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13 July 2017, 11:29 AM | #1 |
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Interesting outing
I'm not sure which forum to post this in given the range of brands involved, but thought I'd try the AP forum, as this is where I spend most of my time.
Last night I used the excuse of a trip to my tailor to get out of the office to do a quick circuit of some of the grey dealers and ADs in Tsim Sha Tsui and encountered quite a nice selection of watches. The Rolex ADs had nothing of interest, but I did come across the Sea-dweller 43 - for an absurd premium over MSRP (in line with what these are going for here, though) but it was good to try it on. And I must say that I found it a bit disappointing - it seemed much smaller than I'd been expecting (not helped by putting it on after taking off my AP 44!). I liked it...didn't love it - but removing any sense of urgency to acquire this is good for my bank balance. At the same dealer; I also had the chance to try on the AP 44 summer edition - while I wouldn't wear this enough to justify the purchase, it is a really striking piece On a lark, I went into the Patel Philippe AD asking about Aquanauts and specifically steel 5164s. with full expectation of having this request met with a belly laugh from the sales person, given what I hear about availability, I was shocked when he said "yes, just arrived, but it's unopened, so if you want to get a sense of size, you'll need to try the gold version". Which I did I want to love this watch, but I just think that it wears too small for someone well over 6 feet tall - at least based on my tastes at the moment. In addition to these, there were a slew of other pieces that I tried. All in all, it was a highly entertaining (though very hot!) visit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Nice what brand belt is that?
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That PP looks awesome on you...good pick 👍
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If you want a dress watch PP is nice (however from a movement standpoint I'd go look at ALS as well).
If you want a sports watch AP or RM are the ideal choices. Good luck with your hunt. |
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Agree!
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Im still torn on this piece as I do really love it but am generally into a bit bigger watches at the moment. I do recommend not wearing an AP 44 though when looking at any smaller watches as it does distort your perspective. For me at least. Also agree on ALS. I love their watches, a bit too dressy generally for me and if i didn't dress so casually normally I would consider them for sure, probably ahead of PP. The 5164 is very much in between the dressy offerings and a pure sports watch which is why i am so drawn to it. The 42mm white gold aquanaut is quite nice as well, you should give that a look. |
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Thanks. ALS has some great pieces - will make a point of exploring them more thoroughly
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Oh wow, that summer edition is dreamy!!
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I think the 5164 looks fine on you. You might be quite tall but you are also quite slim. PP are more refined and elegant and don't have to fill up your whole wrist like a muscular, sporty AP ROO should. After I wore my AP 44 I tried on a D-Blue and that felt very normal to my surprise, almost like my subc, even though it is 18mm thick and top heavy, so not fair to try on smaller watches right after larger ones. I'd also try on a Datograph.
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I think the combination of rubber and subtly polished metal is fantastic and I love the travel time complication. While I was immediately drawn to the steel, as I look at the photos again, the gold looks great also. ....now I would really like to see the 5168! |
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i will be interested to see if the 42mm was a one off or if PP launches any other aquanauts in this size next year |
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is that Byblos AP on sale? looks sharp on you
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Always go watch hunting with no watch, even better if you don't wear any for 24hours before, totally changes your perception, no doubt, do that and try the 5164 again...
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Must say, the 5164 looks great on you.
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Looks like a great tour of dealers!
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Along the same , though much less exciting, lines - I got a call from an AD that they had a seadweller 43 for me. I just landed back, so will be on my way to collect that tomorrow morning ...but that doesn't compare to the 5164 ! O |
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I told the AD I wanted one two years ago and nothing. When i actually started buying watches from them fairly recently, it magically appeared.
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Congrats, Tyler, and great timing! I really love the dial of this piece. I think this and the WG Daytona OF are quite similar, is the OF still on your mind?
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no, no more watches for a while, especially strap ones. Im way too strap heavy now for sure. Plus my wife would kill me, thats probably the main reason. Thinking of moving the diver and getting a ROC. That would probably be next, but no real timeframe on that. I try to keep my collection quantity at a wearable number, so generally its one in and one out at this point. Any more and i can't really wear them. The DSSD got kicked out recently and a Breitling. |
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I'm considering whether to part with my DSSD Deep Blue. I don't wear it much and for me it no longer competes against my other watches - and with my new YG YM2 hopefully appearing soon, plus possibly an AP Summer Edition later in the year, it may have to go.
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