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

SportieBordie

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Thank you so much guys! What do you think of the reserve time? Does it survive a night or two?
 

Artyfowl

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Guys re bezel screws being flushed or just beneath the surface… what procedure do people use? Machine the top of the screws and re polish? Or take off material from under the head?
 

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In terms of ootb and gen replication, how is the ZF 77350 34mm white?
What mods are suggested?
 

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Hi all. Looking at an AP. Just wanting to know if the 940L ss is worth the extra cost? I want it to be as close to the original but it's only for me, not to fool anyone. That said, I still want it to be as accurate a reproduction as possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm leaning towards the 15407 skeleton ss/ss atm. Would like to buy this week. If the 940L isn't that much of an issue, I'm going to move forward with a td I've already reached out to. Cheers in advance.
 

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Hi all. Looking at an AP. Just wanting to know if the 940L ss is worth the extra cost? I want it to be as close to the original but it's only for me, not to fool anyone. That said, I still want it to be as accurate a reproduction as possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm leaning towards the 15407 skeleton ss/ss atm. Would like to buy this week. If the 940L isn't that much of an issue, I'm going to move forward with a td I've already reached out to. Cheers in advance.

Assuming you mean 904L stainless, AP almost exclusively uses 316L stainless and doesn't use 904L in both gen and rep. To answer your question, 316L would be the better choice. Unless Im missing an obscure model.

Out of curiosity where have you seen AP reps offered with 904?
 
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speedywombat

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Hi guys,

In every single ZF 15400 bracelet, I have noticed that they have an issue with "dangling AP clasp" as pictured below. Left pic is how it is naturally, right pic is when I close it, which would refer back to dangling like the pic on the left. I have none of this issue in any of my 15500 reps. Is this fixable at all? It's actually quite annoying lol

 
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Cubatobaco

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Is the left pic before it is locked into place and right once it's snapped in?
 

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Is the left pic before it is locked into place and right once it's snapped in?
I think he did explain that the clasp will revert to the left state and the right shows the clasp after he manually presses it in. This is my understanding.
 
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Cubatobaco

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I think he did explain that the clasp will revert to the left state and the right shows the clasp after he manually presses it in. This is my understanding.
I just wanted to clarify. That was my thought. Thank you.
 

creed18

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hey @legend i was about to pull trigger and grab a blue dial 15450, but i’m on the fence between the zf and the apsf. not olanning on doing any modifications on either. thanks!
 

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Is there any reason or theory by members, why AP has not produced a two-tone version of the 15202/16202 models? I find the larger 41mm Royal Oaks too large and the 15450 okay but could be 1-2mm larger.
 

creed18

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OK so what is your question?
sorry i thought i made the question clear enough, my apologies. which would you recommend getting, the ZF 15450 or the APSP 15450 without modification(s) in the blue dial variant