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only1swami · 6 July 2021, 06:59 AM

I took delivery of my first AP ~1 month ago. Wanted to give it some time to enjoy and soak it in before posting here.

I absolutely love horology and the art of watch engineering so this piece means a lot to me.

I posted on this forum sometime in April to get some perspective on sizes and models. I always appreciate seeing the regulars helping everyone out with questions/perspectives as they are on the path to making a very personal decision in which time piece to get.

What can I say about the 34mm 77350ST? It's f*cking amazing and pictures/videos will never do it justice. For my (slender) wrist (5.5"/14cm), this piece is nearly perfect. When the sun bounces off thing thing...wow. Can't help but stare and smile hard.

It's obviously very hard to get allocated a 15450 as a first piece so I was very happy when I got the call for this.

I had to take 4 links off and the boutique is actually ordering a 1.5 link so I can size it perfectly, as 3 links off is a tad too big. Right now when it gets hot or my blood pressure is high, I end up with a AP tattoo on my wrist.

For my wrist, 37mm (in AP) is likely the max where I don't start to look funny. I was able to try on a friends 15450 and it was pretty dope. I would like to try on a 38mm ROC just to know if it will fit (properly) on my wrist as well.

For folks hung up on size when making a decision, you'll get 1000 opinions on this forum, from outside, etc. But ultimately, you gotta do you!

Do what looks best on you and what you can rock/pull off. Every era has its sizing/opinions and right now we seem to be going through a bigger watch era; but then again, some folks look like absolute clowns in bigger watches as it's disproportional to their wrist size - don't do it for the clout, do it for yourself.

I want to give a big shoutout to AP Boston, and especially William who was my SA. I went in April to introduce myself and chatted for 90 minutes, got to try on a 34mm they had in stock (it was the pink gold/diamond).

From that, I knew the size was prefect to start out my collection with AP. I checked in once a month and went down to visit the boutique when I was in the area. ~2 months later, I was shocked to get a text and hauled my butt down to grab the piece. It came much quicker than I expected (I was thinking 6-12 months at least). It was almost out of hand that day, but in a series of unexpected events, I ended up with the piece. Everyone is super nice inside the Boston boutique; it's a fantastic vibe.

I will end up purchasing some bigger size ROs as gifts for fam/friends if they come through and hoping with my (increasing) purchase history, I'm able to secure the following pieces whenever the time comes:

- 15450 37mm Blue
- 26315ST 38mm Silver/Blue ROC
- 77350CE 34mm Black Ceramic that just dropped today! (wow)
- literally any 37mm Double Balance Wheel Openworked (grail)

My 77350ST time-piece, serves as a constant reminder to myself of the most scarce, non-renewable resource in the universe: Time. Make the best of what you have remaining on this planet.

Below are some pictures I snapped and a couple links to wrist rolls. Included some pics with my gift from AP, aka mini-Mr. Bennahmias.

For some reason if the pics fail to embed in the post or the quality is bad, here is a link to the high-res album: AP 77350ST Flickr Album

Peace.

Wrist Roll 1 - https://streamable.com/3ll73z

Wrist Roll 2 - https://streamable.com/5rdjnu

VogelPhoenix · 6 July 2021, 07:25 AM

Congratulations, looks like a great fit! Nice pictures as well.

kctt · 6 July 2021, 07:33 AM

Congrats, looks sensational! Looks larger than a 34mm should.

Wahlberg · 6 July 2021, 07:35 AM

I completely forgot about this reference. Beautiful watch and it looks stunning on you! Enjoy.

Reign · 6 July 2021, 07:54 AM

Congrats! Your wrist don’t look slender and that doesn’t look like a 34mm so you really nailed the sizing!

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Benzsiam · 6 July 2021, 09:23 AM

Congrats on your new gorgeous timepiece!

It looks great on your wrist. From picture it looks bigger than 34mm.

GreenLantern · 6 July 2021, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Benzsiam

Congrats on your new gorgeous timepiece!

It looks great on your wrist. From picture it looks bigger than 34mm.

Agreed.

It looks incredible. (Looks more like 37mm, at least.)

Congrats! And enjoy in the greatest of health.

sgwatchguy · 6 July 2021, 10:19 AM

Congrats! Looks perfect on your wrist

TooWoundUp · 6 July 2021, 10:32 AM

Perfect fit. Congrats OP

yOyOYoo · 6 July 2021, 11:54 PM

The watch looks fantastic on your wrist. Big congrats!

Good to know that the 1.5 link is available for this 34mm RO. I just emailed my SA to make the request for one.

Skyrider01 · 7 July 2021, 01:24 AM

Congrats! It looks perfect on your wrist!

Vipes · 7 July 2021, 02:03 AM

Looks great on your wrist!

GW44 · 7 July 2021, 03:33 AM

Fabulous pics here.

Enjoy

CoveWatch · 7 July 2021, 04:46 AM

looks fantastic!

