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AP 3126 Gen or Rep?

sharella

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Interesting, I was out yachting and lost my Gen AP ROO Grand Prix.. Somewhere off the coast of Acapulco.. Thought the Sharks had eaten it! Serial 99703..


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Hahaha well then buying a ticket to cancun is like buying a candy. You are welcome to visit cancun anytime you want to recover your lost watch [emoji12]

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I got married @ Moon Palace Cancun many years ago, such a beautiful place, went back a few years later and plan to return in the next few years.


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Hahaha well then buying a ticket to cancun is like buying a candy. You are welcome to visit cancun anytime you want to recover your lost watch [emoji12]

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If that's what it takes! I'll see you tonight!


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sharella

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I got married @ Moon Palace Cancun many years ago, such a beautiful place, went back a few years later and plan to return in the next few years.


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I would gladly recommend some hidden but very gorgeous places to visit.

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Where I need to be.
No doubt the watch posted by the OP is gen.
I still find the story of the deal very questionable.
Either way, only OP knows, and it really doesn't matter.
A nice watch is a nice watch :)
 
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d4m.test

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I got married @ Moon Palace Cancun many years ago, such a beautiful place, went back a few years later and plan to return in the next few years.


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Don't forget to pack yourself a metal detector, and while the good lady is sunning herself on the beach, you could be in search of a dream gen find
 

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Well, I know for a fact that Acapulco's beaches are the most lethals in Mexico. So I can imagine a lifeguard saving a tourist life. And maybe not as gift but as a thankful act.

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A very tenuous suggestion


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WTF!! I just stumbled on to this thread!

This guy got a Gen Grand Prix for $500 bucks!?

I'd like to see a tagged pic of the movement.

I guarantee this is stolen property. How the F$$% would someone just lose an AP Grand Prix.
 

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Wow that bezel sure is beat to shit

You got that right dude!

I know it is a gen, but I think it looks terrible with the torn up bezel. Looks like the watch got stuck in the blender. Beautiful dial though.
 

Miguel Piguet

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You got that right dude!

I know it is a gen, but I think it looks terrible with the torn up bezel. Looks like the watch got stuck in the blender. Beautiful dial though.

Well with time that's how all Full carbon GP's look. The reason some gen owners complain and opt for the ceramic bezel instead. Still looks like a beautiful watch
 

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Well with time that's how all Full carbon GP's look. The reason some gen owners complain and opt for the ceramic bezel instead. Still looks like a beautiful watch

That's being quite rough on your watch. This one looks like there are chunks missing! :rofl:
 
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d4m.test

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Purism back or fourth. Wouldn´t it just be better to have a rep carbon, ceramic or ss bezel on the otherwise all gen watch instead of keeping it (unserviced/repaired) this way?
Imho it would look like a million instead of a badly beaten up super-watch.
 

sharella

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Purism back or fourth. Wouldn´t it just be better to have a rep carbon, ceramic or ss bezel on the otherwise all gen watch instead of keeping it (unserviced/repaired) this way?
Imho it would look like a million instead of a badly beaten up super-watch.
Tomorrow I will take it to my local AD, finally they will tell me if it has a report or something if everything is ok I will ask for a service and maybe finally bring this piece to its former glory [emoji111]

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I wouldn't even mention that it was missing. They'll probably try and take it from you just based on your story and not even confirm if it's being looked for by the owner. Alternatively, the conspiracy theorist in me says that if you walk into an AD with a 30k watch and say you found it - who's to say the clerk won't just take it from you for himself and tell you he'll return it to the rightful owner lol.
 

sharella

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I wouldn't even mention that it was missing. They'll probably try and take it from you just based on your story and not even confirm if it's being looked for by the owner. Alternatively, the conspiracy theorist in me says that if you walk into an AD with a 30k watch and say you found it - who's to say the clerk won't just take it from you for himself and tell you he'll return it to the rightful owner lol.
Hahaha, I talked to the AD early this morning, my story is: Someone owes me money and he want to pay me with a watch with lost papers, so I want to verify that is not stolen. They gladly agree to verify that without cost. [emoji18]

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I´d guess the AD wants $3000 to $6500 to fix it. They will give You no estimate. They will tell You they send it in and than You will get a "proper" and detailed cost forecast in about a months time. Than they will tell You they can´t fix the bezel only, they have to fix the whole watch and it needs a service anyway, it will "come back as good as new".

You could just skip these steps, save Yourself the hassle and time and get the rep bezel straight away.

But please keep reporting the progress, really curious of how this goes on. And good luck (maybe they really can do it locally and only take like $550 for the insert and $250 to put it in)