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JF 15400 v3

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I was talking about the upcoming rep :D I think here in my country is only one AP store

lol pardon me.
For the current reps, I do think the quartz 15202 is rather impressive for the price vs quality.
Can you kindly provide a link to the upcoming rep please? Thank you very much!
 
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legend

I am pretty sure the rotor on my 2018 release is yellow gold...but I am no gold expert. It certainly doesn’t have any any obvious copper/pink tones.

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Hope this helps
 

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I think the gold color differs because of the „normal“ yellow gold the majority understand as yellow gold - 750 18K gold. The AP rotor is made out of 22K gold - dont know the purity. But that appear to be a different shade of gold due to different ingredients as it is no 999 fine gold which would be too soft to machine and work with.

beside that - the upcoming 15202 is a very neat alternative to those cheap quartz watches. Even though it is a bit pricey compared to current prices of the 15400 rep.

here you go legend https://www.intime03.co/audemars-pi...-blue-textured-dial-on-ss-bracelet-a2121.html

The price tag for the gen in germany lays around 17-18.500€ retail but it is not possible to wrap your hand around it unless you bought 3 or more watches before from the boutique in munich.

Resell at the lowest is around 21.000€ but even then importer from other EU countries, not directly from germany.

Heard rumors about a boutique in FFM. In everyway - you have to be well known by AP if you want to aquire such a beauty. I think the RG 15202 can be bought easily even from an AD but in this way you will have to pay like 48.000€ hehe

legend so you have the best chances to get a retail one, Sir ;)
 
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17-18.500€ for the 15202? I thought the uvp is 28k for the 15202 because of ultrathin.
 

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Last time i checked it was 18K retail price.
Could have been increased in the past year...

they keep it super rare and the resale price goes up to the sky...

regarding the 2121 - you can find a Octagon vintage AP with the 2121 for about 4.000€ used... so the movement is not the most expensive on this classic 15202


http://www.thewatchquote.com/Audemars-Piguet-15202ST-OO-1240ST-01-PdN.htm
 
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Just like the nautilus - you have to pay premium if you dont want to wait.
 

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Stupid question, but just got my watch and it's stunning, however i now i need to adjust the links and wounder how i do it the best way. Tought it was screws but after screwing one off i realized it was more to it.

Edit: Nevermind, after a short whiskybreak I made it.
If someone else got the same problem you screw out the screw and then poke from the otherside and the pen will come out.
Cheers!
 
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Stupid question, but just got my watch and it's stunning, however i now i need to adjust the links and wounder how i do it the best way. Tought it was screws but after screwing one off i realized it was more to it.

You can poke the bar out with a link remover pin if it does not tap out.
 
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Tigerdragon and @bionone

Thank you kindly for your input. I’ll go do some research and I appreciate your help.

Tigerdragon I’ve just checked with AP and they’ve confirmed that all the rotors for the 15400 and ROO both still use 22k yellow gold today. So it’s a pity. I do think that for the stainless steel 15400, the rose gold would have complemented the stainless steel a lot better. Just my personal preference.


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The problem is you can never know if the tone is changed. As an example Rolex changed the Platinum of the hulk Submariner from yellow gold to a white gold tone on the ceramic bezel numbers and nobody did saw it.
 

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The problem is you can never know if the tone is changed. As an example Rolex changed the Platinum of the hulk Submariner from yellow gold to a white gold tone on the ceramic bezel numbers and nobody did saw it.

I agree with you.
But no matter what tone it is, the gen and rep rotor colors look very different. Try to do the comparison with actual products side by side like I have done so many times, instead of with pics off the internet. That way, you eliminate the lighting and angle errors.



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i'm actually not into the whole "Gen" thing on normal forums :D so not really but the ARF thread did :D
 
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Hi guys, my qc photos of the so call "v4" had come and I think everything is good to go. Seems to me it have the updated printing and dw ????. Attached fyi
​​​​​​https://m.imgur.com/gallery/BiVNxVl .
Looking forward to receive this piece soon =)
 
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