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Had it been the ceramic I truly desired, I would have bought that. I think the ceramic is absolutely stunning too though, but the steel works better to my eyes. I do have another (much cheaper) AP with ceramic bezel, where it works well as the watch is rose gold and black. |
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Congratulations and yes ….. the beast of the best
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I agree the ST is the sharpest, with the ceramic a very very close 2nd. If you paid $150k that is a steal! The seem to be close to $200k now.
Congrats! This is truly one of the most mesmerizing dials ! |
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I will never sell this though, as it is by far my favourite watch. |
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Any idea why the boutique would supply the "flipper"? Did you register the watch with AP? Wondering if there are people in sufficiently good standing with AP for them to tolerate a 15407 flip, or if that was your flippers endgame with AP.
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given all of the many APs with grey dealers it's gotta be tolerated by AP for some VIPs. interesting questions.
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I did register it. No issues arose. |
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In North America and Europe, it’s the end game if you pull that stunt. I sold a two year old Bucci RO that I got before this madness and got a bit of a hard time. Can’t speak for Asia or Middle East |
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#41 |
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That watch looks awesome! How is legibility of the hands / time (if it even matters with a watch like that!)?
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1. Congrats OP on absolutely stunning... actually beyond stunning piece!!! I too agree with you that it looks perfect in steel and I'm glad you are actually wearing and enjoying it.
2. For people arguing which is better - PM, ceramic, or steel - OP clearly stated this is his grail, so why bother with silly questions, comments or arguments. OP made this choice and is very happy. 3. The flipper part is a bit annoying tbh. There are people, such as OP, who genuinely love this watch, but are not given the opportunity to own one because of the VIP clients who flip. But I suppose life is not fair, lol... Still annoying... I'd LOVE the opportunity to buy on at MSRP so I can wear and enjoy it, but that might be a bit challenging... LOL |
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they are probably gonna discontinue it bro i would just buy it. I heard the gold is discontinued a while back hence the price went parabolic.
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The hand finishing everywhere is so good, and the background behind the hands is generally dark, so the hands catch any light extremely well rendering it very easy to read other than in dim light.
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Thanks, and you clearly "get it". I too found it annoying about flippers, resulting in people like who want to wear it never being able to obtain it at a retailer. But I decided life is too short, and to just take the plunge and own my grail. I was also concerned it would get discontinued, and thereby become a much harder to acquire watch. Hence, I just went for it when I got the chance of a brand new one. |
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Stunning !
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Love it
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Looking forward to the day you get bored of it and want to flip it for a new grail OP (perhaps the rose gold version? :P)
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Congrats OP! I agree that ST is the better choice compared to the ceramic. I never like the ceramic clasp for some reason. Hopefully next year 2022 I can get my hands on one.
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Love it. Recall vividly having the Miami boutique pull the 15305st (prior gen) from the wall case in 2016 and trying it on in awe. Sadly I balked at the 35k msrp lol
Such is life.
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Very unique beautiful piece.
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#55 |
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Thanks all :)
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#56 |
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The 15407 in steel is just perfect. The black ceramic version is essentially a completely different watch. I fell in love with the 15407 a couple of years ago but the 15416 has a completely different appeal. I've love to have both as they are that different.
Nice pick up OP, and great commitment. |
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