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conkers · 5 May 2017, 01:27 AM

Love this close up taken on my iPhone with a loupe over the lens!

sssteel · 5 May 2017, 03:06 AM

Truly beautiful!!

texex91 · 5 May 2017, 03:31 AM

Glad to see you made it there Roger. Tell Mr. Papi hello.

tom2517 · 5 May 2017, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by conkers

Love this close up taken on my iPhone with a loupe over the lens!

Maybe it's still unfinished, but your GF tourbillon looks far better finished, sorry to say.

conkers · 5 May 2017, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by texex91

Glad to see you made it there Roger. Tell Mr. Papi hello.

An amazing trip for sure.

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Originally Posted by tom2517

Maybe it's still unfinished, but your GF tourbillon looks far better finished, sorry to say.

Not finished yet don't worry!

masyv6 · 5 May 2017, 06:09 AM

Have fun out there and take lots of pics!

lapince · 5 May 2017, 06:29 PM

Clearly it's not finished, the finishing should be perfect once properly done

tom2517 · 5 May 2017, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lapince

Clearly it's not finished, the finishing should be perfect once properly done

Still won't be as good as GF though.

lapince · 5 May 2017, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tom2517

Still won't be as good as GF though.

If it was APmaybe, but here it's APRP which make the most complicated and best finished movements for both AP and RM, so I think the end result should be very close to the GF

tom2517 · 6 May 2017, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lapince

If it was APmaybe, but here it's APRP which make the most complicated and best finished movements for both AP and RM, so I think the end result should be very close to the GF

GF still better. Take a loupe and look at RM tourbillon and compare it GF, GF is better finished.

RM tourbillon bridge is too often just sandblasted, machine beveled, no black polish, and countersink not polished either.

lapince · 6 May 2017, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by tom2517

GF still better. Take a loupe and look at RM tourbillon and compare it GF, GF is better finished.

RM tourbillon bridge is too often just sandblasted, machine beveled, no black polish, and countersink not polished either.

Well to be honest haven't seen either up close, but of course RM has a totally different style of finishing than other high end brands, but it's not really a surprise if GF are in the price range that they are, people who buy them usually know very well watches so I can imagine the finishing is top notch

texex91 · 6 May 2017, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tom2517

GF still better. Take a loupe and look at RM tourbillon and compare it GF, GF is better finished.

RM tourbillon bridge is too often just sandblasted, machine beveled, no black polish, and countersink not polished either.

Oh I'm sure GF is probably finished nicer than RM.

What comes out of APRP is pretty amazing though. I've been there and it's jaw dropping nonetheless.

Let's defer to the only person here who has owned both...Roger....

tom2517 · 6 May 2017, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lapince

Well to be honest haven't seen either up close, but of course RM has a totally different style of finishing than other high end brands, but it's not really a surprise if GF are in the price range that they are, people who buy them usually know very well watches so I can imagine the finishing is top notch

GF finishing really is much better than RM, but as Dufour said, finishing is only part of the make up of a watch, it doesn't make the whole watch. As nice as GF is, I don't like most of the design.

Your Voutilainen will have very nice finishing

conkers · 6 May 2017, 05:22 PM

GF finishing is clearly top of the tree. I didn't feel it was appropriate to wear it to APRP but we spent a lot of time talking about GF so they know where my expectations are. And guess where Mr G and Mr F used to work?

benlee · 6 May 2017, 07:21 PM

Enjoy ur trip Roger.

lapince · 6 May 2017, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tom2517

GF finishing really is much better than RM, but as Dufour said, finishing is only part of the make up of a watch, it doesn't make the whole watch. As nice as GF is, I don't like most of the design.

Your Voutilainen will have very nice finishing

I can believe that yes GF is top of the line in that regard. About Voutilainen thanks, I expect very good finishing as well, maybe not the best there is but very close.

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Originally Posted by conkers

GF finishing is clearly top of the tree. I didn't feel it was appropriate to wear it to APRP but we spent a lot of time talking about GF so they know where my expectations are. And guess where Mr G and Mr F used to work?

APRP of course

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OmegaJJH · 8 May 2017, 11:30 PM

Thanks for sharing Roger.

Please keep the pics / updates coming....

wach16 · 9 May 2017, 11:27 AM

Dream trip to travel to the AP facilities...thanks for sharing!

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sssteel "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: US Posts: 499	Truly beautiful!!

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lapince "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mars Watch: 5712 Posts: 11,509	Clearly it's not finished, the finishing should be perfect once properly done

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conkers "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Roger Location: Hong Kong Watch: Too many! Posts: 6,009	GF finishing is clearly top of the tree. I didn't feel it was appropriate to wear it to APRP but we spent a lot of time talking about GF so they know where my expectations are. And guess where Mr G and Mr F used to work?

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