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Old 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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Old 14 January 2017, 07:57 PM   #32
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it is too expensive but a great looking watch
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Old 14 January 2017, 08:35 PM   #33
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To break rules...amazing piece...
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Old 15 January 2017, 12:08 AM   #34
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Really doubt the bracelet would a fit the Diver.


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.


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Old 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.
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Old 15 January 2017, 12:52 AM   #36
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It's cool but not something I'd buy.
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Old 15 January 2017, 01:16 AM   #37
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It's cool but not something I'd buy.
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Old 15 January 2017, 02:03 AM   #38
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Wow! Very nice.
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Old 15 January 2017, 02:17 AM   #39
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It looks hawt! Too bad about the astronomical price tag.
Fantastic watch!

Irrelevant to the thread: Is your avatar from the cover of Stopford's Maritime Economics?
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Old 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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Old 15 January 2017, 08:22 AM   #41
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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.
Sorry Paul, but you’re way off here.
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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Old 15 January 2017, 08:34 AM   #42
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Sorry Paul, but you’re way off here.
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.
Don't know what all of that means...what I do know is ceramic case AP's (44mm's) cost more than RG's.

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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Old 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…
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Old 15 January 2017, 11:10 AM   #44
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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…

I found it interesting and informative
Thanks for sharing
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Old 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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^^^^ You have one bad A$$ CE piece!!!
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Old 15 January 2017, 12:00 PM   #47
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Fantastic watch!

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Old 15 January 2017, 12:02 PM   #48
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Insightful post PJS.
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Old 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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Old 16 January 2017, 01:56 AM   #50
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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.
It's not because of that either. There is a new 44mm ceramic. It's simply they need to change it up. They can't produce the same watch over and over again, otherwise it loses it's appeal if it's as common as a sub. Some watches they can do that with, other unique ones they can't.

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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Old 16 January 2017, 01:58 AM   #51
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Don't know what all of that means...what I do know is ceramic case AP's (44mm's) cost more than RG's.

I'm talking about AP's in the AP forum, I was not referring to other brands.

That was my point.

Thank you.
The RG is more than the 44 ceramic. Used and new. New I believe RG is 44k and used market is around 34-35k.

The 44 ceramic is 41.7k and used around 29-30k.
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Old 16 January 2017, 02:15 AM   #52
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Cool his publisher uses it on the book.
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Old 16 January 2017, 03:10 AM   #53
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Old 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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