Audemars Piguet

When I look at AP front hex bolts the middle line that bisects the head are all off and not equidistant. Some are in the middle some are off a little and one or two are way off. Is there a reason why AP does this? Can they not use all the same hexbolts?

This is on pictures or actual watches using a loupe?

No loupe required. Just look at all AP watches on this forum and you can see it.

Or better say : lack of.....

I think this happens on even AP's most expensive watches as well

No , not sensitive but I appreciate your concern 🙂 Oh? You’ve rewritten your comment, it was wow… who’s bashing…just an observation…why so sensitive? Was that it?

I can't answer for Mil but I just find it interesting that every AP is off

But, you started a thread that they are all off, on every AP? It’s odd, no?

Has nothing to do with my exacting standards. Just asking why AP does this. Can they not use the same hex bolts?

You must be studying them very closely, perhaps obsessively 🤔

No not closely I just look with my eyes since it's so obvious. At that price range none should be off imho.

maybe it will lead to the answer you’re searching for 🤔 I hope you find peace with this dear sschew

I brought this question on because I wondered why AP would do this since it seems a bit strange to me. I just find it odd putting hex bolts on a watch that are mismatched.

Objectively you seem to be bothered. All I did was ask a watch question on a watch forum but your posts seem a liitle passive aggressive.

Still find it odd though that AP does this.

Here’s a wrist shot of my 26400, they look pretty good to me but get your ruler out if you wish 😂 ...  

Every single picture on line. Anyone who owns one can look at theirs.

I own Hublot watches so no problem.

Thanks

No offense but you can see them in your picture espectually at 8 and 2 o'clock no ruler required

I never asked if you were worried. I'm not obseessed I just asked a harmless question sorry if I hit a nerve.

only to have my premise immediately disproven by the first random picture an owner posted 😂

Disproven. Actually your picture totally verifies what I am saying. Multiple Hex B are off on that 26400. Great watch but hexes are off. Two things can be true at once.

and the picture speaks for itself, any tiny variations could easily be camera angle, light reflection and lens distortion, as I replied earlier. What’s true is that this watch is art, something one can see when they stop looking so hard and open their eye... 

It's funny you say 'they stop looking so hard and open their eyes.' It's when the eyes are open that you can see the misalignments

I think they want the impression that they use real screws instead of being hex bolts.

...I mean if they're all about precision and detail...

I don't understand why myself. Funny thing is once seen it cannot be unseen. Even the slot sizes are not consistent.

No worries. asking watch questions on a watch forum does not eat away at me. Isn't that what a watch forum is for? Seems logical to me. However I have a feeling that a lot of AP owners will now look at the hex bolts more closely now.

I for one feel quite indebted 😂

Glad I could help.

Here I was with my APs all this time and I never understood their essence until now 🙏

Still don't know why the bolts are off.

Of the bezel requiring threads and turning to tighten? Are you saying there is a actually a hex hole in the bolt/screw that the cover with a slit afterwards? Sorry for the dense question… I was always amazed with how the even out a hex shaped ecrew head i... 

I wouldnt mind at all

Are you referring to the hex slot? They follow a clockwise pattern. I quite like that. But no likey, no buyey, simples.

When the slot bisects the hex you can see that they are not all in the middle and the two halves of the hex are unequal not to mention some of the slots are thinner/thicker than others. Has nothing to do with like or dislike but misalignment on the bolts.... 

But it seems some AP owners can't.

All a fuss over nothing.

Just asked a watch related question on a watch related forum. No fuss just wondering why it's done or overlooked on every AP watch

Without the asker being attacked. If someone loves a brand, or watch, that's fine. But to go after someone when they ask a genuine question says so much about the aggressor, and feeds a stereo type. It's too bad. Some of AP'S other watches are okay.

I assume I’m somehow the culprit. I made an answer about photo effects and replied to a different member who jumped on the issue and bashed APs reliability. The OP then decided to answer a reply not directed at him where he came at me. The OP then deleted... 

I erased a post because I erroneously thought it was to me, Mea culpa my fault or bad form as you say but don't across as I was escalating as I was politely replying to you-it's a legit question and that's it. The fact Pauli is replying to you in that way... 

My good man, I will have to eschew 😂 any further discussion on the matter. But please come post your watch and reading material on my thread today, no hard feelings and let it go, let it go 🎶

The question still remains though. It would be great if Michael C could get an answer.

Perhaps you intrinsically know you were aggressive when a member had a genuine, ernest question.

It’s quite clear who posed the “hex” question and with whom he became engaged. Did you not read, a post was made and then deleted, so my response can’t be seen in context. The OP and I have resolved the matter cordially. Now I really do eschew 🙂 more comm... 

I am happy to acknowledge that I called you on that behaviour

I have no problem with the post, and nobody is a bigger AP fan than I. I do think your post title is misleading. As an actual owner of multiple APs, many of mine are perfectly spaced, some might be slightly off as best as I can see in my personal photos. ... 

moderate! 😉👍🏻

I have extremely discerning eyes and can't stand any misaligned hands or dial markings, etc. The poster here raises a valid question and I will try to have a response from AP. But in full honesty, a minor variation on the centering of the slot does not bo... 

I think I should clarify. I don't mean to suggest that every single bolt is off on every single watch. I'm trying to say that every AP or the vast majority of them has at least one bolt off if not more-whether the hex line is not centered, crooked or even... 

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