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New AP 26240 with 4401 Super Clone movement is coming
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Hey, not a 26240, but how do you feel like this one? Maybe 1,200mm? About the same price as a gen (maybe more?), but not exactly 1:1. Terrible screw alignment and the pushers look big to me.
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Hey, not a 26240, but how do you feel like this one? Maybe 1,200mm? About the same price as a gen (maybe more?), but not exactly 1:1. Pushers look big to me.
Bezel screws are giving me convulsions…
These things have working movements! I believe they are around $38K-$400K.Maybe a Daytona then?
For me, the questions I have are 1. Is the tapestry pattern that much closer to genuine and 2. Is the color vs APSF stock that much closer.We finally have some hi-res pics and video of the $320 DP dials on AMOWatch. I haven't closely reviewed all four dials, but the blue dial does look pretty good on first glance.
DP blue dial:
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Ultimately this is adding close to 50 % of the cost to a stock APSF. Is the improvement that significant to justify the cost? I honestly don't know, and I'm curious what others opinions are and if anyone can get good clear pictures of the genuine blue dial to compare. I'm still debating the bezel screws as I look at macros and I want to replace but when it's on my wrist, not so much.
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Same, DP dial tends to overdo the suburst
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Here you go. You decide. Lighting and angle makes a difference, but DP doesn’t seem to make sense based on this comparison, unless you like the DP color better, but it doesn’t seem to be the same as gen based on the photos.
NGL, DP not looking too hot. The green base APSF also looks betterHere you go. You decide. Lighting and angle makes a difference, but DP doesn’t seem to make sense based on this comparison, unless you like the DP color better, but it doesn’t seem to be the same as gen based on the photos.
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I think it needs to be evaluated all side by side. Lighting in all 3 different. DP has maybe slightly jmproved subdials (subjective).
But DP markers look a little soft in those photos?
The DP color to me looks off. Definitely hard to justify based on relative cost (that dial is 48% of the cost of the watch if you buy at Andiot). It doesn’t bring the watch closer to gen. It does make the blue a different color with more sunburst. So it that is worth $320 to you, definitely go for it. But it is hard to say in an objective sense there is any improvment.
FWIW, The Watch Mansion recommended that I not pay for their dial refinishing service with an APS blue dial, because it already was close to gen and did not need refinishing. I am sure they would have been happier to tell me the dial was far from gen and needed to be refinished, so that told me something.
I feel similarly about the new bezel screws (which I think have a similar cost). The gen bezel screws are not flush with the case. If you get badly machined APS screws where the slots are off center, the new screws will absolutely be an improvement, but making the screws more flush is not making the watch look closer to gen ( I have actually seen this called out as a “tell” in some videos). But it may look better subjectively to some people, in which case it is worth the cost to them. Maybe the benefit is similar to the bezel screw alignment/polishing available from modders.
There is a lot of subjectivity in this hobby, and cost/benefit is really in the eye of the beholder.
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Cannot compare color given these were taken in different situations, settings, likely with different cameras. Light and camera/exposure settings can make all the difference.
Look at the comparison photos I posted. DP‘s color seems way off. Like other DP dials, has more sunburst than a gen dial. And that dial is 35% - 48% of the cost of the watch, depending on the dealer. I personally just don’t see the value in this dial. YMMV.
Agree it isn’t great, and maybe someone will compare the three dials in similar lighting conditions. But there are many, many shots of APS dials and gen dials out there, and it is hard to see the DP dial moving the bar much closer to gen (if it moved closer at all). Maybe the sub-dials are slightly better, but that is not a sure thing. In the end it seems just different rather than better than the stock dial to me.
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That tracks with the pictures of genuine I could find as well to compare, which is why I posted my question to begin with. I agree with you it's if anything moving further from genuine.Here you go. You decide. Lighting and angle makes a difference, but DP doesn’t seem to make sense based on this comparison, unless you like the DP color better, but it doesn’t seem to be the same as gen based on the photos.
Lights play a big big role in here, need more pics to say anythingHere you go. You decide. Lighting and angle makes a difference, but DP doesn’t seem to make sense based on this comparison, unless you like the DP color better, but it doesn’t seem to be the same as gen based on the photos.