Jay (Eire)
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Nick, is that based on hard wear day to day? When looking I’ve definitely seen a fair share of battered looking cases but I wasn’t sure if that was just down to the wearer.
Oct 29, 2020,09:54 AM
Has the durability of the carbon cases changed in any way over time?
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Alinghi lookback
By: MichaelC : October 29th, 2020-05:38
AP's forged carbon Team Alinghi Chronograph was quite polarizing and radical when it launched. Audacity at its finest, IMO. I would welcome a new Royal Oak Offshore in this vein. Not necessarily a nautical or racing them, but something that freshly design...
Esta la vista baby
By: Weems@8 : October 29th, 2020-06:12
Your AP, it is Arnold’s watch. On the net, there is a video how AP produce these carbon cases.
I had the older sister...
By: amanico : October 29th, 2020-08:13
And loved it, despite it was relatively not comfortable on my wrist. ...
I’m a big fan of the Alinghi, but not a fan of the carbon case
By: NickO : October 29th, 2020-09:25
The watch looks great on day one, the problem is how the carbon ages over time and all the sharp edges of the case and bezel become rounded. That’s not an aesthetic to my taste, so I went with the rose gold case version and a new carbon bezel, which I lov...
I had the bezel replaced on mine
By: NickO : October 29th, 2020-10:56
and it ran me around $1,300 if I remember correctly. In the grander scheme of things, I didn’t think that was too bad. Now, the price of a replacement case may be another story, I have no idea.