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AP ROO Limited Edition LeBron James

rolexwatchfan

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Im talking about gen ap buyers. Also, all the models you mentioned above are most thought after for both gen and rep buyers. Hope we got some re issues of the older racing ones.

Of course. My statement applies to both groups as well. Some people have this "rare" driven personality buying pink Lamborghinis...
 

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I think the LBJ is less blingy than a full rosegold 2014 ROO .... the grry dial, grey rubber strap and grey details tones it down.
Like the watch a lot but have the anthracite full ceramic on my mind.
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The LBJ is definitely a nice piece and a good build but definitely not toned down in any way haha. The Gold is loud itself and the grey which is quite bright even brightens it more so definitely nothing toned down about that. If it had a few dark colours like black somewhere then maybe you could say that but not for the LBJ. It is loud and only for certain people who don't mind loud....
 

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the LBJ bezel is made out of steel? bc on the qc pics it seems like steel..
on pure time it stated as cerechrom tho, which it isn't "gen" like specs, suppose to be titanium
anyone knows for sure?
 

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the LBJ bezel is made out of steel? bc on the qc pics it seems like steel..
on pure time it stated as cerechrom tho, which it isn't "gen" like specs, suppose to be titanium
anyone knows for sure?

It's cermet on the rep while the gen is ti. Seems no one cares about that. Haha.
 

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Cermet is better than Ti. So the rep bezel is better than the Gen. That is why no one cares.

As for colour, the Schumi proves that the bezel can be made in a darker colour. Not sure whether the lighter colour used in the LBJ more closely matches the gen colour but I assume this will be the case. We wont know for certain until people start getting their watches as pics are generally awful at colour matching reflective metal objects.
 

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to me, it seems like steel...
I'm in doubt that the factory will invest so much time to achieve the right cermet colour... while steel is close enough in colour at first place.
if it's not cermet tho, it's hard to justify the higher price in respect to schumi...
I guess we'll know for sure when it'll arrive to my door step and compare it with my steel AP's
I really hope that's cermet
 

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You might be correct for some countries ... unfortunately in my country the watch is a shelf warmer, it sold in veeeery low numbers. Other countries, different customers, different sales figures. (this information came straight from the sales-manager AP in my country).

Dr. Theo

Which model ?
 

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I'm in doubt that the factory will invest so much time to achieve the right cermet colour... while steel is close enough in colour at first place.
if it's not cermet tho, it's hard to justify the higher price in respect to schumi...
I guess we'll know for sure when it'll arrive to my door step and compare it with my steel AP's
I really hope that's cermet[/QUOTE]

Once you receive it how will you be able to tell if it is cermet or steel?
 

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Well the factories did take a long time with the LBJ. Also Im sure if they describe it as Cermet it will be Cermet.

The best way to tell will be to try and scratch it. The Cermet will be much more resistant than a SS bezel. However, Im sure no one is going to want to test that. The other way is to wait a few months after people have experienced general wear and tear. The cermet bezel should look new whilst a SS bezel will have marks from usage.
 

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Well the factories did takes a long time with the LBJ. Also Im sure if they decribe it as Cermet it will be Cermet.

The best way to tell will be to try and scratch it. The Cermet will be much more resistant than a SS bezel. However, Im sure no one is going to want to test that. The other way is to wait a few months after people have experienced general wear and tear. The cermet bezel should look new whilst a SS bezel will have marks from usage.

actually the cartel published that watch as having a Ti bezel..nothing mentioned about cermet regarding the LBJ there…
I'll remove the bezel and try to scratch it on the backside.
My schumi got some serious hits on the bezel and didn't got scratched at all, while my 15400 looks all scratched up by usual everyday wear. that's why it's really important for me having a cermet on the LBJ.. true to Gen or not...
 

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just got QC pics on my LBJ so off it goes- based on USPS and Christmas, even with Ken- probably 7-8 days- usually 4-5 from QC to here from him.
 

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actually the cartel published that watch as having a Ti bezel..nothing mentioned about cermet regarding the LBJ there…
I'll remove the bezel and try to scratch it on the backside.
My schumi got some serious hits on the bezel and didn't got scratched at all, while my 15400 looks all scratched up by usual everyday wear. that's why it's really important for me having a cermet on the LBJ.. true to Gen or not...


Yes, I meant that all the rep dealers are stating that the rep LBJ bezel is cermet so I do not see why the rep bezel will not be cermet. I know the gen is Ti.

It would be great if you could indeed test the backside of the bezel when you get it. Thanks
 

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I personally can care less if the watch is LE or named after a celebrity...If I like the way it looks I buy it...I personally love the combination of grey and gold ...So I bought 2...

so far the only celebrity LE I remotely like is the schumi. And even that is a SERIOUS acquired taste. I have no idea why people think sports stars and rappers are able to design aesthetically pleasing watches. I'd also never buy a gen celebrity LE. If I'm gonna spend that much on a watch I don't want someone else's name on it.
 

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im torn i ordered the Shumi gold i like LBJ look but the bling on the pusher throwing me off and also the quality is not as good as the Shumi as far as i can tell from dealer picks my Shumi from J12 is simply amazing except the fact of the gray colors blend together too much IMO hopefully the gold Shumi works better
 

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so far the only celebrity LE I remotely like is the schumi. And even that is a SERIOUS acquired taste. I have no idea why people think sports stars and rappers are able to design aesthetically pleasing watches. I'd also never buy a gen celebrity LE. If I'm gonna spend that much on a watch I don't want someone else's name on it.

RB2 and JPM both are some of the best looking APs.
Also Ginza.
 

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im torn i ordered the Shumi gold i like LBJ look but the bling on the pusher throwing me off and also the quality is not as good as the Shumi as far as i can tell from dealer picks my Shumi from J12 is simply amazing except the fact of the gray colors blend together too much IMO hopefully the gold Shumi works better


Had a TD state to me that they fely the Lebron was better quality the the Rg Schumi....I don't think it was a sales tactic because I bought both anyway...We will see when they are in hand...
 

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Had a TD state to me that they fely the Lebron was better quality the the Rg Schumi....I don't think it was a sales tactic because I bought both anyway...We will see when they are in hand...

LBJ quality feels similar with Ti Schumi at least... Been wearing mine for the past 3 days, but still hasn't grown on me. Will see how the RG Schumi fares when it arrives tomorrow.

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