The Chronograph thread

[WatchFreak!]

LMAO

That is the Juan Pablo Montoya (JPM) They come in SS also. One of my favourite ever APs.

In my experience moderators are fragile creatures (like silk paper), at least one of your buddy. (I'm probably gonna get banned now )

Thanks. I'm not new to reps but new to AP and have decision anxiety on which AP ROO I want. This is definately an nice alternative. I've always liked the black/gold combination. Btw, how many watches you got? It seems like you're the one purchasing all the reps from the factories so everything is out of stock for the rest of us

 

[C Master]

Btw, how many watches you got?

Not yet enough to wear a different one every day of the year.

I used to have a lot of A7750 reps of the ROO. I still have some but I have moved to Quartz reps for reliability and to avoid a watchmaker bill of €340 every time the chrono fails on the fragile sec@12 A7750s.

Here are some to consider I will throw in a pic of my favourite AP Diver too

The LBJ (Gray strap) The FCGP and JPM are my favourite ROOS> Some are posted twice but I am sure you will not mind

AP Diver QEII

 

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[WatchFreak!]

Not yet enough to wear a different one every day of the year.

I used to have a lot of A7750 reps of the ROO. I still have some but I have moved to Quartz reps for reliability and to avoid a watchmaker bill of €340 every time the chrono fails on the fragile sec@12 A7750s.

Here are some to consider I will throw in a pic of my favourite AP Diver too

The LBJ (Gray strap) The FCGP and JPM are my favourite ROOS> Some are posted twice but I am sure you will not mind

AP Diver QEII

This is awesome, I want all of them

The LeBron James is so nice, love the grey and gold. They go so well together and is an eyecatcher. Btw, do you think the LBJ is close to the gen? For example the 42 mm have a dead giveaway which is the pushers that is not supposed to be aligned with the crown. Does the 44 mm ROO have something major liek that?

Btw, is that an S-class?

 

[C Master]

do you think the LBJ is close to the gen?

I am not great with the Gen / Rep comparisons, I personally do not care who knows I wear reps. I just see them as shiny wrist adornments.. @legend would be the man for that. As far as I am aware the LBJ has very frew tells.

Btw, is that an S-class?

Yep she is my little baby S500.

 

[C Master]

 

[WatchFreak!]

I am not great with the Gen / Rep comparisons, I personally do not care who knows I wear reps. I just see them as shiny wrist adornments.. @legend would be the man for that. As far as I am aware the LBJ has very frew tells.

Yep she is my little baby S500.

Not all reps can be perfect, but as long as there are no major flaws or giveaways I'm pleased. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll send him a PM when neccessary.

Nice car and engine, almost 400 horsepowers. The W220 was terrible but the W221 which you have is really good. I own two MBs myself, they are good quality cars.

 

[jackflash]

 

[legend]

I am not great with the Gen / Rep comparisons, I personally do not care who knows I wear reps. I just see them as shiny wrist adornments.. @legend would be the man for that. As far as I am aware the LBJ has very frew tells.

Yep she is my little baby S500.

This is awesome, I want all of them

The LeBron James is so nice, love the grey and gold. They go so well together and is an eyecatcher. Btw, do you think the LBJ is close to the gen? For example the 42 mm have a dead giveaway which is the pushers that is not supposed to be aligned with the crown. Does the 44 mm ROO have something major liek that?

Btw, is that an S-class?

@WatchFreak! Yes, actually, the LBJ is one of the most accurate ROOs produced in terms of visual accuracy, along with the T3, Shaq and of course the AP divers.
The thing is @C Master has such an eclectic AP collection that it is hard to pin down what he actually likes lol.

 

[WatchFreak!]

@WatchFreak! Yes, actually, the LBJ is one of the most accurate ROOs produced in terms of visual accuracy, along with the T3, Shaq and of course the AP divers.
The thing is @C Master has such an eclectic AP collection that it is hard to pin down what he actually likes lol.

