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Aug 22, 2019,20:57 PM
 

I dealt with precisely the same situation 2 years ago with mine, with them.  They simply will not give you the old crown back, and will not perform the service without replacing it.  Personally I feel that the AP logo crown does not reduce the value and on the contrary, that knowing that the movement is in ship shape and the watch is properly sealed for wear without worry, is in fact a net positive both to you as the wearer and to a potential buyer.  That said, a buyer may have another preference, but I figure that were I to buy such watch again, I would be ok with this replacement crown, myself.  Mine is YG so fewer than steel out there, and I chose to rest assured it is in safe operating condition vs original and potentially vulnerable, as I wear all of my watches.  All of this said, I do encourage you to be diligent as there are other things which can go wrong in the service process.

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AP Service Question for Jumbo Royal Oak Jubilee Model

 
 By: RDSChicago : August 22nd, 2019-16:19
I sent my Jumbo Royal Oak Jubilee (Ref. 14802) to AP in Florida for a full factory service. I received a call today from an AP representative to give me an estimate. They indicated that when they do the full service, they change out the crown and install ... 

I have seen at least few example of original jubilee 14802 with AP logo on the crown

 
 By: Mineral : August 22nd, 2019-20:17
from my understanding, the jubilee RO were made in different batches and they may be fitted with different crown. In addition, I noticed that the Audemars Piguet near 12 o clock is different among the jubilee edition RO. Perhaps other owner of jubilee RO ... 

I have never seen an original unserviced piece with the AP logo crown

 
 By: stabilizer : August 22nd, 2019-20:59
Personally I believe all left the factory with the plain crown without AP letters. This is merely based on discussions with AP personnel, and all those which I have seen myself. I could be wrong of course!

My experience

 
 By: stabilizer : August 22nd, 2019-20:57
I dealt with precisely the same situation 2 years ago with mine, with them. They simply will not give you the old crown back, and will not perform the service without replacing it. Personally I feel that the AP logo crown does not reduce the value and on ... 

Service Process

 
 By: RDSChicago : August 22nd, 2019-21:03
Thank you stabilizer. Would you mind sharing what can go wrong with the AP service process before I give AP the go-ahead with the service?

I doubt it makes much of a diff in desirability of the piece. Original is still an original but with about 1-1.5k pieces out there most of them have to be serviced again within the next ...

 
 By: redcorals : August 23rd, 2019-06:43
...decade. You can do that math of if it really dents any real value out of the piece. What you lose is probably gained by having a authorized serviced piece anyways.