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Gosh!!!! What a view!
Where I’m from I don’t see many Rolex watches on people, or AP or anything else that is more expensive
Twice I’ve seen a SS Royal Oak, but mostly just the bracelet and it shines like nothing else under the sun Yesterday I was walking outside at a small shopping mall, and a gentleman was walking the opposite direction to me. He was wearing a SS (looked like SS) watch on a black rubber bracelet. It looked like a thin watch, so I kept looking. My gosh.... The bezel reflected light like crazy, and when he got closer, even the tiny indexes reflected tons of light. Up close it looked like a Royal Oak. I want to say that I may have finally understood why AP is more expensive that Rolex. Rolex is nice, hefty, reliable, and bulletproof... But I’ve never seen a Rolex shine as much as a AP RO. Without exaggeration, I feel like the indexes on the RO reflected light almost as good as the fluted bezel on my Datejust! Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Certainly the way the facets on the bracelet catches the light is quite unlike anything else.
The octagonal RO/ROO design also provides multiple opportunities for the light to reflect. I would say that Rolex tends to sparkle more than AP. Whereas AP catches a bigger reflection giving a series of discrete flashes of reflected light. A bit like comparing brilliant cut vs. Emerald cut.
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I fee like Rolex sparkles mostly from the bezel or polished center links on the bracelet This far, I haven’t experienced a sparkle from indexes on a Rolex But who knows! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I agree about discrete flashes of reflected like Beautiful way to put it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I think with AP and VC, the sharp highly polished indexes they use in many models tend to elevate the perceived quality of the dials a lot over Rolex’s. Patek typically uses slightly rounded indexes, which makes the effect less obvious. The same is true for Lange. But in all Four of these, the gap in quality becomes obvious fairly quickly up close. It would be hard to justify their positioning if that were not the case though...
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Being an owner of both SS Rolex and SS AP, I can honestly say no other SS model (that I have seen) reflects like the AP. Especially on the SS bracelet. I know the OP saw ROO on rubber, which is still very impressive, but the full SS RO is just next level in terms of wow factor.
I also love the VC Overseas but it is definitely more understated and the reflections from the brushed/polished surfaces are definitely better than Rolex but not quite at the level of AP. When I eventually pick up a VC OS, it's all about the blue dial for me :) |
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I hope you had a good sleep and have no longer such “problems”...
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Both are amazing watches and I wouldn't say one is better than the other. But one definitely bounces light more than the other :) |
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Deconstructed Romans sparkle. A lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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AP’s definitely reflect light like no other watch. There are a lot of beveled edges to bounce light.
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Huge fan of AP, when the line hits ......Good Lord.. imo RO bracelet is the nicest in the game.. can't wait to grab mine
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Theres some shine off my ap diver, i was wondering about this a while ago. Are the bezel screws and hands white gold ?
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Gosh!!!! What a view!
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I believe offshores get steel screws and white gold hands whereas royal oaks get gold screws and hands.
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