AP first series Royal Oak, ref. 5402, cal. 2121
Hi, I hate being wrong. But I hate misinformation even more, so... The A series Royal Oaks started with the very first pieces made in 1972. It was previously told to me by a very reliable source within AP itself that the first series of 1000 pieces produc...
very welcome, and I feel bad...
unknowingly perpetuating the error for so many years/decades! Cheers, TM
Why?
Why would you feel bad? TM If you think about it, you should actually feel proud that you got to the bottom of it all. In the past, you were given info from direct high up official reliable sources and related the info to the rest of us, now the info is u...
Thank you, Thomas, for sharing this additional information
It is good to know. But, what do you mean by "The only sub-models that were numbered without alpha leading characters were the early SA models - steel and gold"? What are the early SA models? Thanks again, as always, for ALL that you do in sharing your kn...
The original Royal Oak was all steel.
very shortly afterwards, a steel and gold version was released (-SA) - these cases did not have the leading alpha letter lead character. Cheers, TM
Thanks. Useful info.
I guess we all like to know what we are saying and even more if we know 100% we are right. Thanks for the clarification. Vte
The AP RO first series information
Hi TM, Thanks for sharing the information and for pursuing the facts about the first series of the AP Royal Oak. It's always a interesting to learn more about the history of the RO. Regards, ED-209
Thomas, a last question, to be sure I got it well.
So, the RO without " A " ( the first 1000 pieces ) and the A came together in 1972? Thanks for these informations, Thomas. Best, Nicolas
Sorry for the confusion. There was no "first 1000 pieces without leading alpha character"
Hi, Amanico, All RO started out with Axxxx; the first series, a limited edition of 1000 pieces, started with A0001. There was no "first series without A..." That was the misinformation, which I unfortunately repeated. The only RO series without leading "A...
Thank you very much, dear Thomas !!
Hope you are well, my friend !!! Thanks for this great information !! Best to you! Werner
Thanks TM good to know. . .
. . . and I agree with other comments that you are rather to be commended for getting to the bottom of this than censured for propogating a falsehood. After all, as you have pointed out recently elsewhere, considering the huge gaps in both individual memo...
Follow up question, Thomas
In light of the clarification on the RO beginning with the A series, when did the RO "jumbo" become the "Jumbo?" I had thought that the RO became known as the Jumbo with a capital J with the beginning of the A series, but I am not sure about that at all. ...
I would hate to add confusion but
last year I handled a first series RO in steel without any alpha character. Everything looked correct – dial, hands, bracelet, crown, etc - the number was in the 800’s range; I was actually considering buying it but the price was too high, eve...