The AP questions thread (All the questions you want to ask about AP but were afraid to)

[eBoy]

ありがとう。　感謝します　伝説

Brother, please please pretty please, stop posting in Japanese. Your post history is almost exclusively postings in Japanese with almost no responses.

At least use Google translate and put the English translation in here.

Our forum is English only except for our international section. Thank you for your understanding.

 

[joeyc]

Brother, please please pretty please, stop posting in Japanese. Your post history is almost exclusively postings in Japanese with almost no responses.

At least use Google translate and put the English translation in here.

Our forum is English only except for our international section. Thank you for your understanding.

Unless it’s about grand seiko

 

[eBoy]

Unless it’s about grand seiko

Unless it secret insider info about GS?

 

[joeyc]

Who says it’s not

 

[AlphaProt]

"The AP questions thread (All the questions you want to ask about AP but were afraid to)"
Q: Will I look like a hao lian, when wearing an AP ROO?

@legend @QueTip

 

[grillbrill]

Unless it’s about grand seiko

Haha, your avatar speaks behalf of you.

 

[legend]

Brother, please please pretty please, stop posting in Japanese. Your post history is almost exclusively postings in Japanese with almost no responses.

At least use Google translate and put the English translation in here.

Our forum is English only except for our international section. Thank you for your understanding.

I am ok with him posting japanese in this thread as I am able to understand and communicate in it. I created this thread for guys to ask questions freely and if someone asks in German or Italy or whatever language I will get someone to help answering it. Don't worry and leave it to me please. Thanks.

 

[Kei king]

Brother, please please pretty please, stop posting in Japanese. Your post history is almost exclusively postings in Japanese with almost no responses.

At least use Google translate and put the English translation in here.

Our forum is English only except for our international section. Thank you for your understanding.

Sorry brother, and thank you legend.

 

[grillbrill]

Sorry brother, and thank you legend.

I found DeepL to be a better translator than Google so don't hesitate to use any of them.

 

[Procurator]

I found DeepL to be a better translator than Google so don't hesitate to use any of them.

I can confirm. We even translated some contracts and legal documents with DeepL. The rate of error was comparable to a human translator. It understood not only technical terms, but context, which is the main thing that sets it apart.

 

[grillbrill]

I can confirm. We even translated some contracts and legal documents with DeepL. The rate of error was comparable to a human translator. It understood not only technical terms, but context, which is the main thing that sets it apart.

I found the same in translation of WeChat sellers' Chinese posts about watches and watch parts to English.

 

[legend]

"The AP questions thread (All the questions you want to ask about AP but were afraid to)"
Q: Will I look like a hao lian, when wearing an AP ROO?

@legend @QueTip

The guys who wear AP reps and worry about tells often look like pretenders.
The guys who wear AP gens and flaunt them are often obnoxious and insecure.
The guys who wear AP gens and are low key about them have class and humility.
The guys who wear AP reps and flaunt them often think others are clueless about them and therefore obnoxious and ignorant.

For you, Hao Lian doesn’t apply. It’s more like you wear what pleases you without caring about what others think and that’s all good.

 

[joeyc]

Legend, I been trying to find this info before I ask but haven’t, What do you think of the orf 15500 blue dial out of the box compared to zf v3 or apsf, which one would you pick and why? If not modding, and which one to mod and why. Thanks

 

[eBoy]

Sorry brother, and thank you legend.

 

[MilgaussGV]

Another bracelet query hopefully this one not a bust.

Looking to do an early white themes franken and have this bracelet fitted



Was this ever repped and if so how was the quality.

Again thank you for your help guys

 

[Dienekes]

Hello there!

I want to buy a rep of an AP RO 15400 in SS with black dial. According to the latest releases, is there a general consensus on which factory makes a better watch nowadays: ASPF or ZF? I'm concerned with overall build quality and reliability. Don't care too much about "gen-likness", to put it politely ;D

Best regards,

Radosław

 

[legend]

Hello there!

I want to buy a rep of an AP RO 15400 in SS with black dial. According to the latest releases, is there a general consensus on which factory makes a better watch nowadays: ASPF or ZF? I'm concerned with overall build quality and reliability. Don't care too much about "gen-likness", to put it politely ;D

Best regards,

Radosław

Hi Radoslaw,

Go for the black, and either one is fine actually. Guys who can better answer your question:

@j21 @Procurator

 

[legend]

Legend, I been trying to find this info before I ask but haven’t, What do you think of the orf 15500 blue dial out of the box compared to zf v3 or apsf, which one would you pick and why? If not modding, and which one to mod and why. Thanks

The ORF? I have not taken a look at it in detail.
If someone approaches me with a request to mod the 15500 I will pick either the APSF or ZF, it won't matter if the watch is to be modded.
Both dials can be finished to look the same at the end, and the watch can be finished to look almost identical.

 

[Dienekes]

Hi Radoslaw,

Go for the black, and either one is fine actually. Guys who can better answer your question:

@j21 @Procurator

Yes, black is certain - I do own a white/silver ZF's 15500 already so I want some variation). However white/silver 15400 looks so amazing I really need to keep my composure in order to not get me another white dialed AP rep, haha. Thanks for your time

 

[legend]

To help you further in your resolve, know that the ZF or APSF 15500 white/silver dial looks nothing like the gen one.