AP Diver - The Details Comparisons about rep and gen diver.

[Flashbolt987]

^ probably can be said about almost any luxury watch

 

[nlnlnlnene]

Yeah no kidding. Who the hell is going to dive with that? The inner bezel rotation mechanism would let water in and the movement is unlikely to withstand shocks.

 

[ciceroyeah]

I remember reading on the forum that the rep lume is pretty much on par with the gen i.e not that bright to begin with.

I have a gen dial and a v7, rep lume is the same.

 

[superdopefresh]

thanks for taking the time. great post about AP diver. This is the AP diver Rep bible for sure.

 

[velox]

Such a great tread - really helps in regards to choose the right AP Diver rep for sure.
Br. Dadi.

 

[EkaSN]

Hello friends..
ive heard the closest rep for the diver is noob 5.1 & JF v7..
which one is better?
mind to buy 1..
thank you..

 

[BirkinTourbillon]

Hello friends..
ive heard the closest rep for the diver is noob 5.1 & JF v7..
which one is better?
mind to buy 1..
thank you..

I still prefer the JF V7 as I owned one and it's amazing imho

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[niki68]

Great Review! Getting to like the AP diver more and more. Soon to purchase one.

 

[demolitionman]

I've joined the AP brotherhood, m2m v6 SS Diver arrived yesterday. Oh Yea! Groovay!
Thank you for the wealth of info V!

 

[Sslztw]

Thank you very much for the review and the infos.

 

[slaughterer62]

This thread deserves a STICKY.

 

[tinitonsi]

This thread deserves a STICKY.

+1

 

[GeorgeJung]

best thread in a while

 

[gb57]

I just order my first Ap Diver v7 JF. I can't wait...

 

[GrapeJam]

some eye candy of the brotherhood of the DIVER's



To bad the SS is not on the pics as she's in another continent

[emoji15][emoji15][emoji15] beautiful. How is the QEII diver? Is it up to the standard of the latest ceramics, FCs and SS?


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[Yourlefttoe]

Quick review:
Just got myself a gen ap diver 15703st h serial

Compared it with my v6 and 3.5

Nothing beats a gen AP when you compare it in your hands. (On the wrist it might be a different story but there are certainly flaws)

Rep vs gen in terms of " in the hands" not "on the wrist"

The timing bezel clicks VERY solidly ( it thuds each click like a boss). I was quite shocked at first how solid it was. The 3120 winds like butter. There is the typical minute hand jump on the 3120 when pushing the crown back in, same as on my 15300

The rubber crowns are very soft ( like gummy bears) compared to the reps (which are quite hard). While the gen rubber is pleasant to touch i think the rep would be more durable. If you look at preloved gens for sale you will notice the rubber crowns can be a bit shredded

The v6 dial is not as reflective as the gen and the 3.5 is too reflective ( like its almost too plasticky)

The guilloche pattern is much finer on the gen

Rep watches can be a slippery slope to gens!

 

[tinitonsi]

Quick review:
Just got myself a gen ap diver 15703st h serial

Compared it with my v6 and 3.5

Nothing beats a gen AP when you compare it in your hands. (On the wrist it might be a different story but there are certainly flaws)

Rep vs gen in terms of " in the hands" not "on the wrist"

The timing bezel clicks VERY solidly ( it thuds each click like a boss). I was quite shocked at first how solid it was. The 3120 winds like butter. There is the typical minute hand jump on the 3120 when pushing the crown back in, same as on my 15300

The rubber crowns are very soft ( like gummy bears) compared to the reps (which are quite hard). While the gen rubber is pleasant to touch i think the rep would be more durable. If you look at preloved gens for sale you will notice the rubber crowns can be a bit shredded

The v6 dial is not as reflective as the gen and the 3.5 is too reflective ( like its almost too plasticky)

The guilloche pattern is much finer on the gen

Rep watches can be a slippery slope to gens!

Review without pics????

 

[Keylog74]

Review without pics????

+1 pic or did not happen

also your review to me made look the rep like a canalstreet one i mean it cant be that bad reading this thread and also the others going around about the V7 being a Super Rep ! buy hey congrats on your gen ...

 

[Yourlefttoe]

Ill put up a proper review and pics soon

Edit: hopefully i can do it this weekend

Btw i dont mean to discourage anyone, visually ap diver reps are near perfect but if you have someone (especially gen owners) touch your rep, there are instant tells "in the hand"

I bought mine second hand and the moment i played with it i knew it was a gen (of course i opened it up to make sure it had a gen 3120!)

Just a quick pic of the trio
3.5 no strap
Gen strap
V6 bracelet ( i liked my 3.5 better because the v6 minute hand was a different colour which bugged the hell out of me)

 

[Yourlefttoe]

Sorry to double post but GEN bezel screws are NOT always SUNKEN!