It‘s happening - First AP incoming!

[VogelPhoenix]

Well, that looks very nice indeed!

[Steele]

Amazing piece. Love the size on your wrist. Congrats

[Mercutio]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Well, that looks very nice indeed!

As does your Panda - what a beauty!

[mazai]

Congrats, and well done on being patient!What an awesome pick up as a first.

[Palex]

Originally Posted by Mercutio

What made a significant difference was the process - when I first engaged with AP, I felt the conversation served to get to know each other, and gauge genuine interest. After that, the whole process had been transparent and fair - I was told that the ROC would be possible as a first watch, and that the grey dial could come through maybe after a year, whereas blue would require more time - attainable still, but requiring patience.

During the entire time, I checked in once in a while with them, and was always updated transparently and promptly, but also treated as a valued client-in-the-waiting.

I don’t think that people mind waiting for a coveted watch per se, what disassociates buyers from brands is the waitlist game - and AP handled the demand situation entirely differently, which ironically led at my end to a much stronger brand loyalty. Taking channel control in-house was a very prudent move in my opinion, and really strengthens how the brand is perceived and talked about.

I believe people react emphatically to fairness, and as such, Rolex ADs have done a terrible disservice to the brand image. I, for once, left AP already thinking about what watch to set my eyes on next, and can’t really see myself go back to Rolex, albeit I can call myself fortunate enough to own a few nice pieces from them, which I still very much enjoy. However, I don’t see myself getting another.

Best of luck with the watch you’re waiting for! Fingers crossed this will come through shortly!

Totally agree1

[ButtButt]

Looks amazing, congrats!

[boa2]

Originally Posted by Mercutio

Let‘s try this again:

Looks stunning. Congratulations and enjoy it!

[eonflux]

Congrats!!!

[Mercutio]

Honeymoon phase still going strong

Promise to stop picture spamming this thread after this one, but the AP craftsmanship is just unreal

[ikincooper]

Originally Posted by Mercutio

Honeymoon phase still going strong

Promise to stop picture spamming this thread after this one, but the AP craftsmanship is just unreal

Absolutely perfect size and please don’t stop sharing photos on my account. This is a forum to share your enjoyment of all things horological after all 😉


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[Little machines]

Congratulations! Looks great !

[HurricaneHarry]

Looks great. Amazing first AP!


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[dchang81]

Curious what size your wrist is? I used to think I preferred the 26240 but the proportions of the 26715 look nice too.

[GW44]

Looks fantastic

Keep sharing your content please.

[James84]

That’s a beauty. Congrats

[Mercutio]

…and honeymoon is over. The watch out of the blue stopped working. Chronograph no longer activating, and small second not spinning. Tried to rewind, which didn’t do anything. When I unscrew the crown, and move the minute hand, the small second turns again for ten seconds, and stops again.

What a Fall from heaven :-/

[ikincooper]

Originally Posted by Mercutio

…and honeymoon is over. The watch out of the blue stopped working. Chronograph no longer activating, and small second not spinning. Tried to rewind, which didn’t do anything. When I unscrew the crown, and move the minute hand, the small second turns again for ten seconds, and stops again.

What a Fall from heaven :-/

So sorry to hear OP but try and keep the faith.

I only wore my AP Diver for perhaps a few months (longer than your experience, I appreciate!) before I needed to have a complete warranty service completed. Thankfully it has been perfect since (and for a good 6-7 months now).

Clearly not the experience you’d want but unfortunately these things do happen from time to time. I hope you get a speedy repair sorted


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[Steele]

Originally Posted by Mercutio

…and honeymoon is over. The watch out of the blue stopped working. Chronograph no longer activating, and small second not spinning. Tried to rewind, which didn’t do anything. When I unscrew the crown, and move the minute hand, the small second turns again for ten seconds, and stops again.

What a Fall from heaven :-/

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[GW44]

Originally Posted by Mercutio

…and honeymoon is over. The watch out of the blue stopped working. Chronograph no longer activating, and small second not spinning. Tried to rewind, which didn’t do anything. When I unscrew the crown, and move the minute hand, the small second turns again for ten seconds, and stops again.

What a Fall from heaven :-/

Sorry to hear this. Are you dropping it back into APH London to get fixed?

