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brady · 8 January 2013, 08:16 AM

One time. Friend of a friend had a vintage RO gold/stainless 2tone. He had just gotten it back from servicing and he said it cost him a fortune to have serviced. I did not know much about AP at the time so I did not ask about specific model information.

For those mentioning VC, funny enough I was staying at the Ritz in Buckhead over Christmas and saw someone walking in wearing one. First time I'd ever seen one of those in the wild. I only identified it from the bracelet.

Now Rolex, Panerai, Omega, etc. I see almost every day and I live in a pretty small city (little over 200k people). I guess when you consider the difference in volume though w/ Rolex & Omega it's no wonder we see those everywhere. If Rolex makes 800k a year and AP makes 25k, in 13 days Rolex will have made all of AP's inventory for the year. My numbers could be way off but interesting thought.

8 January 2013, 08:16 AM	#48
brady "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Brady Location: San Antonio Watch: yes please Posts: 525	One time. Friend of a friend had a vintage RO gold/stainless 2tone. He had just gotten it back from servicing and he said it cost him a fortune to have serviced. I did not know much about AP at the time so I did not ask about specific model information. For those mentioning VC, funny enough I was staying at the Ritz in Buckhead over Christmas and saw someone walking in wearing one. First time I'd ever seen one of those in the wild. I only identified it from the bracelet. Now Rolex, Panerai, Omega, etc. I see almost every day and I live in a pretty small city (little over 200k people). I guess when you consider the difference in volume though w/ Rolex & Omega it's no wonder we see those everywhere. If Rolex makes 800k a year and AP makes 25k, in 13 days Rolex will have made all of AP's inventory for the year. My numbers could be way off but interesting thought.