Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 44mm Chronograph From Noob Factory

[andman]

In all honesty, the sale price has little to do with manufacturing costs and everything to do with hype and taking advantage of peoples' emotions, so those who do not learn from the past are doomed to make the same mistakes. The movement to be used on this watch will make or break it, since the movement determines the hand positions and thus, the dial. Isn't it "funny" how that one component is conspicuously absent from the pics?

(Copied off my post on the 44 thread on RWG)

rit appears that the upward spiral in prices...that I have been reading about ......not in keeping with cost of production ......shows no sign of abating !!!!!

How when TT can sell a fab H fac FC for $398..... can this be justified....

I guess they are testing the water...... if it´s good and we buy it.....

We make a rod for our own back !!!!

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[slaughterer62]

If the end result disappoints, I am sure Angus will issue a refund. We have always reached fair agreements before.
That said: my taste likes the FC the best; I do not think I will be buying the other (SS, RG, DLC) 44mm models.

 

[shaidx]

Can't pay that kinda money before I see the finished watch. Doesn't make sense paying $800 for something that lacks a dial, movement etc

 

[jamztio]

Dia and hands are in Angus' hands now. He'll post pics soon. Let's see how good / bad they are.

 

[sharrkey]

Dia and hands are in Angus' hands now. He'll post pics soon. Let's see how good / bad they are.

Better a full build pic!


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[bpdd]

Better a full build pic!


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+1
anything else would be ridiculous ... due that he already collects $

 

[andman]

Dia and hands are in Angus' hands now. He'll post pics soon. Let's see how good / bad they are.

dial pics and a movement are now up..... looks good to me...... but I don´t see the same stuff some of you guys see.......

edit...... sub dial hands appear to be cream instead of red.... they wouldn´t make such a basic mistake ....... would they ???

 

[jamztio]

LOL LOL. First big flaw, the small chrono hand @6 is white while the gen is red. The "Audemars Piguet" lettering also seems misaligned a teeny tiny bit. Lume area at the markers is a tad large.

EDIT: Angus said the maker only has white sample hands for now, so the release version will have red hand on subdial @6.

 

[sharrkey]

Looks like a rush build job just to feed the masses, you would think they would make a better effort considering how much coin this is

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[andman]

no sale here so far

 

[zero_deficit]

Wow, I take back all my reservations about the incorrect subdial! Even the date wheel position seems acceptable. Here's a quick comparo I made between gen and rep

 

[PecMan]

ha! u are a genius

 

[sharrkey]

Wow, I take back all my reservations about the incorrect subdial! Even the date wheel position seems acceptable. Here's a quick comparo I made between gen and rep

Brilliant zero



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[guru]

I think it looks good, Date position is great. The white hand at 6 is probably a mistake by Angus, this needs to be red.
Otherwise with my quick comparison, very nice. Cant wait to get it.


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[Z3BR4]

The logo is too far right and the AP looks awful compared to the gen.

 

[andman]

anyone asked the question of the red sub dial hands with Angus yet..

markers look long..... but this could just be scaling on the comparison

 

[Miguel Piguet]

I'll assume they make these little mistakes here and there deliberately because if they have a gen at hand it would make sense to always confirm/compare ?? So it has to be deliberate in my opinion ........

 

[sharrkey]

anyone asked the question of the red sub dial hands with Angus yet..

markers look long..... but this could just be scaling on the comparison

I'm sure just a quick build for the hands, markers will be covered by tach ring.


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[chris3007]

The sub hands are just prototypes now. He know the color is wrong but he have just two silver hands at the moment.


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[andman]

I'm sure just a quick build for the hands, markers will be covered by tach ring.


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if thats the case.....Sharrkey.... i want to to pull the trigger....... set me straight.... or should I wait