Speedie74 aka Mr. Torquise
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My first AP!
Dear Community,
I would like to gladly introduce you her Majesty, the one and only Royal Oak!
As the message title already said, it is my very first AP, and as you obviously see, the Reference is the famous 15300st.
I always want a classical Royal Oak with a black trapesserie dial, now here it is!
I like the 15300 far better as the 15400, for many reasons:
- the bigger AP Logo at 12
- the spare space without the index at 3, just beside of the date
- the whole size of the watch and therefore the proportions
- the beautiful movement suits better for the smaller case.
The watch itself is a beauty. I like the razor sharp edges, the brushed and polished lines, the 3120 Movement is a real dream to die for! And it is very, very accurate, I couldn't mess a second difference on my wrist after 24 hours!
Of course the Jumbo is a real purists watch, but its movement derivated from Jlc and I like to test the accuracy of my watches, which is very hard without a second counter.
This beauty queen has just arrived to me and I was so excited before it came, that I hardly can sleep! I didn't feel the same for long time!
Here are some other pictures, which were taken - as all the previous as well - by my beloved friend and watchmaker/dealer, Michael Uphoff, who sold the watch for me! All of the pictures are shown with the courtesy of Michael!
And, last but not least, here is a wristshot, which was taken by myself:
I have only one problem with AP: a Royal Oak is not enough! There are the Divers and the Offshores, and, of course, the Jumbos as well!
Many thanks for your attention!
Cheers and HAGWE,
Adam
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My first AP!
Dear Community, I would like to gladly introduce you her Majesty, the one and only Royal Oak! As the message title already said, it is my very first AP, and as you obviously see, the Reference is the famous 15300st. I always want a classical Royal Oak wit...
I think you did a great move Speedie
I love ROs and especially the 39mm ones. You chose what you liked and , yes, we can imagine the excitation before getting delivery of this beautyful watch: a rare feeling. Wear it in the best of health and thanks for the very nice pictures! Cheers, Mark
Major congrats!
I LOVED my 15300 but eventually sold it for the 15400. However, I noticed that screws on your bezel are not aligned!!!
Big congrats
I agree with you about 15300 vs. 15400. You made the right choice, and it's a great piece. Enjoy it ! Cheers, John
You made a great selection. Now, get it to AP to be fixed.
When we see bezel bolts oriented in that manner, we assume someone with no idea about Audemars Piguet opened it up. So we should also expect that whoever did that also did not have the proper OEM seals to put it back together. I would absolutely not get t...
The screws didn't bother me
till now!:) What caused this phenomenon? You must screw them into the right position? It is not enough to screw them in the proper way? Yours, Adam
Huge congrats, Adam,
to your 15300! It is a great universal watch, enjoy it - and thank-you for the pics. It is a pity this reference has been discontinued. Re screws alignment: what you see in the bezel, are the screws which need to be inserted in the hexa openings in proper...
I guess my answer is "someone who does not know Audemars Piguet".
I don't mean to alarm you Adam. But my concern remains that whoever opened this watch up clearly did not know what he was working on. Perhaps it was a competent watchmaker, and there is nothing earth shattering about servicing the movement (if it was serv...
Many thanks,
Michael! It is always great to hear some useful infos about your beloved watch! I have never realised the right positions of the screws of an AP Royal Oak, because I always concentrated on the beautiful dial! :) I am sure that my watch is mechanically 100...
Congratulations. Nice photography for a nice watch.
But the bezel screws are a bit off. This is quite common when a Royal Oak has been serviced by a careless person.
Always keep this one...
Even though there are other models, this one is in my opinion the best fit between sporty and classy. As you acquire more watches, your taste will probably develop like many of us. There is a certain beauty in simplicity!
Hi Adam--looked at you post again re. your new AP15300--again watch is super and your
photos really show off the watch--2 continue to enjoy. BTY, I have an AP 15202 for my smaller wrist-- see my post.
