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V6 what AP are you wearing today?
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Far from gen but I am loving the blue in the sunny outdoors.
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There are no decent reps of the 15510 currently IMHO given the difference in the dial, hands, case structure and bracelet thickness etc but what you have on your wrist is still a very nice looking watch regardless. Congrats and wear it well A!
Far from gen but I am loving the blue in the sunny outdoors.
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does anyone have a rep of the Rhone fusterie offshore 
please someone post a pic!
please someone post a pic!
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ZF 15500 V2 black dial picked on RWI for 300€ shipped. I just LOVE it.
As a matter of fact I prefer this watch much more than my grey dial APSF 15500 V3 (pic below) that many would consider "better" or more desirable since it has the clone 4302 and a DP dial. Case at point of what @legend keeps repeating: you should get the watch you like rather than the one others consider "better" or more desirable.
As a matter of fact I prefer this watch much more than my grey dial APSF 15500 V3 (pic below) that many would consider "better" or more desirable since it has the clone 4302 and a DP dial. Case at point of what @legend keeps repeating: you should get the watch you like rather than the one others consider "better" or more desirable.
I say this because often guys have no clue and though nobody will admit it, guys who ask “which is the most accurate/best color/model” often seek to buy a rep AP to present it as a gen to themselves and to people around them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with choosing to wear either a rep or gen and the principle for buying each should be the same: because you like it.
For reps costing $500-800 for example they are tremendous value for the price if you’ve seen the quality churned out by the factories past couple of years. Yes reps will always be flawed compared with the gen but on their own they are beautiful timepieces on the wrist and should be appreciated as such, as opposed to being compared to the gen and noting only the differences, without simultaneously taking into consideration the price differences.
Agree 100%.
I do understand the benefit of analyzing a particular rep model and recognizing the achievement of the factory for having nailed some "gen like" features or, conversely, pointing out the "flaws" of the rep (compared to the gen) and considering them as a failure of a factory. After all, we are in a rep forum discussing reps so more credit will rightly be due to the factory that will make the closest copy of the gen.
However, when it comes to choosing a rep, I choose to see it as a watch that happens to be a rep. And I will go further, there are some instances in which I find the rep more to my liking than the gen. For example, I am not a fan of sunburst dials on AP RO models. The bracelet already shines like a disco ball under intense lighting so when you add the sunburst effect of the dial, I feel like I am walking with an AP neon sign at my wrist. For that reason I actually do like the ZF AP 15202 because of its lack of sunburst and it's for the same reason that I prefer the black dial of the ZF 15500 to the DP grey dial. It's just a matter of personal taste and at the end of the day your personal taste is all that should matter.
Alright let's go back to showing our APs. I know date is off. I did not have the strength nor the patience to go almost a full month from 12 to 8. I will just pull the crown and wait 4 days before wearing it again!
I might get a winder just to avoid having to set the date on this watch...
