Audemars Piguet

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Amiricanmade

You'll have less luck at RM man.

This is depressing me

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

This is depressing me

It shouldn't! No different than patek you have to spend money to get anything. So if you want that 407st you need to buy stuff for the wife or that 11-03 you need to...hell I don't know what you need to do. the director?

[benlee]

Originally Posted by Amiricanmade

3 examples of what Royal Oak does SO WELL that a Nautilus does not...which is why i think if i had to pick just 1 i would pick a Royal Oak to a Nautilus any day.

I think they are both beautiful....

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by GB-man

It shouldn't! No different than patek you have to spend money to get anything. So if you want that 407st you need to buy stuff for the wife or that 11-03 you need to...hell I don't know what you need to do. the director?

I’ll probably go the RM path vs the AP path... or try to do it in Vegas since AP and RM is owned by the same people. Probably a next year event for me. I still got a handful of watches coming this year

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I’ll probably go the RM path vs the AP path... or try to do it in Vegas since AP and RM is owned by the same people. Probably a next year event for me. I still got a handful of watches coming this year

I’d go straight for a concept gmt and get on the short list for a 407. But no shame in going for RM instead. Super comfy stuff.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by GB-man

I’d go straight for a concept gmt and get on the short list for a 407. But no shame in going for RM instead. Super comfy stuff.

How do I go for a concept? Don’t i have to build into that?

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

How do I go for a concept? Don’t i have to build into that?

You know maybe so I’m really talking above my pay grade. I’d ask John or roger to be honest!

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by GB-man

You know maybe so I’m really talking above my pay grade. I’d ask John or roger to be honest!

I guess I’ll just stick with Patek until I cAn figure it out. Maybe I can go back to Rolex

[tom2517]

Originally Posted by zahain

AP is just royal oak case design and everything revolves around it (could say the same for Rolex but it doesn't feel the same like AP). Sure you could own a 15202,15400/500 but thats pretty much it they dont offer anything more in terms of something new (away from royal oak case design / the code 1159 is a fail) . Patek has the history and still heavily invests in producing good case designs and dials with the largest range of models offered in high complication with good value retention compared to the other swiss brands. I am kind of bored of AP and focus only on Patek currently.

It all depends on the buyer/watch owner. Comparing Rolex to AP , sure AP is better but once you're spending more they go out of the question

Based on this forum, it seems like Patek is heading towards AP though, I hope a few years from now people won’t be saying Patek is just Nautilus design and everything revolves around it.

[bruinmd]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Excellent! Please tell my wife


I just don’t think anyone has such a broad and refined sports line quite like AP spanning from a simple diver up to grand comps. Many don’t like the ROO for its size or aesthetic but hard to argue if you browse the catalogue.

I think many dismiss AP ROO because they don’t have a 7”+ wrist which I totally get. AP is missing out on a fortune by not offering the 44 offshores in a 40mm package.

This is what I've been saying for a while (not that AP's CEO is listening : )

But I did pass that message on to my boutique guy when he met with the higher ups in Switzerland.......namely to PLEASE consider a 40mm ROO line.
It would sell like gangbusters IMHO

[bruinmd]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

its true. My grandma got old and stopped buying coke because the cans were too big. Then they started making those baby sized cans and she buys it again

Seriously though they are supposed to be oversized watches. Would look kind of weird at 40. Even on a small wrist

I think a Daytona looks fine on me, i also think a 44mm ROO looks fine on me. If the ROO was the same size as the Daytona i would find it odd. 42mm is probably the sweet spot.

Disagree. I think AP made a poor decision going with 42/44mm ROO lines. They aren't spaced out far enough in size IMHO.
I think it would have made far more sense to do a 40/44mm line.