AP House Experience

[Rollieo]

AP does the experience really well. Moving towards an in house AP driven retail experience has really allowed them to elevate the brand when visiting.

Went to the AP House in Hamburg, hosted by Sonya. She of course knows that I’m based in the states and will be buying watches at my local AP boutique, but never-less provided a great experience. The AP House is setup like hanging out at a friend's house. Hanging out in a living room setting drinking coffee while having a conversation and trying on watches.

Solidified my interest in the 37mm RO, and really glad they had the navy blue dial (albeit it being with a diamond bezel) to see the color and try it on. I thought that the dark blue would make the watch look smaller, but the overall case size still works really well on my wrist and I like the contrast on the dark blue dial with the hands for legibility. Not sure if I like the blue even more than the grey dial now!

[boa2]

That looks really nice. Looking forward to visiting the AP House in Mexico City. Thanks for the pics.

[Steele]

I actually like the blue and the bling combo. I have never been partial to the grey/silver dial I feel it blends to much and you miss the impact of the case and dial and how they work together. The best thing about the grey/silver dial is that it changes colors like crazy

[Rollieo]

Originally Posted by Steele

I actually like the blue and the bling combo. I have never been partial to the grey/silver dial I feel it blends to much and you miss the impact of the case and dial and how they work together. The best thing about the grey/silver dial is that it changes colors like crazy

It’s exactly the reason why the grey dial looks bigger on the wrist, which is a pro to me. But agreed that contrast is nice, so I’m on the fence.

The grey does really have quite the effect with the tapisserie dial. Also it seems like grey is a bit monotone and an “everyday” neutral color, but funny enough if you think about it, there are very very few watches in grey. It’s a beautiful piece.

The bling is too much (and too feminine) for me. I actually tried this on awhile back, you probably would’ve liked this combo. Only tried it on because I really dig the motif dial, too bad Rolex discontinued it.

[AEV]

Nice AP house. One of the latest that was opened.

[PalmBeacher83]

So now they can tell you they won’t sell you a watch on a luxury couch! Awesome.

[messikens]

Originally Posted by PalmBeacher83

So now they can tell you they won’t sell you a watch on a luxury couch! Awesome.

LOL... Not wrong