Thanks for theiu input. You know one thing that botheres me? The diamonds on the pusher too much I think. The watch would've been perfect without it, but LeBron I guess ...

What do you think of the Royal Oak Offshore 2020 44mm RSF one? You know which one I mean? The black and gold one. Is this model as accurate as LBJ in terms of visual accuracy, and is there any better than RSF?

 

[legend]

Personally I think that 44mm ROOs are all in the same league of accuracy, meaning:

slap on the watch, and put on some confidence. Add a dash of pomp and tip generously.
There won't be one soul who will tell you that the watch is rep. Voila, welcome to the world of AP. As long as your attitude and confidence are gen, a few small flaws will be easily overlooked on the wrist in real life.

 

[WatchFreak!]

Personally I think that 44mm ROOs are all in the same league of accuracy, meaning:

slap on the watch, and put on some confidence. Add a dash of pomp and tip generously.
There won't be one soul who will tell you that the watch is rep. Voila, welcome to the world of AP. As long as your attitude and confidence are gen, a few small flaws will be easily overlooked on the wrist in real life.

I get your point and that's actallu no issue for me. The diamonds thing is just me personally. Not that I couldn't pull that off. I have a high status job, nice cars and all that so it won't be a problem. I just personally don't like diamonds on watches.

And regarding AP ROOs in general, as long as there's no major flaw like the aligned pushers-crown issue on the 42 mm I'm satisfied, or obvious function issues like second hand at wrong subdial. I don't care really about the minor stuff like bold markings/text, date box 0,5 mm to the right and so on.

So I take it that the 44mm ROO 2020 is pretty good anyway. Thank you for the help, appreciate it

 

[C Master]

The thing is @C Master has such an eclectic AP collection that it is hard to pin down what he actually likes lol.

Is it shiny? If the answer is yes, then I like it.

The diamonds thing is just me personally.

They are actually quite subtle on the LBJ.

 

[WatchFreak!]

Is it shiny? If the answer is yes, then I like it.

They are actually quite subtle on the LBJ.

I'm seriously considering the LBJ AP. But I must research this model more, have a look at some videos to see how the diamonds look.

 

[WatchFreak!]

@C Master

Oh btw, how long have you had the LBJ AP? And how is the gold holding up? Any fading?

 

[C Master]

@C Master

Oh btw, how long have you had the LBJ AP? And how is the gold holding up? Any fading?

I am guessing 3-4 years. It was the latest model made. There is no fading.

 

[WatchFreak!]

I am guessing 3-4 years. It was the latest model made. There is no fading.

Ok. I can't find the LBJ model on TD websites. Why? Is it called something else?

 

[C Master]

Ok. I can't find the LBJ model on TD websites. Why? Is it called something else?

Oh dear it is possible that it is out of production. I would recommend going to the AP section and searching threads on it. Otherwise try the TDs to see if they can get it.

Unfortunately with the raids last year a lot of factories were shut down. So Noob is gone, I think JF might have been another causality. I would be surprised if no other factories are making ROOs by now.

 

[WatchFreak!]

Oh dear it is possible that it is out of production. I would recommend going to the AP section and searching threads on it. Otherwise try the TDs to see if they can get it.

Unfortunately with the raids last year a lot of factories were shut down. So Noob is gone, I think JF might have been another causality. I would be surprised if no other factories are making ROOs by now.

Well there are new releases as of july 2022 so there are factories still producing ROOs mainly RSF I think. Is RSF good or not?

Which factory you have? Was is the best factory at the time you bought the watch 3-4 years ago?

 

[C Master]

Well there are new releases as of july 2022 so there are factories still producing ROOs mainly RSF I think. Is RSF good or not?

Which factory you have? Was is the best factory at the time you bought the watch 3-4 years ago?

I do not know RSF at all. I have not bought an AP for a long time. Mine is JF. I do not think Noob made this model. I always personally preferred Noob APs.