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Old 11 January 2018, 07:00 AM   #1
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Royal Oak refinishing/polishing

Hey all! I am new to the forum so this will be my first post. I have two Audemars Piguet watches, a steel royal oak offshore and a rose gold royal oak chronograph. I recently had a complete service conducted on my offshore and it took a total of 5.5 weeks from drop off at the boutique to my doorstep. I am planning on having my royal oak chronograph dropped off at the NYC boutique for only a polish (not complete service) in the near future. Does anyone know how long it takes for AP to just do a polish?
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Old 11 January 2018, 07:45 AM   #2
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Probably at least 3-4 weeks.
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Old 11 January 2018, 12:01 PM   #3
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Welcome to the forum!

It depends on their work load but I agree it should not take more than 1 month. You can also contact APSC in Clearwater directly APNA.ClientCare@audemarspiguet.com to cut out the extra time it might spend at the AD.
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Old 11 January 2018, 04:57 PM   #4
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In case you are not aware, be careful with too many polishes. AP themselves say after about 3-5 polishes the lines of the case cannot be preserved as too much material has been removed. Nothing wrong with a polish, but considering you are not in need of a service Im guessing the interval you are selecting for polishing is not sustainable long term.

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"However, we recommend no more than three to five aesthetic refreshings during the life cycle of your watch. Any more than this will run the risk of damaging the angles and geometry of the case."
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Old 11 January 2018, 08:40 PM   #5
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Maybe a polishing is needed once a watch gets to this condition..

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Old 11 January 2018, 08:54 PM   #6
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In case you are not aware, be careful with too many polishes. AP themselves say after about 3-5 polishes the lines of the case cannot be preserved as too much material has been removed. Nothing wrong with a polish, but considering you are not in need of a service Im guessing the interval you are selecting for polishing is not sustainable long term.

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"However, we recommend no more than three to five aesthetic refreshings during the life cycle of your watch. Any more than this will run the risk of damaging the angles and geometry of the case."
Agree with that
You must be carry with how many time you want to do polish
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Old 12 January 2018, 07:41 AM   #7
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Maybe a polishing is needed once a watch gets to this condition..



Looks like that Panda has taken a bit of a beating


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Old 12 January 2018, 08:57 AM   #8
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Panda needs some TLC before it becomes extinct.
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Old 13 January 2018, 06:00 AM   #9
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Old 14 January 2018, 12:30 AM   #10
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I was told by AP clearwater - 4 polishes during life of watch...I was surprised to hear it applies to platinum
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Old 14 January 2018, 12:37 AM   #11
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Maybe a polishing is needed once a watch gets to this condition..

More like need a bezel change.
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Old 1 February 2018, 03:36 AM   #12
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Thank you everyone! Very informative and helpful. Much appreciated
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Old 1 February 2018, 03:49 AM   #13
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I am not sure how someone allows this to happen. That's insane.
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Old 1 February 2018, 04:30 AM   #14
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Maybe a polishing is needed once a watch gets to this condition..

A local guy's 44 RG Summer Edition looked like that after a single summer. Some people just wear without any care at all, and big thick watches like the ROO with angular bezel can look like that very fast if you have no wrist awareness.
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I am not sure how someone allows this to happen. That's insane.
Women drivers. I know a woman who has a ceramic Chanel J12 and the bezel won't even turn now because of all the gunk that's built up and glued it over the years, just no maintenance at all.
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Old 1 February 2018, 10:14 AM   #16
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Buffing the bezel up is fine plus its replaceable when the time comes

I never touch the case.
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Old 1 February 2018, 10:59 AM   #17
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I suppose the last resort is a new case for your watch?

I wonder how common this is. I know Rolex issues new cases with replacement serial #s.

Does AP do the same?
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