[Akacoke]

Oh no. I guess time for warranty. So sorry to hear that.

[Mercutio]

Originally Posted by ikincooper

So sorry to hear OP but try and keep the faith.

I only wore my AP Diver for perhaps a few months (longer than your experience, I appreciate!) before I needed to have a complete warranty service completed. Thankfully it has been perfect since (and for a good 6-7 months now).

Clearly not the experience you’d want but unfortunately these things do happen from time to time. I hope you get a speedy repair sorted


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Thank you very much for your kind words - I needed this, cannot deny that I was pretty devastated.

Originally Posted by Steele

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Pretty much describes the disbelief I felt when I noticed this over dinner.

Originally Posted by Akacoke

Oh no. I guess time for warranty. So sorry to hear that.

Thank you for your sympathy!

Originally Posted by GW44

Sorry to hear this. Are you dropping it back into APH London to get fixed?

I actually bought it at the boutique in Germany (and I cannot emphasize enough how wonderful the team there is - the entire experience with them hugely contributed to my love for AP!) - made an appointment for Monday to have this investigated. Hopefully, they can fix this; I’m really sad that this happened within eight days, I treated the watch with so much care due to my scratch paranoia, and was truly looking forward to celebrate the festive season with it. Before this, the watch was running great - less than 2s delta per day;

As I’m in London rn, I though about stopping by the AP house and ask them to have a look, but probably better to leave this with the boutique I originally bought this from.

[NYG1121]

Classic AP story.. albeit it happened even faster than it usually does! Sorry OP, you are definitely part of the "club" now. Welcome!

[Champagnepapi]

I love your Energy.
Congrats on the beautiful ROC! Don’t worry about whatever went wrong - it happens with Rolex & Patek aswell. AP gives great warranty coverage and I’m sure they’ll sort you out in no time. Don’t forget to post the freebies if you got some (it’s tradition around here)


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[timepiececurator]

Nice piece! AP is just so unreal

[LndLord]

what a beauty

[sensui]

Congrats on a great 1st from the brand. It's a bit unfortunate but somewhat regular with AP for issues like this. They're usually on top of making things right though.

[Mercutio]

Originally Posted by NYG1121

Classic AP story.. albeit it happened even faster than it usually does! Sorry OP, you are definitely part of the "club" now. Welcome!

Thank you - maybe it is a rite of passage xD
I do hope they will sort things out, handed the watch in today, and the boutique will ship it for a full revision. I‘m a bit paranoid about the state in which I’ll get it back, whether they only exchange parts, or the whole movement, but I guess I’ll just have to ride this out. I’m concerned that the wheel train is damaged and that the interlocked wheels may have caused further damage, as the watch was fully wound, let’s see.

Originally Posted by sensui

Congrats on a great 1st from the brand. It's a bit unfortunate but somewhat regular with AP for issues like this. They're usually on top of making things right though.

Thank you very much, this is encouraging to hear!

Originally Posted by timepiececurator

Nice piece! AP is just so unreal

Thank you - I fully agree; I‘m afraid I’ve become a hopeless fan of the brand, hopefully, they can fix the issue, and the after sales support follows suit with how my experience had been so far

Originally Posted by LndLord

what a beauty

Thank you, I really think that 38mm is the perfect size for most, it wears more like a Daytona in size.

[Mercutio]

Originally Posted by Champagnepapi

I love your Energy.
Congrats on the beautiful ROC! Don’t worry about whatever went wrong - it happens with Rolex & Patek aswell. AP gives great warranty coverage and I’m sure they’ll sort you out in no time. Don’t forget to post the freebies if you got some (it’s tradition around here)


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Well, I’d certainly not argue against tradition then

The boutique were very nice, took the watch in and I felt they were genuinely sorry for the inconvenience, I hope that they can return the watch swiftly to former glory. I’m a bit concerned as the malfunction appears to be a major one, faulty wheel train, but as they will conduct a full service, hopefully this can be resolved. I would expect from AP a very diligent and well cared for service, hence, anxiously awaiting the return. Bit of a bummer that I won’t have the watch for the holidays still though :-/

Notwithstanding, the team is great, and also gave me some cool swag to take away as an early Christmas gift, which I certainly did not expect, and found very kind and caring: