New AP ROO Ceramic

[Yug94]

Hello guys, did someone saw this new rep of this 42 ROO 2023 model. https://theonewatches.io/index.php?route=product/product&path=173&product_id=14927

Royal Oak Offshore - 26238CE.OO.1300CE.01 - Audemars Piguet

www.audemarspiguet.com

The thickness is 15,5 but the gen is 15,3. I ask the TD and he say it is exact.
what are your opinions on it?

Thanks

 

[Virpag]

I have the APSF version with rubber strap but that is 17mm thick. looking at both photos it looks identical thickness
maybe i am wrong and hopefully yes but the gen is ceramic not SS DLC

 

[Swiss_goupil]

Don’t you think there are bigger problems than the 0.2mm difference in thickness?

 

[cotti-rottie]

looks good i'd say if they have managed 0.2mm from gen they get top marks !!

 

[JayBee0815]

Steve is wrong. The thickness is 17mm.

 

[Swiss_goupil]

looks good i'd say if they have managed 0.2mm from gen they get top marks !!

Really? first the watch is 17mm as rep factories still use a7750 modified with sec @12
Gen has second @6 now….

 

[Yug94]

Steve is wrong. The thickness is 17mm.

Yeah i suspected the same

 

[Yug94]

Is it possible to shave or thin the case back?

 

[JayBee0815]

Is it possible to shave or thin the case back?

Generally speaking: yes. Moders like @legend can slim the case. But this model is imo not the best choice for various reasons. First it´s not a good rep with many flaws. Second it has a glass caseback, which can not be slimed.

 

[SuperLory]

hey @legend is the gen really that thick ? thought a good mm less than 15.3 no ?

latest roo reps i handled were like 16.8mm therefore FOR ME impossible to wear

 

[legend]

hey @legend is the gen really that thick ? thought a good mm less than 15.3 no ?

latest roo reps i handled were like 16.8mm therefore FOR ME impossible to wear

Yes sir. Ironically, it is thicker than the predecessors running the stacked chrono movement.
15.3-15.5mm looks about right!

 

[legend]

Generally speaking: yes. Moders like @legend can slim the case. But this model is imo not the best choice for various reasons. First it´s not a good rep with many flaws. Second it has a glass caseback, which can not be slimed.

You are right in saying, sir, that it is a watch with many flaws. The glass on the caseback is only in the center, and like the 26470, does not inhibit thinning. It is the ceramic material, and possible lack of clearance between the rotor and caseback which can make it very hard to thin.

 

[ThePlayboy]

It‘s not even ceramic, it‘s PVP coated 316L Steel.

 

[Procurator]

Generally speaking, the rotor fits within the glass pane on the caseback, I have successfully thinned 2 of them a few years ago and the clearance wasn't a problem, since there is a solid gap between the rotor and the glass.
Was another model, but ROO chrono nevertheless. 0.5-0.7mm should be achievable.
But your results may vary, it's not exactly manufactured with the smallest of tolerances.

 

[Yug94]

Generally speaking, the rotor fits within the glass pane on the caseback, I have successfully thinned 2 of them a few years ago and the clearance wasn't a problem, since there is a solid gap between the rotor and the glass.
Was another model, but ROO chrono nevertheless. 0.5-0.7mm should be achievable.
But your results may vary, it's not exactly manufactured with the smallest of tolerances.

Do you think you can do it on a 44mm ROO?

 

[Procurator]

I’m sure someone can do it, its the same principle.

 

[cotti-rottie]

if it’s possible that would be something i’d be interested in if anybody knows of anyone in the uk

 

[g00n]

I’m sure someone can do it, its the same principle.

Removing the rotor so watch is manual wind is also an option, one of my ROOs has gone down this route thus achieving an even slimmer profile

 

[legend]

Removing the rotor so watch is manual wind is also an option, one of my ROOs has gone down this route thus achieving an even slimmer profile

Thanks for sharing. If my neighbor Pauline had a rotor I would have known the solution to get her to a slimmer profile.

 

[g00n]

If my neighbor Pauline had a rotor I would have known the solution to get her to a slimmer profile.