Audemars Piguet

Considering 44mm Royal Oak Offshore in forge carbon, the ROO Jarno Trulli, or the ROO Sébastien Buemi. Photo attached side by side of Trulli and 44 Carbon. Tough call at any price point. Looking for some additional input. Appreciated.

i like the new 44mm carbon ap  more then the other ones.

because of the size  and  how it wears on the wrist with the light weight.

It's really down to personal preference really. I personally like the Trulli more....

Best,

Horo

I prefere the Buemi....but either are great pieces so you can't go wrong.

Andy.

These questions always come down to personal preference.

My choice is definitely the Jarno Trulli.  It is one of my favorite LE Offshores and continues to fly under the radar.  Cermet is astounding in person.

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The perhaps now "older" standard case works a bit better for me than the newer one.  So, we take the more traditional Offshore and case it in carbon, then apply ultra refined details such as the cermet bezel and exquisitely finished dial.  I see it as perhaps the most evolved "standard" offshore chrono issued by AP.

All nice pieces, but the Trulli is most special, IMO.

I prefer the slightly smaller size and the taper of the case and strap of the older style roos and am not so keen on all black watches on me. I also think that the Trulli is one of the best looking roos. I do also like the Buemi, but the fact that he wasn't a truly great racing driver and only raced for one of the 'slow' teams, yet still got dropped, would put me off. In terms of looks, my order of preference would be 1. Trulli, 2. Buemi, 3. 44mm carbon. Good luck with your choice.

I had  the same dilemma you had before and I went with the Trulli bacause the use choice of materials (cermet bezel, titanium pushers, carbon case) mixed with subtle differences of the standard 42mm ROO (tab indices on dial, display case back, flat pushers). Without going into rose gold pieces, in my opinion the Trulli only trails the RBII.

you cannot take your eyes off of while on your wrist and just feels right on your wrist.

IMHO, and as others have stated, the Trulli is one of the best ROOs ever produced.  It is a wonderful combination of two great materials: carbon and ceramic.  Likewise, the color combination is complex and engaging, yet understated and muted.  I also much prefer the 42 mm case size and shape, as compared to the 44mm case -- it wears much smaller (and the 42mm already wears very big for its size).  Lastly, the Trulli is limited to 500 pieces, whereas the carbon is an unlimited run.

I had AP make a custom black hornback strap with grey stitching that complements the watch wonderfully.  You could also do red stitching -- that would be more striking, but I wanted to maintain the understated quality of the watch.

helps keep one interested in the piece longer, and makes one be more enamored with the watch!
I would go with the Trulli to back what Craig says.

Keep us posted!

dial:   the trulli has a faaar more interesting dial, with the 3 dimensional center tapisserie and multi levels.   the 44mm carbon is just black and flat

Trulli for sure!

Trulli for me.

My top three 'must-get' APs are the following: All Black Forged Carbon, Trulli, and the Legacy!

Well I can see that I am massively out voted on this one, but I stick my hand up for the new carbon, I just struggle so much wo get on with the old style chrono pushers, to me the new AP synergy with the chrono pushers & winder is a fantastic improvement in design, I love the angles etc.

But heyho, we all have differing tastes.it quite surprises me to see so much favour for the older style....

 

Sitll congrats on your watch, enjoy it, despite my preference I still think yours is a stunning watch