Hey guys, since posting this guy a few days ago, people have been asking me for a small review of it.
This is the new BP factory 15400 in rose gold and black dial.
Having read prior reviews of gen vs rep and bp vs angus, and 15400 vs 15300 and etc. I feel as though I have a good grasp on what is what in this model.
I will break it down into a few sections split up by what 'part' of the watch we're talking about.
Dial and hands:
I think the dial is nice, definitely better than my ultimate 15300 that I had in black dial. The pattern is nice and crisp and does not have any stray markings on it. The issue I find with the dial is that the hour marker lume is not perfect, and the AP logo @ 12 is crooked, just as the other BP 15400's are. A little disappointing, but oh well.
As for the hands, I think they're spectacular. Slightly dirty and fingerprinty but nothing a little of rodico couldnt fix.
Bezel and case:
Lets talk bezel first. The bezel is on par with the 15300, which means that I'm not all that impressed. The tolerances is MEH, and the bezel screws are just not even close to gen quality. What I am happy about is that BP factory realized that the inner bezel should not be brushed and it is now polished on the RG version of the 15400. Awesome! especially since you cant polish this plated gold.
Case wise, I think is nice. The overall finish is quite good, polished areas are as suppose to be. The general brushed pattern is solid and consistant. Where I noticed inconsistancies were on the side of the case where there is gradual sloping. This probably caused the person brushing the case to lose the consistant nature of pressure applied and thus is not very good. Not very notiable but its there.
Bracelet and clasp:
Pretty good! solid and much more refined and consistant than the 15300 bracelet. Gold is perfect. One thing to note is that midlinks have non plated interiors. You wont notice, but its there.
Clasp is spectacular. Clicks just like the gen. :thumbsup: Cwazy approves. My old 15300 was shitty as hell when it came to the bracelet.
Caseback and movement:
The display back is awesome on this piece.. especially with the correct rotor. the CB is correct with the needed engravings for the gold model.
To me the gold rotor with the all gold watch looks great.
The movement is the ETA2824. Standard on this watch.
Lume:
Not superlume, but its not too bad. Same stuff that BP rolex's have. Some consider that superlume, but not to me. My relumes yield way brighter.
Gold color:
AWESOME! simple as that. very nice
Weight:
Heavy. It is surprisingly more heavy than I had expected. More heft than my PP nautilus and the old 15300.
Feel:
Feels great on my wrist. Nice and thin, its 11mm, and its just a nice overall watch. I use this one for going out to the bars and other flashy events.
Price:
Considerable amount more than the standard BP APRO, this one is at 420$ versus the 380$ for the BP in SS. Oh well, the gold is awesome though.
Pics
Here is the video, but after uploading I noticed that its staticy... I think its because I was too close to the mic... SORRY!!!
[AME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-wh4pisX0[/AME]
This is the new BP factory 15400 in rose gold and black dial.
Having read prior reviews of gen vs rep and bp vs angus, and 15400 vs 15300 and etc. I feel as though I have a good grasp on what is what in this model.
I will break it down into a few sections split up by what 'part' of the watch we're talking about.
Dial and hands:
I think the dial is nice, definitely better than my ultimate 15300 that I had in black dial. The pattern is nice and crisp and does not have any stray markings on it. The issue I find with the dial is that the hour marker lume is not perfect, and the AP logo @ 12 is crooked, just as the other BP 15400's are. A little disappointing, but oh well.
As for the hands, I think they're spectacular. Slightly dirty and fingerprinty but nothing a little of rodico couldnt fix.
Bezel and case:
Lets talk bezel first. The bezel is on par with the 15300, which means that I'm not all that impressed. The tolerances is MEH, and the bezel screws are just not even close to gen quality. What I am happy about is that BP factory realized that the inner bezel should not be brushed and it is now polished on the RG version of the 15400. Awesome! especially since you cant polish this plated gold.
Case wise, I think is nice. The overall finish is quite good, polished areas are as suppose to be. The general brushed pattern is solid and consistant. Where I noticed inconsistancies were on the side of the case where there is gradual sloping. This probably caused the person brushing the case to lose the consistant nature of pressure applied and thus is not very good. Not very notiable but its there.
Bracelet and clasp:
Pretty good! solid and much more refined and consistant than the 15300 bracelet. Gold is perfect. One thing to note is that midlinks have non plated interiors. You wont notice, but its there.
Clasp is spectacular. Clicks just like the gen. :thumbsup: Cwazy approves. My old 15300 was shitty as hell when it came to the bracelet.
Caseback and movement:
The display back is awesome on this piece.. especially with the correct rotor. the CB is correct with the needed engravings for the gold model.
To me the gold rotor with the all gold watch looks great.
The movement is the ETA2824. Standard on this watch.
Lume:
Not superlume, but its not too bad. Same stuff that BP rolex's have. Some consider that superlume, but not to me. My relumes yield way brighter.
Gold color:
AWESOME! simple as that. very nice
Weight:
Heavy. It is surprisingly more heavy than I had expected. More heft than my PP nautilus and the old 15300.
Feel:
Feels great on my wrist. Nice and thin, its 11mm, and its just a nice overall watch. I use this one for going out to the bars and other flashy events.
Price:
Considerable amount more than the standard BP APRO, this one is at 420$ versus the 380$ for the BP in SS. Oh well, the gold is awesome though.
Pics
Here is the video, but after uploading I noticed that its staticy... I think its because I was too close to the mic... SORRY!!!
[AME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-wh4pisX0[/AME]
