Audemars Piguet

I have been offered a 15202 stainless at a pretty decent price. It has been one of the watches on my wishlist for a while. However, while I can afford to keep my RO Chrono (blue face, orange hands, stainless), I think it would be quite superfluous to do so and can't mentally justify keeping both. There is a bit of sentimental attachment to the Chrono as it is what got me into watches.

What would you do, assuming you didn't want to / couldn't justify keeping both?

But keep your chronograph.  I think the prices for a new 15202 are absurd, and I'm an owner.  I have a personal policy to never pay over retail.  For what these post at now, you can own something like a UN Freak, which again in my opinion, offers quite a bit more than the Oak does.

Thank you for the advice. I have the same personal policy and I am getting it very very close to retail. Hence the dilemma.
Don’t want to buy it and then sell it, as I will be taking someone else’s spot and that’s another personal policy of mine.
Will report back with what I do

Just added the chrono, same ref as yours but with panda dial. They have a very different feel. I think they supplement each other very well.
I would keep the chrono if you can and make a decision later.
It also depends what other watches you have. But don’t pass on the 15202. It’s magic!

The panda dial is brilliant - it was my second choice of the chronos and definitely more versatile than the one I have, but the heart prevailed.
My other watches are a Reverso 8 days GMT and a MUT Moon. Will hopefully be adding a Patek 5396R at the right time.
Def don’t want to pass, but I don’t want to buy it and flip it for sure.

what do you mean by decent price?

Answers above but you are right, only I can pull the trigger. Will keep you guys posted.

In my view, if there is one reference to own from AP, it's this one. Absolute classic.

Just went and got the Chrono out and tried it on. Can’t get myself to part with it!
But will try and secure the 15202 and see if that changes my mind.

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And good policy-I don’t think you will part with the 15202.

The 15202 is a superb watch, ... much like MANY MANY other superb watches that are available.  If you have small wrists (mine are 6.5"), the newer ones with the butterfly deployant are better.  Single sided, I couldn't get it to fit right.  The lack of a dynamic second hand bothered me.  Some don't mind.  I did.  The movement is gorgeous.  Older rotors are nicer to my eye.  All that said,  Keep the chrono.

Size shouldn't be an issue as the 39mm chrono is the same size/case (someone please correct me if I am wrong).

I actually liked the lack of a dynamic seconds hand - felt a bit old school and time passing slowly, but that may be me getting old!

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If that’s the case, not only I’d pass on the watch, but IMO they should definitely be reported😉

It's a few years old safe queen bought by a friend and never worn, being offered at very close to retail as a favour. He's paring down his collection and this is an offer to friends only (hence I have to act before others do and that's the "spot" I was referring to - sorry for the confusion
If it was from an AD above retail I would not touch it, as a matter of principle.

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Thanks all for the inputs. Have asked him for it and if I do get it, will post pictures. If I don't like it, will sell it at the same price to the next person who responds to him

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Since it is late, have sent him a text. Will only know tomorrow morning, if I got it or someone else got there before I did.
🤞🤞

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Would have been the sensible thing to do!

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Coincidentally was told by one of my AD friends today that this year is totally sold out and the earliest there is even a sniff of a chance of getting one is late next year.

I often call the 15202 the perfect AP but the decision come down to which one do you prefer seeing on your wrist. Tough choice but your screen name tells me something.