PJS.
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16 January 2017, 01:29 AM | #49 | |
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This new version is fantastic! I can hardly wait but may need to cull some of the collection for $94k price tag. They say not many to be produced and very limited boutique inventory and only random watch here there for strong AD's.
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There is a reason the original black face 44mm ceramic still holds the same value practically as the anthracite one 5 years later. Because they keep them rare. I probably wouldn't get a ceramic AP if everyone owned them like a diver. |
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16 January 2017, 01:58 AM | #51 | |
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The 44 ceramic is 41.7k and used around 29-30k. |
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16 January 2017, 02:15 AM | #52 | |
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16 January 2017, 03:10 AM | #53 |
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16 January 2017, 05:54 AM | #54 |
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Very cool, looks amazing. In general I'm not a fan of all-black watches, but this one is definitely an exception!
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