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4 April 2022, 02:27 PM | #151 |
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Haven't seen the alpine eagle pop but I did check it out finally. Pretty nice the way the bracelet reflects light. I almost want to switch out my wedding ring for their ring
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21 May 2022, 02:36 AM | #152 |
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Integrated bracelet models are great and they're here to stay, in my opinion. Plenty of options out there, and while the AP and PP offerings are obviously the most famous, that doesn't mean that others are just carbon copies or unworthy of praise.
The thing that gets me though is that it seems people are chasing strictly because of popularity / pricing versus actually liking the models, which I guess is no different than the current state of Rolex. I was interested in a 15400 before the market went crazy for AP and it just did not sit well on my wrist. Great finishing and dial for sure, but it was just too big / boxy for my wrist. The Overseas did nothing for me, and it's the same with the Laureato in this case. I don't mean to offend current owners, but just as others will have opposing thoughts on my Alpine Eagle, I have different opinions on the rest of these watches. At the very least, I actually went out and tried a lot of these integrated models on before making a decision (Zenith, Piaget, B&R...pass). What I think is missing now is that people are not only buying without trying on the watch, but are also buying without regard for how it actually looks but the fact that they can get it at or under MSRP. While price should definitely factor into a decision, it should not be the ONLY one. And popularity / hotness? To hell with that.
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Your integrated bracelet watch is a hot piece compared to mine
But I love mine so much I just ordered the same one with a different dial.
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21 May 2022, 03:07 AM | #154 |
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That's what I'm talking about! Wear what you love because YOU love it!
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Haha. Nice. Important to like your watch. And let’s be honest at one point not so long ago, the VC Overseas was not “on par” with the AP PPs… so why not GP? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Honestly I don't even consider myself knowledgeable enough to say which of them is better that the other. I've owned an AP and "liked" it too. The Nautilus appeals to me yes, but the size bothers me. And as I recently considered a 5726 and the price situation, I went Skydweller. What a fantastic movement and probably much more of reliable watch than the 5726, yet if you ask anyone they will say not in the same league as PP. I'd forego some finishing any day for some reliability.
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Maybe come back to comment once you've actually had the chance to try on both, instead of commenting mindlessly. |
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It’s odd I’ve had two Royal Oak and a Safari and like you I liked them, was never in awe of them, never saw them as leaps and bounds above anything else to be honest, very much a hype watch to me at this point.
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Ask yourselves the following question: if AP RO was available at retail would you choose GP over it?
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For if the GP, for example, was super hyped and the role reversed with AP, do you really think people would consider AP to be "better" ? Let's take Grand Seiko, no doubt on par if not better finish, accuracy, attention to detail, etc than either AP or GP, yet barely sells for msrp. How many people would acknowledge GS's quality though ? |
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Neither the laureato or RO do it for me. The AE was the first of that world to stop me in my tracks and I finally gave in and I love everything about it aside from the boring movement that shouldn’t be see thru but thats no big deal. Its just such a well done watch. I find myself reaching for it most nights when i get home from work cause i just love looking at the thing on my wrist.
I was surprised when my girlfriend loved it too. I purposely didnt mention i was getting a new watch just wanted to see if shed notice. At the restaurant she stopped mid sentence and was like where did you get that one I love it! So non watch people love it too haha
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Funny you mention stolen ideas as genta just stole the royal oak case design from the zenith defy 1969
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ok , slow clapping for you for bashing GP on a GP thread and trying to win... Lol ... Stop getting so personal :)
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Royal Oak is a master piece and again its different from the Laureto which is a beauty. IMG20201111141857.jpgIMG20210705145828.jpgIMG20210613123301.jpg Sent from my CPH1979 using Tapatalk
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If anyone is bashing anything, it's you on the AE...which again, a couple of others have called you out on for your aggressive statements.
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This thread is about GP Laureto where you commented that its not for you and AE is better etc. You have made a thread about AE , use that platform for its greatness. I didn't comment on your thread because its not fair even if I don't like that watch to comment on that specific thread. But guys on this GP thread really like GP and hence I gave my opinion on AE the watch... NoT you. I don't know you and don't even want to.
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Royal Oak Sketch 1972: Sorry but genta heavily borrowed the case design. Just because modern designs are influenced by these watches doesn;t mean they are copies |
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At a certain level you are right that all watches borrow a design from all other watches. But I don't really see RO borrowing from the Defy in this instance. The bracelet is not integrated into the case on the Defy; the multiple edges on the Defy case drastically differ from the round curves on the RO; different bezel shape and relative width (drastically impacting the proportion visual); no screws on bezel on Defy (a big part of the RO design)... Maybe there are some similarities on a macro level in that they are both cushion shapes (sort of... if you strain the eye....), but otherwise, I don't see any common design language here. What am I missing? That aside I would agree that the GP is not a copy of the AP and I know that because when I see the GP I feel nothing... When I see the AP I think... 'hey that's a pretty cool watch...' |
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For me personally, I would like to see macro finish shots and see some accuracy results to agree that AP is "better". I just think there are a lot of brands making very similar quality watches, but the hype/price don't reflect that |
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Post 2 shows some macro of my VC with a cheap lens from amazon. Finishing is objectively superior to GP. I've held a Laureto side by side on 2 occasions and it's nice but it is not comparable to a Geneve seal watch. GP is a lot of watch for the money in the current market, no doubt.
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