Best 39mm Royal Oak AP

[Tigerdragon]

So guys mine arrived some conclusions from me:

Pros:
- The automatic printing looks good.
- They matched the blue tone 100 % never seen a better rep blue
- thinner than before almost gen like.
- Better finish than before more gen like
- midlnks are polished now like gen
- bracelet is now thinner than before so its more gen like
- AP Logo on the dial is "better" but not 100 %
- bracelet finish is not 100 % good as before (some scratches here and there but its ok).
- Screws are nicely finished.

Cons:
- Case is not 100 % correct crafted (but ok)
- bracelet look a little cheap
- wrong bezel proportion.
- bracelet is not really good attached to the body (but its ok to wear.
- closed caseback (ok thats not really a con).

Conclusion
For 139 Dollar its a good watch some points are better than my version before some points are not but the fit is amazingly nice AND dont forget its a 139 dollar watch so dont except "perfection". I really like it, because the finish looks identical to the automatic versions ive seen (even the bracelet have the same charistic).

Pictures follow when iam at home.

Edit: Ok stiffness of the bracelet is a little bit "harder" than before but ok (i mean the watch is new) and the clasp is hard to get open which is actually a good thing because it will last forever and not falling apart lol

Edit2: AP logo clasp is fine was only the protective film over it.

 

[glee79]

cant wait for pictures!

 

[Tigerdragon]

Loads of pictures with hires coming:

Seems like the HDR shit was one sorry (new phones -.-) it looks a little bit dull on the pictures but the blue is beautiful in the sun and in electric light, no idea why HDR makes the pictures so dull. With "Case is not 100 % correct crafted (but ok)" i mean the left underside you see its not 100 % straight but who cares on a 139 usd rep lol looks even better than i thought. AP logo is btw not 100 % straight but they try it (they actually glue it on the dial thats why its so bend to both sides).

Edit: Yes i know i didnt set the time simply forget it. I must say the dial is stunning you not see it in the pictures but its beautiful how the light reflects it.

Edit2: Man it sittings perfect on the wrist even better than the quartz before and its like 0.2-0.3 mm thinner because they use a different caseback.

 

[glee79]

Super update with pictures. THX!
I cant see the case error in the pictures, dont know what that is about.
Can u messure the thickness?

 

[Tigerdragon]

sure

7.95 mm its amazingly thin. Gen is like 8.1? So its even smaller than gen lol. The quartz before was 8.4 i i think or 8.3. You can clearly see it when you see them against each other.

Edit: Its actually 8.00 mm 7.95 if you dont meassure the crystal because the crystal sits a little bit over the case. I think its the closest to Gen you will ever get lol

 

[glee79]

damn! cant wait now!
i have the PF nautilus and a Gen JLC Ultra Thin and is impressed by the thinness of those, but this is next level.

Its sad if the quality of the bracelets make this suck.
U know of any leatherband conversions fitting this?

 

[Tigerdragon]

no idea but the bracelet is not that bad actually compared to the version before it looks a little rough yes but it looks identical to the automatic versions and it has still this amazing effect when the lights hit the bracelet it just looks wonderful in my eyes. Ofcourse its nowhere near the quality of a JF bracelet but hell its a 139 USD rep

btw. the dial is just amazing sorry but it looks straight like a gen dial from the color and the pattern i know not 1:1 percent but damn its a good replicate of the gen dial.

 

[SuperLory]

sure

7.95 mm its amazingly thin. Gen is like 8.1? So its even smaller than gen lol. The quartz before was 8.4 i i think or 8.3. You can clearly see it when you see them against each other.

Edit: Its actually 8.00 mm 7.95 if you dont meassure the crystal because the crystal sits a little bit over the case. I think its the closest to Gen you will ever get lol

Wow !

 

[Tigerdragon]

I think its because of the caseback, because the caseback is ultrathin compared to the old version.

I will make a review @ Weekend.

 

[reppin]

I think its because of the caseback, because the caseback is ultrathin compared to the old version.

I will make a review @ Weekend.

thanks for this man. I ordered one of these purely based on your QC pics.

The cons you mentioned are minor considering the price for this watch. This is the best value watch in rep watch history in my opinion. On your wrist this thing is gen like, only AP fans can tell the difference if they see it up close.

 

[reppin]

this is my QC pic, my logo looks kinda straight https://imageshack.com/a/img921/8513/KYXdSt.jpg

 

[Cristobal]

Mine finally came in today..I’ll be home in a few and then I will post some pictures.

 

[glee79]

Mine finally came in today..I’ll be home in a few and then I will post some pictures.

cant wait!

 

[theREALgoat]

Was supposed to be delivered last Friday, picked it up this morning. The bezel is too flat and not angled enough, but at $139 + shipping you're getting a ton of bang for your buck.

 

[Tigerdragon]

this is my QC pic, my logo looks kinda straight [video]https://imageshack.com/a/img921/8513/KYXdSt.jpg[/video]

Yeah good one but mine looked straight too i think its a angle thing

 

[Tigerdragon]

Look at mine again under electronic light AP logo is fine, seems like my camera bend the logo in the pictures (no idea how that work actually lol). Very strange btw. the dial looks exactly like the automatic ones under the light the same effect seems like the same "maker".

@theREALgoat
what is that black thing between your bezel? looks strange.

Edit: It was the HDR thing that crocked the logo on my pictures lol seems like it makes 3 pictures and make "one" out of it with AI and the AI is crooking my AP logo lol never saw this before in my life.

 

[stufuse]

Was supposed to be delivered last Friday, picked it up this morning. The bezel is too flat and not angled enough, but at $139 + shipping you're getting a ton of bang for your buck.

Right about the bezel, but it does look nice, the dial is good.


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[glee79]

Is the old version bezel any better?

 

[Thefakemasterfanclub]

In first picture new Sead version on left and TF on right.
Second picture is overlay of both.
Not sure what this tells us. There is definitely something different about them.

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The sead has a better shape for sure


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[Tigerdragon]

Is the old version bezel any better?

No its the same bezel 1:1