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Old 9 October 2022, 03:19 AM   #1
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Finally! My first AP

This post has been a long time coming. I first posted about this watch in July of 2011 after discovering it. I was about 2 years into Rolex ownership and starting to discover haute horology. I saw this watch and fell in love with it instantly. I had to have it. Pretty sure it was the first AP I’d ever seen. It quickly rose to “grail” status. Fast forward 10+ years and here it is…

My new to me Royal Oak Offshore Diver ref. 15703ST.



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Old 9 October 2022, 03:30 AM   #2
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wow, 11 years in the making, good stuff Russ!
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Old 9 October 2022, 03:32 AM   #3
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Big congratulations!
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Old 9 October 2022, 03:36 AM   #4
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wow, 11 years in the making, good stuff Russ!

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Old 9 October 2022, 03:36 AM   #5
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Big congratulations!

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Old 9 October 2022, 03:36 AM   #6
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Congrats! great first piece and it won't be your last AP ;)
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Old 9 October 2022, 03:39 AM   #7
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Congrats! great first piece and it won't be your last AP ;)

Thanks! I really hope not.


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Old 9 October 2022, 03:44 AM   #8
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Old 9 October 2022, 03:46 AM   #9
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I wanted a white dial Daytona (previous model) in 2002 and finally got one in 2013, so an 11 year wait too!

I know what that wait means to you :-) so huge congrats!
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Old 9 October 2022, 03:49 AM   #10
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I wanted a white dial Daytona (previous model) in 2002 and finally got one in 2013, so an 11 year wait too!

I know what that wait means to you :-) so huge congrats!

I couldn’t sleep for 2 days waiting for it. Haha. Hopefully this excitement never wears off.


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Old 9 October 2022, 05:14 AM   #11
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You must have seen some amount of price rises in those 11 years!

Congrats on the watch - looks great.
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Old 9 October 2022, 05:18 AM   #12
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Congrats! That’s a journey that can be appreciated every time you wear your AP. Cheers to your first and certainty not your last AP!
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Old 9 October 2022, 05:41 AM   #13
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congrats!
great ride too
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Old 9 October 2022, 07:31 AM   #14
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You must have seen some amount of price rises in those 11 years!

Congrats on the watch - looks great.

I sure have. Exactly the reason I decided to jump on this opportunity. They aren’t getting cheaper. I’m mad 11 years later because of what they used to cost. In 11 more years I’ll be saying the same thing about these prices. “There were so cheap in 2022”.


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Old 9 October 2022, 07:31 AM   #15
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Old 9 October 2022, 07:36 AM   #16
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Congrats - beautiful start!


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Old 9 October 2022, 07:47 AM   #17
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I sure have. Exactly the reason I decided to jump on this opportunity. They aren’t getting cheaper. I’m mad 11 years later because of what they used to cost. In 11 more years I’ll be saying the same thing about these prices. “There were so cheap in 2022”.


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Old 9 October 2022, 02:00 PM   #18
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The brush is just stunning. Congrats!
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Old 9 October 2022, 05:09 PM   #20
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Must be an incredible feeling to finally bring that home. Congrats OP, looks amazing!
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Old 9 October 2022, 05:20 PM   #21
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Awesome piece. Congrats
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Old 9 October 2022, 06:35 PM   #22
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Congrats!!!

Love the wet dial
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Old 9 October 2022, 09:33 PM   #23
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Beautiful! Love the divers. I had a boutique limited edition blue one. My favorite watch so far
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Old 9 October 2022, 10:34 PM   #24
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Congratulations Russ, enjoy it
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