42 ROO Ti 'Ghost'

[japenney]

It's real

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[Burlington]

Originally Posted by benlee

The first batch of this watch are coming in. AP boutique just sent me this pic. I haven't seen it yet in person.




But my initial impression is it's rather meh.....

Let’s hope it’s just the lighting, but does seem kinda washed out

[Vaxe]

Not sure how I feel about the 2 black hands and 2 white hands. Cool strap though

[benlee]

Two more ....

[ikincooper]

Great to finally see this piece coming through, although kind of agree with some of the early comments, meh???




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[Burlington]

Originally Posted by benlee

Two more ....

Looking better in those last two pics, thanks for sharing - is that a grey ceramic bezel ? I’m sure the early prototypes had black, although so long ago now hard to remember

I actually think in person this will look pretty cool, but maybe hard to translate across via photos as it all depends on the ceramic finish.

[ikincooper]

I think there’s too much contrast between the chronograph dials, the tachymeter scale and the rest of the grey dial to make this truly monochromatic and I think that’s what making it a “meh” for me. Certainly when compared to the AP website images and my expectations/desires for this watch. Am sure that some with love it tho and keen to see some incomings here...



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[benlee]

Originally Posted by Burlington

Looking better in those last two pics, thanks for sharing - is that a grey ceramic bezel ? I’m sure the early prototypes had black, although so long ago now hard to remember

I actually think in person this will look pretty cool, but maybe hard to translate across via photos as it all depends on the ceramic finish.

Yes, it's grey ceramic.

[APAP]

What’s with the black hands and almost matte bezel? I was looking forward to acquiring one but now not so sure

[SC11]

Hmmm so bits I like some I now don’t!

Will need to see it in person to decide but a part of me thinks it needed a splash of colour but then I don’t know it the likes of red, orange or yellow would of worked

The 26400IO does it better IMO

[edo]

Bezel is grey ceramic with vertical brushing and that part looks great... but agree that color scheme of 26400IO does it much better.... full white tachy and addition of white Arabic numbers on this smaller dial kills that stealth look I was looking for... I was expected something between this and Elephant/old Ti in colors look... also, subdial black hands looks too much pronounced on these pics...

[mspeed76]

interesting it looks like I switched my monitor to black & white.

cant say that i like it

[diegohwang]

I can’t tell if the watch is that sublime, the black and white feel is so strong, it looks like it not real


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[bluebeamer]

hmmm... a bit meh in these pics. need to see a wrist shot and in person i suppose.

maybe the long wait and high expectations ruined it for me? not sure... but yeah it looked great in the catalogue and on the website. not so much in these pics.

[APAP]

Can we get better pics of the strap Ben?

[benlee]

Originally Posted by APAP

Can we get better pics of the strap Ben?

Here you go ....

Originally Posted by bluebeamer

hmmm... a bit meh in these pics. need to see a wrist shot and in person i suppose.

maybe the long wait and high expectations ruined it for me? not sure... but yeah it looked great in the catalogue and on the website. not so much in these pics.

Yeah.. from these photos, it's kind of underwhelming to be honest. I was expecting the grey ceramic bezel to stand out like Cermet but looks like it's not.

I will reserve final judgement until I have seen it irl.

[kaiserphoenix]

Thank you Ben. I think i’m gonna pull out of my list.


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[marc12]

Was really excited for this, now not so much

[benlee]

Originally Posted by kaiserphoenix

Thank you Ben. I think i’m gonna pull out of my list.


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Originally Posted by marc12

Was really excited for this, now not so much

I think we should all see the actual watch ourselves to be sure before writing it off. Some watches can be tough to take good shots. Watches with "grey theme" are usually hard to shoot nicely and boutique lighting doesn't help.

[Burlington]

Originally Posted by benlee

I think we should all see the actual watch ourselves to be sure before writing it off. Some watches can be tough to take good shots. Watches with "grey theme" are usually hard to shoot nicely and boutique lighting doesn't help.

[APAP]

Originally Posted by benlee

Here you go ....










Yeah.. from these photos, it's kind of underwhelming to be honest. I was expecting the grey ceramic bezel to stand out like Cermet but looks like it's not.

I will reserve final judgement until I have seen it irl.

Thanks Ben. Looks rather underwhelming. Grey is really dull on this one.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by edo

Bezel is grey ceramic with vertical brushing and that part looks great... but agree that color scheme of 26400IO does it much better.... full white tachy and addition of white Arabic numbers on this smaller dial kills that stealth look I was looking for... I was expected something between this and Elephant/old Ti in colors look... also, subdial black hands looks too much pronounced on these pics...

Yup they put the new crisp brushing on the bezel thank God!

It does look a bit too grey and therefore a bit bland for me, always my issue with grey watches on SS, maybe a black bezel would have been better to punch it up and give more contrast, but I think it will look much better irl.

[japenney]

I still want one but I will wait til they get to the grey market.

[Burlington]

Originally Posted by japenney

I still want one but I will wait til they get to the grey market.

...Grey, market *cymbal*

I think the big issue with those pics is the lack of colour contrast. Looking back again at the website image

https://www.audemarspiguet.com/en/wa....OO.A006CA.01/

the bezel looks black, making the dial really stand out. Defo one to see in person I think.

[GB-man]

Not a fan is my initial impression and I like grey a lot.

[yachty 1]

I love it!!!

[eal15]

Originally Posted by benlee

Two more ....

Thanks for these! Since SIHH I’ve been pining for this watch. The grail for me is a titanium diver with ceramic bezel. I love this size and the small button surrounds but I do think the 44 mm titanium looks better somehow. Maybe the number clutter the dial on the 42 mm. That said it’s close to what I was looking for. Back in March I stopped by the ny boutique and they brought in a sample of the ss 42 with ceramic bezel. I had been speaking with Clearwater and they arranged for the ss to be there when I was in ny several weeks later. I did like it overall but wasn’t jaw dropped like when I first say the white faced 44mm or the ceramic diver. One horrible thing is the rubber strap. It seems more plastic than rubber and the two tone, although more subtle with grey and black, doesn’t seem upscale to me. I’ll be switching to a regular diver grey or black for sure. I’ve included pics of the ss version.


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[Colin W]

Agree - not feeling that strap option.


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[Colin W]

I kind of wish they just re did the 42mm Rubber Clads with a ceramic bez - simple & perfect IMO


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[archer75]

Here are some pictures







I think when it is seen in real, you will understand it is an attaractive watch.


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