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AP Forum 2014 Year End Review

 

Hello Friends!  Is it just me, or did 2014 really seem faster than previous years?  I hope it is just me; 2014 was the busiest year of my life and hence I hope yours did not go by so fast.  It seems like just a short while ago I reviewed 2013, which if you want to journey back you can find here:

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AP quietly announced the new Doha Boutique and this special titanium and ceramic Offshore:

PuristS site founder and renowned AP enthusiast Thomas Mao shared his thoughts on these rather amazing racing themed watches, the Grand Prix and Rubens Barrichello II:

Kkchome acquired his first AP, the Royal Oak 15400:

Kiat55 joined Club 15202:

Ewdithen's Royal Oak Dual Time:

Poopup's Safari:

Fx lead a new charge to battle the trend of large watches

"The Italian" by Fernando.  I sure love this special edition of the 15300 Royal Oak:

A rather unique photo here by Guillaume140:

Luis6 grabbed a new Royal Oak Dual Time:

I wore my RBII to my best friend's 40th Brithday party:

Nicolas reminded us of lost loves.  Here, his old City of Sails Royal Oak Chronograph:

Thomas was back with a rather bold declaration about his beautiful petite et grande sonnerie:

Passetemps acquired his 15202 Extra Thin:

Orangedial shared a wonderful photo set of his rare Royal Oak.  His photos are always drool worthy, but this shot of the smooth dial on the glassy reflective surface was quite memorable:

Thomas dropped our collective jaw with this skeletonized caliber 2003 Royal Oak:

A new Royal Oak 15450 for Richard N:

Wayne was back at it with superb thoughts and photos of his 26300:

And Mr. Gold around these parts, JerryW, made the inevitable acquisition of the pink gold 15202:

AbuLayan grabbed a 15305:

ED209 declared his ongoing love for his openworked perpetual calendar and took us through the date change process from February 28 - March 1st.  He added some great photos, but I have chosen this one which exemplifies the great finishing accomplished by AP in Le Brassus:

Mark in Paris was the first to show the new QEII Royal Oak Offshore Diver on the forum.  Yes, I learned about this watch at the same time as everyone else!  Nonetheless, Mark's post caused me many sleepless nights...

I made a brief visit to Miami to attend AP's "Go Offshore" event in which the new 42mm Royal Oak Offshore collection was officially presented in the United States:

And upon returning I celebrated a personal milestone of hitting 40 years myself.  Needless to say, I would never mark such an occasion without an AP on my wrist, and for this event, I had just the right companion:

Nicolas posted a new photo of his 5402.  Mama mia!

Easter arrived...

Texex91 grabbed this all ceramic 44mm Royal Oak Offshore:

And Mercman made his visit to the holy land, AP's manufacture in the Vallée de Joux...

Leo Messi visited the AP Manufacture:

Ken brought us details of the Ginza Boutique relocation:

Conkers grabbed this awesome platinum Schumacher Offshore:

Brandon1 was the winner of our Go Offshore book giveaway:

Oliver gave us a hands on review of the white ceramic Diver:

Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland:

Ancienne Le Brassus caught this unique shot in Rome:

CWYJeff shared some amazing collection shots:

DRMW celebrated the 4th of July in South Dakota:

Giulio Papi... this guy always has something awesome going on!

My main man Ovi got the 44mm platinum and ceramic Offshore... WOW!

And Michael Friedman's excitement while holding the 125th Anniversary Grande Sonnerie Cane Watch.  This photo epitomizes the passion found inside the walls at AP:

Hanke grabbed a new 42mm Royal Oak Offshore Safari.  I love this model:

Duf made his way to the Open Championship:

Security in Le Brassus remains tight with the T-800 roaming the halls...

Mercman's "Royal Oak at Sea":

Psychotic's Navy:

And a special milestone for Wayne... 18 years worth!

Fabio is on board with a 15202:

A rather sensual capture of a Quantieme Perpetual D series by doobooloo:

More Wayne... can you blame me, look at this photo of the RB2:

Koen S with the Bartorelli Scuba... awesome watch here:

And an interesting photo from Alex83:

Robin gave us great coverage from Watches & Wonders... thanks again Robin!

Ancienne Le Brassus' "chameleon".  What a find!

And you think managing PuristSPro is easy?  Look at Anthony Tsai hard at work with AP:

Billy checked in at Halloween:

Exigesc's wonderful 26330:

Nicolas provided one of the finest shots of the Royal Oak Offshore Diver we have seen:

Cali Jed in da house:

AP teased the new Royal Oak Concept watch to be shown at SIHH2015:

The forum gained a new Queen:

Fx reminds us of one of AP's most special timepieces, the Millenary 4101:

A wonderful tale of friendship and generosity among PuristS:

Koen S with a pair of perpetuals, old and new...

AP at Art Basel Miami Beach:

And did Kari acquire one of the best AP Royal Oak references?  I do believe he did:

Another incredible duo from Koen S:

Some trickery from Rustted:

Ernesto is back with a new 42mm Offshore on bracelet:

And perhaps a fitting conclusion to 2014 (at least with only 2 days remaining), a bookend 15202 from Arie:

This message has been edited by MichaelC on 2014-12-29 15:07:44