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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin In Black Ceramic

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Just heard from dealer -it's not ceramic but PVD. Sorry to have built up your hopes only to dash them on the rocks of reality. I guess that's part and parcel of the rep world????
 
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Just heard from dealer -it's not ceramic but PVD. Sorry to have built up your hopes only to dash them on the rocks of reality. I guess that's part and parcel of the rep world????

I kinda thought so, coz there is no AP ceramic bracelet rep out there and it will need time and extra cost to get that right ...
 

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Sorry everyone. I am also very disappointed. Was looking forward to strutting around wearing this bad boy
 

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Let’s ask VSF maker who has excellent skills in ceramic.

Is there an agreement between JF and VSF ? Why doesn’t JF replicate Omega watches? Why doesn’t VSF replicate AP watches? kobe24


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To this day I still think about the possibility of a ceramic AP Rep and I'm just faced with the crushing disappointment of pvd. I know completely impractical and unrealistic. But I can dream lmao.
 
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To this day I still think about the possibility of a ceramic AP Rep and I'm just faced with the crushing disappointment of pvd. I know completely impractical and unrealistic. But I can dream lmao.

AP ceramic reps do exist. Are you talking about a specific rep model?
 

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RO with Ceramic bracelet, nope (as least as far as i know), but ROO like the 15707 CE yes and with a pretty nice finished case IMo....
 

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Hmmy my fault for not specifying. Are there Royal Oaks with the full bracelet? I thought there were only offshore models?

Well if you meant royal oak reps with ceramic case and bracelet, none exists for now but I won’t be surprised if one gets released in future.
A ceramic bracelet takes a lot of work to create compared with the case but it is theoretically possible once one learns to work with ceramic. The AP bracelet is intricate in construction and it isn’t easy to create one but it’s possible.

Of course we understand well that in this hobby, theoretical possibilities and the actual happenings coincide only when it is profitable for the factories.


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How would they go about joining the links together? I know on the stainless version the pins are just hit in and ground flat on the edges to make them invisible. Wouldn’t have a clue how they would make this work with the ceramic though.
 

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How would they go about joining the links together? I know on the stainless version the pins are just hit in and ground flat on the edges to make them invisible. Wouldn’t have a clue how they would make this work with the ceramic though.

on the steel bracelet the result is achieved by welding technic before the brushing stage ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh1Xww576Yc
 
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How would they go about joining the links together? I know on the stainless version the pins are just hit in and ground flat on the edges to make them invisible. Wouldn’t have a clue how they would make this work with the ceramic though.

Screws all up to the case for each link - makes it kinda busy from the side view in my eyes.

but that‘s the only way to join hardened ceramic if you dont want to use crazy glue lol
 

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Well if you meant royal oak reps with ceramic case and bracelet, none exists for now but I won’t be surprised if one gets released in future.
A ceramic bracelet takes a lot of work to create compared with the case but it is theoretically possible once one learns to work with ceramic. The AP bracelet is intricate in construction and it isn’t easy to create one but it’s possible.

Of course we understand well that in this hobby, theoretical possibilities and the actual happenings coincide only when it is profitable for the factories.


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Of course. Im just being a dreamer here with no expectation of anything actually happening. A rep version of a ceramic AP would be a massive jump in the rep game thats for sure but unlikely to happen anytime soon (if ever)