Kiwi-cucumber · 19 September 2021, 10:32 PM

This is gorgeous. I’m looking for the same for myself also from the Boston store - nice to see you didn’t have to wait too long!

fspfsp · 21 September 2021, 04:47 AM

Congrats mate! Great piece and great fit! Cheers

only1swami · 22 September 2021, 06:13 AM

Thank you so much for the wishes everyone! Still going strong and enjoying every day

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Originally Posted by fspfsp

Congrats mate! Great piece and great fit! Cheers

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Originally Posted by Kiwi-cucumber

This is gorgeous. I’m looking for the same for myself also from the Boston store - nice to see you didn’t have to wait too long!

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Originally Posted by CoveWatch

looks fantastic!

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Originally Posted by GW44

Fabulous pics here.

Enjoy

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Originally Posted by Vipes

Looks great on your wrist!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyrider01

Congrats! It looks perfect on your wrist!

Quote:

Originally Posted by yOyOYoo

The watch looks fantastic on your wrist. Big congrats!

Good to know that the 1.5 link is available for this 34mm RO. I just emailed my SA to make the request for one.

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Originally Posted by TooWoundUp

Perfect fit. Congrats OP

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgwatchguy

Congrats! Looks perfect on your wrist

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Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Agreed.

It looks incredible. (Looks more like 37mm, at least.)

Congrats! And enjoy in the greatest of health.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benzsiam

Congrats on your new gorgeous timepiece!

It looks great on your wrist. From picture it looks bigger than 34mm.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reign

Congrats! Your wrist don’t look slender and that doesn’t look like a 34mm so you really nailed the sizing!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wahlberg

I completely forgot about this reference. Beautiful watch and it looks stunning on you! Enjoy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kctt

Congrats, looks sensational! Looks larger than a 34mm should.

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Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Congratulations, looks like a great fit! Nice pictures as well.

Urosfan · 24 September 2021, 12:22 AM

Congrats

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lisalisa · 24 September 2021, 02:12 PM

That’s a great fit! I surely doesn’t look 34 at all. Beautiful piece!

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EdwardC · 26 September 2021, 10:26 AM

It really looks great on you. Congrats to your fantastic start to AP

acaixguard · 26 September 2021, 12:51 PM

Congrats! Echoing what others said about it being a good fit and your wrist looking bigger than 5.5". The proportions all worked out well here!

6 July 2021, 06:59 AM	#1
only1swami "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Boston Posts: 238	🚀Incoming...First AP - 77350ST (Silver Dial) I took delivery of my first AP ~1 month ago. Wanted to give it some time to enjoy and soak it in before posting here. I absolutely love horology and the art of watch engineering so this piece means a lot to me. I posted on this forum sometime in April to get some perspective on sizes and models. I always appreciate seeing the regulars helping everyone out with questions/perspectives as they are on the path to making a very personal decision in which time piece to get. What can I say about the 34mm 77350ST? It's fcking amazing and pictures/videos will never do it justice. For my (slender) wrist (5.5"/14cm), this piece is nearly perfect. When the sun bounces off thing thing...wow. Can't help but stare and smile hard. It's obviously very hard to get allocated a 15450 as a first piece so I was very happy when I got the call for this. I had to take 4 links off and the boutique is actually ordering a 1.5 link so I can size it perfectly, as 3 links off is a tad too big. Right now when it gets hot or my blood pressure is high, I end up with a AP tattoo on my wrist. For my wrist, 37mm (in AP) is likely the max where I don't start to look funny. I was able to try on a friends 15450 and it was pretty dope. I would like to try on a 38mm ROC just to know if it will fit (properly) on my wrist as well. For folks hung up on size when making a decision, you'll get 1000 opinions on this forum, from outside, etc. But ultimately, you gotta do you! Do what looks best on you and what you can rock/pull off. Every era has its sizing/opinions and right now we seem to be going through a bigger watch era; but then again, some folks look like absolute clowns in bigger watches as it's disproportional to their wrist size - don't do it for the clout, do it for yourself. I want to give a big shoutout to AP Boston, and especially William who was my SA. I went in April to introduce myself and chatted for 90 minutes, got to try on a 34mm they had in stock (it was the pink gold/diamond). From that, I knew the size was prefect to start out my collection with AP. I checked in once a month and went down to visit the boutique when I was in the area. ~2 months later, I was shocked to get a text and hauled my butt down to grab the piece. It came much quicker than I expected (I was thinking 6-12 months at least). It was almost out of hand that day, but in a series of unexpected events, I ended up with the piece. Everyone is super nice inside the Boston boutique; it's a fantastic vibe. I will end up purchasing some bigger size ROs as gifts for fam/friends if they come through and hoping with my (increasing) purchase history, I'm able to secure the following pieces whenever the time comes: - 15450 37mm Blue - 26315ST 38mm Silver/Blue ROC - 77350CE 34mm Black Ceramic that just dropped today! (wow) - literally any 37mm Double Balance Wheel Openworked (grail) My 77350ST time-piece, serves as a constant reminder to myself of the most scarce, non-renewable resource in the universe: Time. Make the best of what you have remaining on this planet. Below are some pictures I snapped and a couple links to wrist rolls. Included some pics with my gift from AP, aka mini-Mr. Bennahmias. For some reason if the pics fail to embed in the post or the quality is bad, here is a link to the high-res album: AP 77350ST Flickr Album Peace. Wrist Roll 1 - https://streamable.com/3ll73z Wrist Roll 2 - https://streamable.com/5rdjnu Last edited by only1swami; 6 July 2021 at 07:16 AM.. Reason: links*

