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Finally Found It: Royal Oak 4100ST
After a long search, I was fortunate to acquire my first Royal Oak: a reference 4100ST.
What drew me to this piece is the patina of the dial, which changes dramatically depending on the light and gives it such a unique character.
It has been a real joy to wear daily, especially since it remains so discreet on the wrist.
I would be delighted to hear your thoughts on this reference and its patina.
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Finally Found It: Royal Oak 4100ST
After a long search, I was fortunate to acquire my first Royal Oak: a reference 4100ST. What drew me to this piece is the patina of the dial, which changes dramatically depending on the light and gives it such a unique character. It has been a real joy to...
Congrats! Thank you for sharing this with us!
I remember six months ago you were on the hunt! I'm so pleased you came back to us and reported on what you ended up finding! This is indeed a lovely dial!
Remembering the hunt
Thank you so much, Patrick! I’m amazed you remembered my hunt from months ago — that really means a lot. The search took quite some time, but in the end it was absolutely worth the wait 😉. I’m thrilled to finally call this one mine.
You made quite an impression!
Mainly, your first post was a very clear and precise question that was well worded and well asked. Tres competent! Always nice to see a well written first post! We are of course very understanding with anyone's first post - sometimes English isn't their p...
Love the patina on the dial!
And the 35mm size is definitely going toward the trend of smaller case size. Just a beautiful gem of a watch! Wear it in good health. There is an interesting writeup on the model in AP Chronicles. I tried to post the link here but it wouldn't let me. Goog...
On the size and history
I really appreciate it, thank you! I also think the 35mm size feels very contemporary again. Thanks as well for pointing me to the AP Chronicles article — I’ll be sure to read it. Mine should be circa 1980. I don’t have the extract yet, but that will be t...
Warm (late) welcome on WatchProSite and congratulations on this acquisition.
This wonderful patina gives the RO so much soul and sense! Best, Emmanuel
Really lovely watch!
And the patina is wonderful. I recently came across the two-toned version of this watch and was really smitten by it. It wears so well. Enjoy!