Ultra thin greyness this morning.
The 15202.ST. Rising star on the grey marketplace. Waiting lists are getting full and delivery time is getting longer and longer. Will it ever enter Nautilus waters? In some way it is strange that it has always stayed ‘behind’ the Nautilus (monetary wise ...
I don’t have a definitive answer of course, and usually a number of factors go into determining why a watch is more successful than another...
But if I have to pick only one, then I would definitely say brand recognition of PP over AP. Nonetheless, the RO is one beautiful watch!😉
With respect, "You're coming at it all wrong"
Trying to apply our 'collector's PoV' whether emotional or rational is not applicable. Most sales are made to the consumer mass and they buy a PP because it's a PP and probably dont know any more. At the bubble peak in London, tourists were coming off bus...
Agreed that for a large part ratio is hard to apply.
Especially in the current market. Still I wonder if the secondary market frenzy isn’t also caused by collectors? Or should we differentiate collectors in two groups: 1. Purists (like us) 2. People with money to spend on luxury items Because I can’t imagin...
Nautilus over Royal Oak
No offense on either brand since Patek and AP are both favorite brands of mine. I think 5711 has a slight edge over 15202. I own both and find that 5711 is more accurate with the new and improved movement from the original one. Whereas 15202 is still usin...
Agreed on the time and date setting on the RO
It is an ergonomic nightmare! I got very lucky that a friend managed to score me an AP time setting tool while he was at the AP manufacturing plant and that really makes a huge difference! That device should actually be a standard item in the watch box. R...
Picture of the date/time setting tool ...
Would you mind sharing a picture of your date/time setting tool? I’m interested to see how it looks like. Thanks.
Here is the reason
The integrated bracelet for any of these Royal Oaks works only for a certain percentage of potential wearers. It looks great on some people and terribly ill-fitting on others. I would gladly own one of these but for that problem.
