APSF and ZF Royal Oak 15500 w 4302 clone caliber

[serumdiesel]

Alright, you wankers. Here are some comparison pics for you. Within each collage, left is the new APS dial, upper right is DP, and lower right is the old APS dial.







APS's improvement over the old dial is very significant. It's absolutely a night and day difference. I've had every APS 15500 model and every ZF 15500 model. As far as this white dial model is concerned, I now prefer APS over ZF by a large margin.

In regards to whether or not the DP dial is still worth it -- for me, the answer is yes. On the DP, the sunburst is still much more pronounced (even though the new APS looks great), which I like, and the printing is better. Additionally, on this latest APSF batch, there are a number of common QC issues I've been seeing. I GL'd one that looked good to me apart from having the "AP" being very crooked since I figured I could just fix it myself (which I did, and I destroyed the old APS dial by practicing on it before my successful attempt on the new APS).

 

[Reaps]

Alright, you wankers. Here are some comparison pics for you. Within each collage, left is the new APS dial, upper right is DP, and lower right is the old APS dial.







APS's improvement over the old dial is very significant. It's absolutely a night and day difference. I've had every APS 15500 model and every ZF 15500 model. As far as this white dial model is concerned, I now prefer APS over ZF by a large margin.

In regards to whether or not the DP dial is still worth it -- for me, the answer is yes. On the DP, the sunburst is still much more pronounced (even though the new APS looks great), which I like, and the printing is better. Additionally, on this latest APSF batch, there are a number of common QC issues I've been seeing. I GL'd one that looked good to me apart from having the "AP" being very crooked since I figured I could just fix it myself (which I did, and I destroyed the old APS dial by practicing on it before my successful attempt on the new APS).

Great review. Yeah no point in ZF since the main advantage of ZF was dial. Hopefully they release updated grey, black, and blue dials too!

 

[Pure78]

Alright, you wankers. Here are some comparison pics for you. Within each collage, left is the new APS dial, upper right is DP, and lower right is the old APS dial.







APS's improvement over the old dial is very significant. It's absolutely a night and day difference. I've had every APS 15500 model and every ZF 15500 model. As far as this white dial model is concerned, I now prefer APS over ZF by a large margin.

In regards to whether or not the DP dial is still worth it -- for me, the answer is yes. On the DP, the sunburst is still much more pronounced (even though the new APS looks great), which I like, and the printing is better. Additionally, on this latest APSF batch, there are a number of common QC issues I've been seeing. I GL'd one that looked good to me apart from having the "AP" being very crooked since I figured I could just fix it myself (which I did, and I destroyed the old APS dial by practicing on it before my successful attempt on the new APS).

Which problems did you encounter in the latest apsf batch?

 

[trongducmen]

Is ZF case shape better than APS?

 

[locvs]

Imporove the dial
worsen the print

#justrepfactorythings

 

[Pure78]

Imporove the dial
worsen the print

#justrepfactorythings

I think my have good print audemars piguet

 

[legend]

Alright, you wankers. Here are some comparison pics for you. Within each collage, left is the new APS dial, upper right is DP, and lower right is the old APS dial.







APS's improvement over the old dial is very significant. It's absolutely a night and day difference. I've had every APS 15500 model and every ZF 15500 model. As far as this white dial model is concerned, I now prefer APS over ZF by a large margin.

In regards to whether or not the DP dial is still worth it -- for me, the answer is yes. On the DP, the sunburst is still much more pronounced (even though the new APS looks great), which I like, and the printing is better. Additionally, on this latest APSF batch, there are a number of common QC issues I've been seeing. I GL'd one that looked good to me apart from having the "AP" being very crooked since I figured I could just fix it myself (which I did, and I destroyed the old APS dial by practicing on it before my successful attempt on the new APS).

The new APSF dial is done well enough. It is still not a 1:1 dial vs gen but it is enough to make the watch believable as an AP in real life. Thank you for sharing.
I do own the gen silver 15500 and I think this looks close enough. I stopped wearing the gen 15500s though as I much prefer the 15510 now.
Enjoy the watch I think it’s a lot of value for whatever you paid!

 

[suppish]

I actually like the APS more than the DP from the pics above. The sunburst looks too strong and almost mirror like. Not sure which is more gen like as I’ve only seen black dial 15550 irl

 

[legend]

I actually like the APS more than the DP from the pics above. The sunburst looks too strong and almost mirror like. Not sure which is more gen like as I’ve only seen black dial 15550 irl

I can assure you that none of them looks gen if you know what to look for. They are better in different details yes but all are reps and should be enjoyed as such.

 

[trongducmen]

Did APS update blue dial as well? I’m looking to buy a blue 15500

 

[japer]

Finally a member of the club..

 

[germanynrw]

Finally a member of the club..

Wich factory mate?

 

[japer]

Zf v3

 

[germanynrw]

Zf v3

Thank you. How is the sunburst? Did you notice anything?

 

[Skyblob91]

Finally a member of the club..

Hi from where did you got it? I ordered from puretime 2 months ago and they told me they are being delayed because zf factory is slow

 

[Reaps]

Hi from where did you got it? I ordered from puretime 2 months ago and they told me they are being delayed because zf factory is slow

Yes all ZF is slow right now changing dealers wont change anything. I have an order for a ZF 33mm I've been waiting 2 months for. Normal stuff.

 

[gilrob]

Finally a member of the club..

Congrats on your membership and the watch.

 

[japer]

I got it M2M, waterproofed and silenced.

 

[japer]

The new APSF dial is done well enough. It is still not a 1:1 dial vs gen but it is enough to make the watch believable as an AP in real life. Thank you for sharing.
I do own the gen silver 15500 and I think this looks close enough. I stopped wearing the gen 15500s though as I much prefer the 15510 now.
Enjoy the watch I think it’s a lot of value for whatever you paid!

You stopped wearing your gens? Do you now wear a gen 15510 or a zf/ APSF?

 

[japer]

Alright, you wankers. Here are some comparison pics for you. Within each collage, left is the new APS dial, upper right is DP, and lower right is the old APS dial.







APS's improvement over the old dial is very significant. It's absolutely a night and day difference. I've had every APS 15500 model and every ZF 15500 model. As far as this white dial model is concerned, I now prefer APS over ZF by a large margin.

In regards to whether or not the DP dial is still worth it -- for me, the answer is yes. On the DP, the sunburst is still much more pronounced (even though the new APS looks great), which I like, and the printing is better. Additionally, on this latest APSF batch, there are a number of common QC issues I've been seeing. I GL'd one that looked good to me apart from having the "AP" being very crooked since I figured I could just fix it myself (which I did, and I destroyed the old APS dial by practicing on it before my successful attempt on the new APS).

This one looks great. Dealers don’t seem to have changed the pictures on their website yet.