[APSF vs ZF] Royal Oak 15400/15500

[jujuwatches]

At the moment I'm divided between APSF and ZF for a black or grey 15400 and 15500.
The mods I was thinking of doing was Deep Crystal installation and polishing rebrush to gen spec.
Some things I have heard:
1. I have heard that APSF has more improved dials now and the tapisserie is way better than ZF (while others have told me ZF black is still miles better, unsure about gray)
2. Through looking at comparisons on here and reddit I do see that the movement for APSF is better (both do need RG rotor plating to really solidify it)
3. APSF bracelet is miles better than ZF

I wanted opinions from people who have held both or have more knowledge on this matter from the recent models that have been released from APSF and ZF, accuracy to gen matters a lot to me especially dial color being the major thing.
Looking forward to hearing inputs, thanks!

 

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[nathanwind]

Fwiw I had same debate on a 15400 blue dial, ended up going APSF….still waiting for it to show, but should be here soon.

 

[jujuwatches]

Fwiw I had same debate on a 15400 blue dial, ended up going APSF….still waiting for it to show, but should be here soon.

From what I'm hearing APSF is the better option at the moment for all dial colors, unsure about grey specifically as that is more of a niche one but I will get mods done on it either way, dial matters the most and bracelet of course, the rotor RG plating can be done regardless

 

[Ekko95]

I got recommended the ZF V3 with black dial

 

[nathanwind]

Fwiw I had same debate on a 15400 blue dial, ended up going APSF….still waiting for it to show, but should be here soon.

Damn pleased with the APSF blue dial

 

[GlizzyGoblin]

I have had about three or four different models of this watch over the years. Starting with JF in gray and then blue and more recently i have the apsf with added gen white dial. I’ve loved them all tbh.

does feel a bit better than jf but that could be in my head and subjective. The forum generally says gray is the least accurate dial … if that helps you lean in another direction… however it’s my favorite still and I’ll likely be selling my white dial 15400 for a grey again lol.

I also prefer the 15400 to the 15500 for the dw placement and the dial doesn’t look so empty to me.

 

[GlizzyGoblin]

Meant to say ZF