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jb335 · 21 April 2018, 10:10 AM

Buuuut, you probably can do a bit better than 16% over mSRP on a one month old watch. I mean, I don't think that's crazy high in today's market, but you can probably do better.

DCheeta · 21 April 2018, 11:39 AM

It's amazing how fast the market is changing on these things.

Keep in mind that if you're paying a premium, you're not buying from a boutique and therefore probably not paying sales tax. Factor that in and the premium may sting a little less.

The Polite Boy · 22 April 2018, 03:35 AM

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VICI · 22 April 2018, 06:09 AM

Price and demand have gone sky high on SS pieces...

cfjan · 18 September 2018, 03:44 AM

Boutique called and they were able to get me the watch ahead of schedule! My first AP!

cfjan · 18 September 2018, 03:47 AM

Before removing the stickers, ha!

cfjan · 18 September 2018, 03:50 AM

In the box.. !

cfjan · 18 September 2018, 03:52 AM

Already took it on a trip!

chad362wiley · 18 September 2018, 03:58 AM

Prices have gone WILD on these. Theyre like 24k now. You scored my friend. This all happened in the past few months.

Crazy market..

cfjan · 18 September 2018, 04:06 AM

Yeah, I was glad that I get to buy it at the list price (and before the potential price hike!).. I have a feeling that 15400 will get a price bump next year.. Just my wild guess.. !

cfjan · 18 September 2018, 04:12 AM

I think my taste never changed.. before I knew anything about AP.. I bought (or rather, my parents did) this Seiko when I was in elementary school, because I love the octagon shape and the rivets.

Little did I know that it was a homage to the original Royal Oak.. (the Seiko was around 30 years old, maybe a little bit more)

Anyway, amusing looking back.. !

T3F · 18 September 2018, 04:44 AM

Congrats on the new addition, mine says "hi." That's a really cool story with the Seiko, as well.

mjclark32 · 18 September 2018, 04:47 AM

Beauty, congrats!

Kjp061987 · 18 September 2018, 06:18 AM

Congrats! Amazing piece and looks great on you.

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DGB · 18 September 2018, 06:42 AM

Putting a 30% deposit is standard with AP. I heard many stories that the delivery is much faster with a deposit and this is in many countries across the globe.

I booked a 15202 in Paris Boutique in May this years promised for December. The watch was ready in September. They did increase the price though.

They take you more seriously with a deposit.

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R!$ · 18 September 2018, 07:27 AM

totally worth the wait

Tht Weeknd · 22 September 2018, 09:09 PM

Got mine this week after 3 months of wait. All the wait was worthwhile!

Tht Weeknd · 22 September 2018, 09:10 PM

Oh and I forgot to mentioned that I made my deposit in Late June and collected it this week.

cfjan · 22 September 2018, 09:43 PM

Congrats!! 3 months is very good! Better than my wait! But I was just glad that it didn’t drag into next year and risking a possible price increase!!

Recon · 7 October 2018, 06:12 PM

I was looking at the AP website and noticed that they don't have the blue dial model under the "boutique exclusive" list anymore. Does anyone know what happened?? In fact the only "boutique exclusive" model in the Royal Oak range is the Openworked Extra thin Tourbillon.

SC11 · 7 October 2018, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Recon

I was looking at the AP website and noticed that they don't have the blue dial model under the "boutique exclusive" list anymore. Does anyone know what happened?? In fact the only "boutique exclusive" model in the Royal Oak range is the Openworked Extra thin Tourbillon.

Goes with their moves be be a boutique only retailer so in essence all models will eventually be BO!

But for the time being I wouldn’t look too much into it as the 15407st has never been listed as a BO model yet I’m still to hear of one ever being sold by an AD!

HK Islandboy · 8 October 2018, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfjan

Boutique called and they were able to get me the watch ahead of schedule! My first AP!

Congratulations! Mine arrived a couple of weeks back - similar wait time.

It is an awesome piece. Enjoy it!

Rbrand · 8 October 2018, 11:33 PM

If along the line you don't get comfortable with the condition of things, you could possibly ask for a refund of cash

HK Islandboy · 9 October 2018, 07:15 PM

In case anyone is looking for a 15400st ruthenium dial, the HK boutique has one in stock. Not sure if it is spoken for though.

Razorsedge1 · 9 October 2018, 07:48 PM

The blue looks so good I think it is worth wait and potential price increase. Also, don't be surprised if watch arrives sooner than promised. Good luck.

wiswrist · 10 October 2018, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recon

I was looking at the AP website and noticed that they don't have the blue dial model under the "boutique exclusive" list anymore. Does anyone know what happened?? In fact the only "boutique exclusive" model in the Royal Oak range is the Openworked Extra thin Tourbillon.

I noticed the same thing last week. Strange ...

2nastie · 10 October 2018, 06:56 AM

Very interesting. We don't have a boutique in Canada so the AD at times was able to get the blue 15400, 15450, 15202 (extremely hard and limited but possible). Perhaps they have revisited this "exclusive" moniker.