6 July 2021, 07:33 AM	#3
kctt "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Melbourne Watch: AP Diver/SD/GMTIIc Posts: 228	Congrats, looks sensational! Looks larger than a 34mm should. __________________ Rolex Sea Dweller 16600, Rolex GMT Master II 116710LN, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver, Omega Seamaster Professional, Tudor Pelagos 25600TB, Tudor Black Bay Dark, Zenith Defy Classic IG: @idighorology

6 July 2021, 09:23 AM	#6
Benzsiam 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Watch: Rolex/AP/PP/ALS Posts: 5,942	Congrats on your new gorgeous timepiece! It looks great on your wrist. From picture it looks bigger than 34mm. __________________ Rolex: 116621, 126333, 126711CHNR, 114060, 116500LN White, 126660 JC, 126710BLNR, 126710BLRO, 116610LV, 126610LN, 126610LV, 116508 YG Green Dial, 124300 Turquoise, 126719BLRO Meteorite dial, 228235 Olive dial ,126755SARU, 116505 RG Black dial, 326934 Blue Sky D. Audemars Piguet: 15451ST Blue, 15500OR w/Bracelet, 14790SA, 14790BA, 26022BC(Salmon) Patek Philippe: 5524R, 5712G, ALS: Time Zone 136.032, Cartier: WGSA0030, WSSA0061, YG Oct. 2965, Breguet: 7137BA, MontBlanc: 109996", Seiko: SRPA21,

6 July 2021, 10:19 AM	#8
sgwatchguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Real Name: KP Jimmy Location: Singapore Watch: R/AP/FPJ/Hermès/et Posts: 6,597	Congrats! Looks perfect on your wrist __________________

6 July 2021, 10:32 AM	#9
TooWoundUp "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Palo Alto Watch: Out Posts: 348	Perfect fit. Congrats OP __________________ Instagram: @toowoundup28

6 July 2021, 07:25 AM	#2
VogelPhoenix "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Taiwan Posts: 3,613	Congratulations, looks like a great fit! Nice pictures as well.

6 July 2021, 07:35 AM	#4
Wahlberg "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Paris Posts: 3,541	I completely forgot about this reference. Beautiful watch and it looks stunning on you! Enjoy.

6 July 2021, 07:54 AM	#5
Reign "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: USA Posts: 1,185	Congrats! Your wrist don’t look slender and that doesn’t look like a 34mm so you really nailed the sizing! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

6 July 2021, 11:54 PM	#10
yOyOYoo "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: CA Watch: 116519LN Posts: 614	The watch looks fantastic on your wrist. Big congrats! Good to know that the 1.5 link is available for this 34mm RO. I just emailed my SA to make the request for one.

7 July 2021, 01:24 AM	#11
Skyrider01 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida/Canada Posts: 1,282	Congrats! It looks perfect on your wrist!

7 July 2021, 02:03 AM	#12
Vipes "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 4,846	Looks great on your wrist!

7 July 2021, 03:33 AM	#13
GW44 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Gareth Location: Surrey, UK Watch: AP/Rolex Posts: 2,087	Fabulous pics here. Enjoy

7 July 2021, 04:46 AM	#14
CoveWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: SoCal Watch: Rolex & AP Posts: 4,535	looks fantastic!

19 September 2021, 10:32 PM	#15
Kiwi-cucumber "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Boston Watch: 77350ce Posts: 59	This is gorgeous. I’m looking for the same for myself also from the Boston store - nice to see you didn’t have to wait too long!

21 September 2021, 04:47 AM	#16
fspfsp "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Frank Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 253	Congrats mate! Great piece and great fit! Cheers __________________ Current stable - AP: 26331, 15703, 15510 Rolex: 326934, 126600, 116660, 216570, 126710BLNR, 116610LV IWC: 5004, 5001 Patek: 3744, 5968A

24 September 2021, 12:22 AM	#18
Urosfan "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NYC Watch: Me now Posts: 19,208	Congrats Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

24 September 2021, 02:12 PM	#19
lisalisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: cali Posts: 472	That’s a great fit! I surely doesn’t look 34 at all. Beautiful piece! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

26 September 2021, 10:26 AM	#20
EdwardC 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Pacific Posts: 3,531	It really looks great on you. Congrats to your fantastic start to AP

26 September 2021, 12:51 PM	#21
acaixguard "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Watch: Rolex, AP, ALS Posts: 401	Congrats! Echoing what others said about it being a good fit and your wrist looking bigger than 5.5". The proportions all worked out well here!

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