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Hi 👋 AP fans, AP House in Singapore: Thanks to the cooperation of AP team members from
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Vincent) and Singapore 🇸🇬 (Ryan) , I was able to visit the AP House in Singapore 🇸🇬, located in the iconic Raffles Hotel ! This historic hotel was established in 1887 and was named after Sir Thomas S. Raffles, a British statesman. It finished a big renovation a few years ago but still retains its old charm. Its famed cocktail 🍹 , Singapore Sling, is a favorite to many who visits the Long Bar at the hotel.
This visit came shortly after the one last month to AP House in Hong Kong. Both experiences were “WOW WOW WOW”🤩 🤩🤩. Here is the prior post www.watchprosite.com
Inheriting Raffles’ original design, this “House” has a very high ceiling, providing a relaxing feel of much space around you. Such comfortable feeling is perfect for viewing & inspecting watches while having a coffee ☕️ or drink 🍹.
Similar to the one in Hong Kong, it has a “speak easy” room with vinyl records and turn table for music. It also has several VIP rooms, a separate area for service staffed with a watchmaker + loaded with many straps for sales, and a pool table (vs foosball in Hong Kong).
The pool table is placed above a carpet which had a motif inspired by a true story, according to Ryan. The address of the Raffles Hotel is 1 Beach Road (implying that it is next to the water) but it is now not close to the ocean because of the substantial landfill for the past decades. In early 1900s and prior to the landfill, Singapore (being in the tropic) had tigers roaming around. One hot day, a tiger swam up to the Raffles and scared 😱 the heck out of the hotel guests ! The tiger now is still fierce and awaits the shark, pool shark that is !
Since this House is located in a former F&B area in the hotel, AP arranged to have a branded restaurant next to it. The menu is creative and contains a local favorite dish done in a fusion way !
After the two separate visits, my goal now is to see the one in Macau 🇲🇴!
Communal table for drinking and viewing the selected watches from the cabinet on the wall
Watchmaker “corner” with lots of colorful straps
“Speak easy” room with vinyl and turntable
Grande Complication for display only
Select watches from the cabinet for viewing
A bar for guests that want some serious drinks first before viewing 🤣
You can take a break from watch viewing for a game of pool
The tiger 🐅 awaits the pool shark 🦈
RO and ROO
AP Cafe 😋
Interesting items
Chicken rice (a local favorite rice dish) sandwich, a tasty fusion dish
Hi 👋 AP fans, AP House in Singapore: Thanks to the cooperation of AP team members from
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Vincent) and Singapore 🇸🇬 (Ryan) , I was able to visit the AP House in Singapore 🇸🇬, located in the iconic Raffles Hotel ! This historic hotel was established in 1887 and was named after Sir Thomas S. Raffles, a British statesman. It finishe...
fascinating! will definitely visit and check out the “chicken rice sandwich” - a first.
Great photos and insights.
De Sede chairs
Good to see that in their speakeasy room, they use proper de sede lounge chairs, which are well-crafted and comfortable, and importantly, Swiss Made (!).
You have a sharp eye 👁️!
Thanks for the info and I will relay your comments to AP House !👍
Thank you.
I was following their furniture design for a while. In my opinion, their craftsmanship is really up there among the top simply because they take time, small production, and very good hides.
