Audemars Piguet

Me & AP it seems have struggled to get along too well in the past!.I have tried but not quite hit the spot with them, until now.

First off I got hold of a T3 ( white Face ), loved the look of the watch, but it was just too big after a while so sent it off to a new home.

Second Montoya...thought the carbon fibre on the bezel looked a bit 'stuck on'..was very white on the face  & not that easy to tell the time on..had to go!

Thrid up rubens barri 2, nice watch, just a bit overally fussy on the dial after a while for me...but this is the one I would of kept out of all of them, ahd a good trade not come along

ROO safari next, liked this one, but just cannot get on with the the little plastic buttons for stop /start on the chrono, numbers on the dial a bit big for me also

Carbon aLinghi next...the alinghi 'swirl' started to annoy me a bit!

Anyway been looking at getting back to an AP for ages, but nothing has floated my boat, the grand prix's are a bit gaudy for my taste, and the ROO chrono's i just cannot get on with the 'buttons' they are just a bit secondary looking to me. The closest I came was the survivor, like the watch, the dial but just cannot get on with the chrono button guards, just way too big.

So when I saw the new 2011 AP Roo's I thought at last just what I am after, nice new proper chrono buttons, simple dial, no numbers, red accents, not too big at 44mm...just what I had been waiting for..and they now have the transparent back, I always like to be able to see a movement. Then to cap it off they also do a carbon cased model, that is something I really liked in the Alinghi, ... suits the watch in the same way titanium suits a richard mille, or platinum suits a Patek etc, AP for me shouts carbon...again all the above is just an explanation of my tastes, I do not wish to offend anyone who owns any pieces I mention, I just talk through it so you can understand why the ROO carbon is the first time AP has ticked all my boxes!

Anyway did indeed purchase one, and have taken a few snaps on the Iphone, not seen many pics yet, would like to see some real life pics of the titanium version as I was very heavily torn between that one & the carbon, the gold one was a bit bling for me, so not a problem there!.

Really liking the 'build' quality on this watch, the hour markers, hands etc all seem really nicely finished, the hour markers adding a bit of subtle 'twinkle' to the overall blackness. I would be interested to see this carbon version with a white face similar to the tit version, but I dont think AP make one, dont know if they have any plans to do so either...anyway without further ado my pics...

 

 

The pushers on a Safari are not plastic (nor on any other Offshore) but rubber.  Also, the other variant of the new Offshore is not cased in titanium but rather stainless steel.  The third version as you mention is RG.

The new Offshores have been a hit with most who have handled them.  AP really has melded many features of other pieces into these new, standard collection offerings.  My impression was it "looks" much larger on the wrist than other standard Offshores, despite being listed as only 2mm larger.  Surely a great evolution of the Offshore.

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Great watch!  Congratulations! 

I love the Survivor, that's one of my favorite AP Royal Oak Offshores. 

Definitely a beautiful piece you purchased!

...The swirl of the Alinghi indeed was somewhat annoying. The new ROO is a fantastic choice. Congrats and ENJOY!

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Beautiful watch!! Wear it in the best of health!

But the weigh of carbon case has the comfort I wouldn't want to give up!
j

Looks great and glad to hear that you found a AP ROO that fit's your criteria.

Regards,
ED-209

hehe no the lange's not jealous, it knows it has to share wrist time, watches are like children, they have to learn to share!

Yep the weight is spot on in carbon, a very nicely weighted watch indeed. Thanks for correcting me on my err on the titanium model which is infact steel, odd that on a watch like this, I wonder why AP didnt go with titanium, would suit the piece very well. I know the pushers on the previous models are rubber, sorry for my flippant remark there, to reiterarte its just about my personal opinions, not a criticism of any ap models per se

IF you do snag the steel version please do post up pics, would be great to see some decent ones, like I say really liking the white face on that model
cheers

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we're going to see a flood of preowned ROOs on the market with everyone rushing to sell their old ROOs to fund the purchase of this new version.  My only qualm with the 2011 ROO is that its so good that it essentially makes all pre 2011 ROOs obsolete.

the unscratchable ceramic bezel to replace the old scratch magnet bezels

the new ceramic pushers to replace "rubber" pushers

display back, new and improved movement..

any ONE of those upgrades would have been huge, but to get them all at once.... its like going from 2007 iphone straight to 2011 iphone 4S

Had a couple of questions on size on the wrist, find that topic all a bit subjective really, as it depends on your size. I am 6'5" with a 7.5" wrist, so for me 44mm watches are a good size, 36mm just totally lost on me, looks like a childs watch!. Anyway the AP wears very well, its relatively thin for a 44mm watch so it does slide under shirt sleeves etc quite well, very happy with the weight & wearability overall

I think this new model has indeed done for me what the AP ROO should of looked like long ago, if you want a 'sporty' watch. It has for want of a better expression 'sportied' up the watch to be in line with what they have produced in the F1 Grand prix line for a while,ie nicer pushers that have synergy with the body & the overall dial look. However the ROO's do elegant as well, and I can totally understand why others would prefer the more 'dress' orienatated ROO, the superslims etc so I dont quite think the latest incarnation of this model has upset the whole line, but for those like me who wanted the 'sporty' ROO I think this line is it, as you say has really updated that particular aspect of the AP ROO line

Do you have another AP ROO? side by side pic would be great.  Curious how this at 44mm compares to the 42mm Roo's

just tried this same watch on in the AP boutique at Taipei 101.  It is BIG.  The bezel is a full 2mm bigger the size isnt just from the bulked up pusher casing.  

I happened to be wearing my gshock frogman and its the exact same size.  The carbon version also kind of looks and feels(weight) like a gshock.

the 42mm ROO Chrono and ROO Diver are a better size in my opinion, but this new 44mm ROO has better features (ceramic bezel, pushers, crown, etc.)

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