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27 April 2017, 06:59 AM | #1 |
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I understand the hype
I never gave AP a second look well today I was in London Jewelers on the miracle mile and if anyone has ever been in that store its a candy store for the WIS they have every high end brand I was there to look specifically at an Omega Moonphase and on my way out stopped at the AP counter and tried on a chrono..... well now I get it the bracelet is awesome and comfortable and watch lays perfectly on the wrist instantly comfortable I must say I am quite taken with the sheer quality of the piece
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27 April 2017, 07:02 AM | #2 |
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Looks good
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27 April 2017, 07:38 AM | #3 |
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Will you buy it?
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27 April 2017, 08:27 AM | #4 |
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Get it and you won't regret it ;-)
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27 April 2017, 09:19 AM | #5 |
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Yes, the designs are a bit polarising, same for PP and RM, but the high quality feel and finish is unmistakable.
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27 April 2017, 09:40 AM | #6 |
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Looks like entry level into AP is around 13K from a trusted seller for a 15400.
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27 April 2017, 11:08 AM | #7 |
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The finishing is instantly noticeable, especially by the wearer which is what truly matters IMO
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27 April 2017, 01:19 PM | #8 | |
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That's about right. The royal oak is one of the only watches that really felt special when I put it on. It's an awakening not unlike the first time you put a Rolex on. It just clicks.
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27 April 2017, 02:24 PM | #9 |
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Looks great on you
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27 April 2017, 03:36 PM | #10 |
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great choice
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27 April 2017, 07:33 PM | #11 |
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I have that feeling an AP may be my next purchase
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28 April 2017, 05:59 AM | #12 |
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I now get the hype too. I was in Vegas recently and tried on a few APs. As soon as I got home I pulled the trigger on a beautiful silver dial 15400 from Takuya (at about a 1,500.00 discount vs. the AD). The look and finishing of this watch is amazing.
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28 April 2017, 06:09 AM | #13 |
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Gorgeous watch.
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28 April 2017, 06:41 AM | #14 | |
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28 April 2017, 06:48 AM | #15 |
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Is that the London Jewelers in the Americana Mall in Nassau County, Long Island? It is a nice store. I was anti-Royal Oak until a salesperson asked me if I ever tried one on. Uh oh, they are nice looking on the wrist. If you've only seen pictures on the internet or looked at them in the case, try one on and get back to me with your thoughts.
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28 April 2017, 05:19 PM | #18 |
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I had, like most of us here, 4 Rolex in all, and I much prefer having watches that 99.9% of the people know nothing about rather than Rolexes where people will think that you are very rich to be having such a watch, my watches cost much more but nobody ever noticed any of them, and that's much better
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29 April 2017, 02:00 AM | #19 |
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Very nice!
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29 April 2017, 02:17 AM | #20 | |
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15400 looks really good on you. congrats on the new watch! |
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29 April 2017, 09:25 AM | #21 |
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It was finally seeing one on my wrist that turned my opinion round on the RO too. It was the skeleton dial version I tried, forget the ref. no.
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