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Skeletonised lugs are sweet!
Sweep seconds hand. Check!
Arabic numerals. Check!
Size. Hmmmm, not sure.
Date aperture at 4:30. Hmmm, not sure.
I'm eager to see more.
M4
Interesting...
Seeing in the flesh is everything however it seems big and bulky, almost hybrid like between Sports and Dress ala Skydweller if you will. Nothing I see to make me reach into my wallet which is disappointing
poor chaps are so desparate to get rid of the one ref title but it seems almost impossible [nt]
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then i m really sorry but i was misunderstood , i mean chaps at AP
try to find a new model what even can get close to the popularity of RO but it seems impossible.
not even a teardrop :-) TBH I think
the whole industry is suffering to find their new icons w/o serious success .
Keep the reveals coming.
Skeletonised lugs are sweet!
Sweep seconds hand. Check!
Arabic numerals. Check!
Size. Hmmmm, not sure.
Date aperture at 4:30. Hmmm, not sure.
I'm eager to see more.
M4
I think the case looks potentially very interesting. I'm a fan of scalloped or skeletonised lugs.
You can't knock them for trying to produce something new. It may be an instant hit, it may be a sleeper with a slow build or it could tank but everyone will have to agree them doing this makes it interesting for us.
I do wonder whether or not they should be looking back to some of the vintage AP references for inspiration. Of course should they just replicate one of those there will be a lot of us here that would say "lazy, they are not being progressive etc etc" but if it was the right reference I'm not sure that would even be a bad thing from our perspective. The interesting question for me on that would be whether or not AP believe a watch like this could even sell to their existing customer base.
I really wish they wud come out with an enamel dial for the Jules Audemars range!! AP never experiments with enamel (one offs) [nt]
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The case and dial/hands hands just looks a bit mismatched.
I guess there is a way you could blend classic with the more modern hollow design but from this first glimpse i just dosnt look rigth.
I can't wait to see this case. It looks great to me.
I LOVE the structural aspect of the construction.
MichaelC, if you love the structural aspect of that case
Come all the way to the dark side and get a De Bethune DB28 😀 Takes that design theme to an extreme and will look great in your watch box next to your Freak.
Hope you’re having a great start to 2019!
NickO
Hope you’re having a great start to 2019!
NickO
Does not look like a breakthrough, but I keep my eyes open for the one in flesh. [nt]
No message body
Case looks very interesting
but the dial is giving me JLC Polaris and VC FiftySix vibes - I hope it doesn't veer into 'generic sport watch' territory (not that I have anything against either of those watches).
Can't wait!
This is clearly going to be a very polarizing release from AP and I feel like we have been misled from the few drawings and leaks that we've seen. So far I've seen a perpetual calendar version, a chronograph version, and now what looks like a time and date only version in this post. Regardless of what they release it will be the same critics who say that AP is a one trick pony every year (yet never buy any of their watches) that will crucify AP for coming up with an original design. I am very excited to see what they have been cooking up in Le Brassus for SIHH!
Incongruous
I'll wait to see the final version, of course, but as others have pointed out, the case seems incongruous with the dial and hands.
The case=modern, almost architectural
The dial & hands=more classic and staid
I'll avoid saying too much about the date between 4 and 5 o'clock, other than that I hate it 
Cheers,
John