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Old 23 May 2014, 12:35 AM   #1
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AP Royal Oak Chronograph 26320 pictures...
Finally got around to taking some pictures of my AP ROC... Here they are!





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Old 23 May 2014, 12:40 AM   #2
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Old 23 May 2014, 12:40 AM   #3
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Love it--looks GREAT!!

ROC rocks!
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Old 23 May 2014, 12:49 AM   #4
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Old 23 May 2014, 12:51 AM   #5
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Love it! Truly a beautiful reference!
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Old 23 May 2014, 12:59 AM   #6
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Wow! Gorgeous.
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Old 23 May 2014, 01:04 AM   #7
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Great looking watch. My favorite AP.
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Old 23 May 2014, 01:12 AM   #8
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Old 23 May 2014, 02:15 AM   #9
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Old 23 May 2014, 02:33 AM   #10
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Old 23 May 2014, 03:15 AM   #11
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Gorgeous pics, but then this watch does photograph rather well!
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Old 23 May 2014, 03:53 AM   #12
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Old 23 May 2014, 03:55 AM   #13
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Old 19 June 2014, 06:08 PM   #14
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The black dial seems to be less common than the white dial. Just from browsing the sales forums plenty of white dials by less blacks on sale
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Old 19 June 2014, 09:44 PM   #15
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The black dial seems to be less common than the white dial. Just from browsing the sales forums plenty of white dials by less blacks on sale
Maybe the black dials are not being sold on as much. Generally I prefer black dials on SS watches and white on RG.
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Old 19 June 2014, 08:05 PM   #16
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hey there,

the Black ROC is stunning and I'm saying this as a true proud owner of one…

btw, pictures don't do it half the justice it deserves.. the ROC is so much more beautiful in flesh..
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Old 19 June 2014, 08:41 PM   #17
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Great picture - fantastic watch. I owned one once upon a time and would take it back tomorrow
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Old 19 June 2014, 08:49 PM   #18
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Finally got around to taking some pictures of my AP ROC... Here they are!





Awesome! Great shots!
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Old 20 June 2014, 12:46 AM   #19
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the black ROC is more sought after which is why its usually sold and the ones you find more are the white.. the white ones look awesome too but i prefer black on ss..
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Old 20 June 2014, 01:29 AM   #20
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Very, very, very nice
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Old 20 June 2014, 02:36 AM   #21
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Love it. My only wish for it is an exhibition back.
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Old 20 June 2014, 03:30 AM   #22
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Love it. My only wish for it is an exhibition back.
yup i totally wished for that too.. giving the ROC 26320 a open case back (something like the 15400)… i wonder why didn't they do that since both models were launched during the same year..

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yup i totally wished for that too.. giving the ROC 26320 a open case back (something like the 15400)… i wonder why didn't they do that since both models were launched during the same year..

any ideas?
I think (and this is pure speculation based on looking at them- feel free to correct any misinformation) that AP only gives open case backs to in house calibers.

The ROC uses the excellent F. Piguet Chronograph movement (now owned by Blancpain I believe) where the RO uses an in house AP caliber and the ROO uses that same in house caliber with a Dubois Depraz chronograph module, like the Tudor Heritage chronograph, except that one places the module on the caseback side and AP places it on the dial side (as evidenced by the sunken date on the ROO).

I own an older (F- serial) ROC and can confidently say that the Blancpain movement is an excellent one, whether you can see it or not.

Hope that helps.
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I think (and this is pure speculation based on looking at them- feel free to correct any misinformation) that AP only gives open case backs to in house calibers.

The ROC uses the excellent F. Piguet Chronograph movement (now owned by Blancpain I believe) where the RO uses an in house AP caliber and the ROO uses that same in house caliber with a Dubois Depraz chronograph module, like the Tudor Heritage chronograph, except that one places the module on the caseback side and AP places it on the dial side (as evidenced by the sunken date on the ROO).

I own an older (F- serial) ROC and can confidently say that the Blancpain movement is an excellent one, whether you can see it or not.

Hope that helps.
Agree, that's why its always good to go gold when you can't see the gold rotor.
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15202 not in house and has exhibition back and could be the most beautiful movement in the line up. I think the issue is that the chrono module just isn't that attractive when viewed from the back. In part, this is why I opted for the 15300... The movement and gold rotor are just beautiful.
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Old 21 June 2014, 04:54 AM   #28
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15202 not in house and has exhibition back

I stand corrected- did not know that was an outsourced movement. Who makes it?
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I stand corrected- did not know that was an outsourced movement. Who makes it?
It was originally made by Jaeger Lecoultre in the 70s, but is now used exclusively by AP. In house or not, the calibre 2121 is legendary.
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