AP Diver V3 - PRE-ORDER Open (Puretime)!

[phillycheez]

Price of reps have nothing to do with the price of the gen counterpart.

If that's what is starting to happen, the rep game will be coming to end for me cause that's bullshit on so many levels.

 

[G30]

Questions on the movements.
Which one is the better?
Swiss ETA or Swiss Selita? ETA is $10 more, what makes it more pricey?

"They" want to sell Selita. ETA has long been rumored to be more and more scarce. This might effect cost as well.

This is also me quite possibly blowin' smoke out my arse... ; )




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[G30]

More speculation... Perhaps this wave of superlumed, super engineered, Super Reps will increase expectations AND the numerous QC requests/OCD demands that will accompany them.

All together, more than enough reason to drive up the price.

Granted, some of these features are things WE as enthusiasts have been clamoring for but... When you pay more don't you expect more?

Anyone else see this coming???


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[Kal Vilmer]

I call BS, the factories are just testing the waters, if people buy them for 400 USD, the next model will be 500 and so forth.
I also don't agree with the "it's 1% of the price of the gen", what's next? Rep Ambassadors?.

 

[puretime]

I dont know why everyone is looking at the Swiss movement price US$440. What about the Asian price US$348? Which is US$50 more than the previous non 1:1 V2 US$298. The maker bought a gen watch and remade this watch and I personally think the US$50 is reasonable.

The Swiss movement options are expensive not because of the watch but the movement itself, the Swiss movement is now VERY expensive and I am not making money with the extra money needed to upgrade to Swiss movement. US$80 to upgrade to Sellita SW200 movement and I have to pay the maker US$75 (I will get about US$75 after deducting the payment processing fees).

I admit the bezel lume is not perfect but it looks ok to me, if you dont like the lume and you can go for a mod.

We (me and the rep community) have been trying very hard to make this piece right and what I want is only a little support from you, you dont have to buy this watch but this is what we built altogether.

Another small piece of info of this watch, the case of the AP Diver is surely more expensive to make than the APROO, because of the inner bezel rotating mechanism, it is not a cheap part, the APROO is priced high because of its movement is special and dominant to the noob maker, otherwise the APROO's will be priced more or less the same as this AP Diver.

More info to add to the watch:
The pics show only the prototype, the final product will have
Single AR'd front crystal
Double AR'd cyclops (only slight blue tint at cyclops)

Thanks.

 

[s65amg]

ETA OR SELLITA? Which is better?
Angus, give me one of these, please!!!

 

[qsb5]

More info to add to the watch:
The pics show only the prototype, the final product will have
Single AR'd front crystal
Double AR'd cyclops (only slight blue tint at cyclops)

Thanks.

So the lume is final? There won't be any updates to the jaggy ends?

Most of the noob factory products have colourless AR on the crystal. I don't understand why the cyclops crystal will have a blue tint on it, isn't the gen colourless?

 

[s65amg]

lume on pics is terrible, will go for a mod for sure.

 

[puretime]

ETA OR SELLITA? Which is better?
Angus, give me one of these, please!!!

Sorry only sellita is available for Swiss movement now

OK still some guys doubt the lume, here are some pics to share:
Found a more realistic gen lume shot from the internet:

Source:
http://www.bdwf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=75208

And compare with the V3:

I think the rep lume is not bad?

Actually it looks very ok in daylight, the image was magnified to at least 30x so you can see the "flaws" easily. Here are some good examples:

The image of the bezel in the size of 970*727, which is the same size as I posted on this thread, you can see how small the actual bezel is

Then this one, the bezel in the image shows almost the same size as the real thing with the resolution 144*144

So the bezel will still look nice in daylight

 

[qsb5]

The lume is not bad Angus, but I don't know, imho for a rep watch nearing $400 range and very highly anticipated and hyped, I think it can be better. Especially the lume on the dial sticks (too thick) and the 'jagged' ends. But its definitely not bad. This is just my opinion.

Also you haven't address the AR on the cyclop? Is it not colourless on the gen? Is the single side ar on the front crystal colourless?

Well regardless, you and the factory have done a very good job on this watch and I will get 1 from you for sure!

 

[trailboss99]

qsb5, a sales thread is not the place to critique the watch. If you wish to do so please start a thread in the AP section.

FWIW I think you are being over critical here. I happen to know how much work Angus and the guys put into this and pouring over hugely blown up pics for flaws that the naked eye won't even see is pointless. This is as good as it will get but as I said if you dissagee, go start a thread elsewhere.

 

[s65amg]

lume is standard rep lume...have to be modded if you want 1:1

 

[qsb5]

qsb5, a sales thread is not the place to critique the watch. If you wish to do so please start a thread in the AP section.

FWIW I think you are being over critical here. I happen to know how much work Angus and the guys put into this and pouring over hugely blown up pics for flaws that the naked eye won't even see is pointless. This is as good as it will get but as I said if you dissagee, go start a thread elsewhere.

I never question how much Angus and the others have put into this at all. I know they've done a very good job and put a lot into this. I was just stating my opinion. Well, I don't mean to criticize, I was meaning to ask him a few questions regarding the final product of the V3 diver. And I know if I start another thread Angus might miss it altogether.

 

[newbie2replicas]

Gents - it is what it is. We'll see how this special-effort rep goes down. If it's not worth the moolah we are all going to find out very quickly and the noob fatory will have to rethink their pricing. Nevertheless, this seems like it's gonna be a very good rep, and pretty modded - perhaps close to Franken. Let market forces dictate where the factories and and their prices go to from here.

But I want to thank Angus for the effort he's put into this.

Get your loupes ready!

 

[btrizzy1]

qsb5, a sales thread is not the place to critique the watch. If you wish to do so please start a thread in the AP section.

FWIW I think you are being over critical here. I happen to know how much work Angus and the guys put into this and pouring over hugely blown up pics for flaws that the naked eye won't even see is pointless. This is as good as it will get but as I said if you dissagee, go start a thread elsewhere.

Huh? Since when was this a sales thread? And why make another AP Diver V3 thread when this one is already in the AP section?

 

[trailboss99]

Huh? Since when was this a sales thread? And why make another AP Diver V3 thread when this one is already in the AP section?

you are quite right. With the title and and Angus posting I thought it was his thread in his section, my bad, carry on.

 

[jonasprivate]

Great watch no need for expensive mods
And recessed bezel screws, i love it,thanks to Angus and the others for this watch.
You have done a great job,i cant wait to buy it.

 

[guru]

Hi Angus,

this is a great watch for the money. You and the team did a great job and the price is just fine. This watch is looking gen from close. I do not know why people use the magnifying glas on a rep. They should go and buy the gen. Do not sell to these people! Well done.

And I think I can call myself an HBB and AP rep expert.

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[nycreplica]

Looks like a great watch.

 

[TagAquagraph]

Do you think the V3 dial will fit into the V2?