18 September 2018, 03:44 AM	#35
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	Boutique called and they were able to get me the watch ahead of schedule! My first AP! Attached Images

18 September 2018, 03:47 AM	#36
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	Before removing the stickers, ha! Attached Images

18 September 2018, 03:50 AM	#37
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	In the box.. ! Attached Images

18 September 2018, 03:52 AM	#38
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	Already took it on a trip! Attached Images

18 September 2018, 03:58 AM	#39
chad362wiley "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: N/A Posts: 1,218	Prices have gone WILD on these. Theyre like 24k now. You scored my friend. This all happened in the past few months. Crazy market.. __________________ 116506

21 April 2018, 10:10 AM	#31
jb335 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: The States Watch: Cosmograph Daytona Posts: 7,648	Buuuut, you probably can do a bit better than 16% over mSRP on a one month old watch. I mean, I don't think that's crazy high in today's market, but you can probably do better.

21 April 2018, 11:39 AM	#32
DCheeta "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Dave Location: NYC Posts: 7,184	It's amazing how fast the market is changing on these things. Keep in mind that if you're paying a premium, you're not buying from a boutique and therefore probably not paying sales tax. Factor that in and the premium may sting a little less.

22 April 2018, 03:35 AM	#33
The Polite Boy "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Singapore Posts: 1	O Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22 April 2018, 06:09 AM	#34
VICI "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Gotham City Watch: IG: Mr_Right_NYC Posts: 5,672	Price and demand have gone sky high on SS pieces...

18 September 2018, 04:06 AM	#40
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	Yeah, I was glad that I get to buy it at the list price (and before the potential price hike!).. I have a feeling that 15400 will get a price bump next year.. Just my wild guess.. !

18 September 2018, 04:12 AM	#41
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	I think my taste never changed.. before I knew anything about AP.. I bought (or rather, my parents did) this Seiko when I was in elementary school, because I love the octagon shape and the rivets. Little did I know that it was a homage to the original Royal Oak.. (the Seiko was around 30 years old, maybe a little bit more) Anyway, amusing looking back.. ! Attached Images

18 September 2018, 04:44 AM	#42
T3F "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: USA Posts: 457	Congrats on the new addition, mine says "hi." That's a really cool story with the Seiko, as well. __________________ Instagram: @watchadmiral

18 September 2018, 04:47 AM	#43
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Beauty, congrats! __________________

18 September 2018, 06:18 AM	#44
Kjp061987 Banned Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Texas Watch: PAM512 Posts: 333	Congrats! Amazing piece and looks great on you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

18 September 2018, 06:42 AM	#45
DGB "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: uk Posts: 992	Putting a 30% deposit is standard with AP. I heard many stories that the delivery is much faster with a deposit and this is in many countries across the globe. I booked a 15202 in Paris Boutique in May this years promised for December. The watch was ready in September. They did increase the price though. They take you more seriously with a deposit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

18 September 2018, 07:27 AM	#46
R!$ Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,405	totally worth the wait

22 September 2018, 09:09 PM	#47
Tht Weeknd "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Singapore Posts: 19	Got mine this week after 3 months of wait. All the wait was worthwhile!

22 September 2018, 09:10 PM	#48
Tht Weeknd "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Singapore Posts: 19	Oh and I forgot to mentioned that I made my deposit in Late June and collected it this week.

22 September 2018, 09:43 PM	#49
cfjan "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: China Watch: SD43 Posts: 105	Congrats!! 3 months is very good! Better than my wait! But I was just glad that it didn’t drag into next year and risking a possible price increase!!

7 October 2018, 06:12 PM	#50
Recon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: New York Watch: ALS 1815 Chrono Posts: 36	I was looking at the AP website and noticed that they don't have the blue dial model under the "boutique exclusive" list anymore. Does anyone know what happened?? In fact the only "boutique exclusive" model in the Royal Oak range is the Openworked Extra thin Tourbillon.

8 October 2018, 11:33 PM	#53
Rbrand Banned Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: New york Posts: 34	If along the line you don't get comfortable with the condition of things, you could possibly ask for a refund of cash

9 October 2018, 07:15 PM	#54
HK Islandboy "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hong Kong Watch: AP Posts: 3,825	In case anyone is looking for a 15400st ruthenium dial, the HK boutique has one in stock. Not sure if it is spoken for though.

9 October 2018, 07:48 PM	#55
Razorsedge1 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 448	The blue looks so good I think it is worth wait and potential price increase. Also, don't be surprised if watch arrives sooner than promised. Good luck.

10 October 2018, 06:56 AM	#57
2nastie "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: YVR Watch: Time Only Posts: 2,332	Very interesting. We don't have a boutique in Canada so the AD at times was able to get the blue 15400, 15450, 15202 (extremely hard and limited but possible). Perhaps they have revisited this "exclusive" moniker.

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