So that happened (Gulf ROO incoming)

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Just the other day, with no expectation whatsoever, the AP boutique calls only a few weeks after I had first called to inquire about this and tells me a watch with my name on it is there waiting for me. I have no previous history with the boutique, but have over the years bought a few Rolex and Panerai watches from the multi brand store the boutique is operated by, as well as some nice jewelry pieces for my wife.

I must say, I’m pretty amazed - and very much over the moon with the watch. It’s still got its plastics as I haven’t yet had the time to properly sit down with my wife and formally unpack it, but boy that’s a keeper.

So I guess after having gone through the many criticisms one can legitimately see in the brand, I finally have an AP I like so much that I don’t care about how it’s made.

And before any stones are propelled into the air, no, this will not replace my “one watch guy” magic dial SD43 on my wrist. It will complement it when the place and the time call for it.