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SMD · 16 December 2014, 03:53 AM

Its been a couple of months since this happened so it is not really an incoming per se, but I did mix things up a little bit.

AP family consisted of 15400 (white/silver), 15703 (ss) and 15707 (ceramic). I wanted to add a new piece, but I loved everything I had so my initial thought was to just add rather than replace. But at the same time, when the collection gets up to a bakers dozen, it is probably time to start making some "hard" decisions and consolidating a bit.

So, unfortunately, this had to go:

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I will miss it, loved it, but at the same time I had two divers and I did not want to part with the 15707 or the 15400:

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So, gone but not forgotten. To help fill the void, I decided to add this:

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Few observations about this piece:

-- this is a big watch! I have about 7.75" wrist and this guy still feels really big, bigger than my PAM 190 for example. The biggest driver of the size difference is not the width but the length. I do not have calipers to measure the delta between the lugs, but suffice it to say it wears much larger than the 42mm diver. The Chrono module obviously makes it quite a bit thicker than the diver.

-- while this is a big watch, I find it very comfortable. I think it wears better than the 15703 as the weight is more spread out. I have even forgotten I had it on a few times and slept with it on! So, while it is a very big watch, it is surprisingly comfortable. I find it more comfortable that the SS Diver, but not as comfortable as the ceramic (which is not terribly surprising).

-- the dial is awesome. It is constantly playing tricks with the eye. It really is more grey/silver, yet appears white in photos. The depth is hard to capture in pictures (at least it is for me anyway) but is mesmerizing. I debated which 44mm to get for quite some time, and while I like FC, since I already had a ceramic diver, it seemed slightly redundant for me. Obviously RG is great, but just not my style... yet. So that led me to the SS pseudo panda dial. Love it, not much more to say.

-- the rubber strap is different than the diver strap, but in a good way. Much more pliable out of the box. Not sure why, but the diver strap is more firm if that makes any sense. I prefer this strap.

-- accuracy is perfect, no issues. I have had some fast APs in the day, this one is perfect so far, no issues.

Love it, love the look, and the added ceramic bezel is a plus. I moved recently and wore this watch for the entire process and it came through it with flying colors!

texex91 · 16 December 2014, 04:57 AM

Alright--44mm LOVE!!

Huge congrats and I know you will love that one!

SMD · 16 December 2014, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by texex91

Alright--44mm LOVE!!

Huge congrats and I know you will love that one!

Thanks. Few years behind you but doing my best to keep up!

AK797 · 16 December 2014, 06:53 AM

looks great, congrats!

s14roller · 16 December 2014, 07:51 AM

One of my favs, congrats!

eonflux · 16 December 2014, 09:41 AM

The dial on the steel 44mm is beautiful, and probably the most interesting of the various models, though I do love the dial on my FC.
Pictures don't capture/convey how the appearance of that silver/light grey/white dial changes with different light angles.

My wrist is smaller than yours, but I also found the 44mm chrono's more comfortable than the 42mm chrono's or divers. It looks to me that the lugs/straps point down at a greater angle relative to the case on the 44mm chrono's than on the 42mm ROO models. For my smaller wrist, that little bit of difference really matters. And agree the weight feels better spread over a larger part of the wrist on the 44mm vs 42mm.

Littlelad2 · 16 December 2014, 09:47 AM

That's a fantastic looking watch, but too big for my girly little wrist

WAK4 · 16 December 2014, 10:20 AM

Love that dial. My favorite of the 44mm. Congrats!

VICI · 16 December 2014, 10:50 AM

Those pics are great. Congrats on the 44!

Manofsteelpt · 16 December 2014, 11:39 AM

Congrats on your new AP... I must be the only one that doesn't think the 44mm's wear larger.

aleeboy · 16 December 2014, 11:57 AM

Congrats. Awesome upgrade for sure.

The watch is VERY big, but I find fits my 6.25 inch wrist fine.

B. Doggy · 16 December 2014, 12:46 PM

Nice score, man!

Aldino · 16 December 2014, 02:43 PM

Awesome choice!!!

I love my SS 44mm and the dial is mesmerizing indeed! And besides that you can not beat that sweet, very eye-catching Panda dial.

Enjoy it for many years to come...

applegrape · 16 December 2014, 03:00 PM

AP 44MM is actually more bigger than PAM 47MM.

take a shot of pam 47mm and ap 44mm.

however is a cool piece

wisguy · 16 December 2014, 03:24 PM

Great addition

The diver is a great watch, but easy to part with, I sold mine after a couple of months and have not really missed it.

GB-man · 16 December 2014, 03:50 PM

Congrats! Looks great

Time Collector · 16 December 2014, 04:44 PM

Congrats! You picked a nice watch to fill the void with, I love that 44 mm.

Hairdude1 · 16 December 2014, 04:46 PM

Awesome!! Congrats!

SMD · 16 December 2014, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AK797

looks great, congrats!

Your pics are getting me over my hangups with gold, so we shall see.

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Originally Posted by s14roller

One of my favs, congrats!

Thanks. Love the RG Novelty as well!

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Originally Posted by eonflux

The dial on the steel 44mm is beautiful, and probably the most interesting of the various models, though I do love the dial on my FC.
Pictures don't capture/convey how the appearance of that silver/light grey/white dial changes with different light angles.

My wrist is smaller than yours, but I also found the 44mm chrono's more comfortable than the 42mm chrono's or divers. It looks to me that the lugs/straps point down at a greater angle relative to the case on the 44mm chrono's than on the 42mm ROO models. For my smaller wrist, that little bit of difference really matters. And agree the weight feels better spread over a larger part of the wrist on the 44mm vs 42mm.

Love the dial, probably my favorite of my APs. FC is awesome, was really on the fence between the FC and Ceramic and just narrowly chose ceramic. Weight is surprisingly balanced given the size. Fits better than my SS diver no question.

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Originally Posted by WAK4

Love that dial. My favorite of the 44mm. Congrats!

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Originally Posted by VICI

Those pics are great. Congrats on the 44!

Thanks. Your RG pics are not helping.

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Originally Posted by Manofsteelpt

Congrats on your new AP... I must be the only one that doesn't think the 44mm's wear larger.

Well, I do not own a 42mm chrono and I suspect that would be closer in size than the diver. This watch feels quite a bit thicker than the diver, which would likely not be the case on the 42mm chronos.

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Originally Posted by aleeboy

Congrats. Awesome upgrade for sure.

The watch is VERY big, but I find fits my 6.25 inch wrist fine.

The funny thing is that this move was my wife's idea! I was "wringing" my hands over adding another watch when I have a number I do not wear on a regular basis. She was the one that mentioned about 9 months ago that I should just roll the diver into a SS novelty and keep the ceramic. That way one RO, one Diver and one Novelty. I was so proud I almost shed a tear!

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Originally Posted by B. Doggy

Nice score, man!

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Originally Posted by Aldino

Awesome choice!!!

I love my SS 44mm and the dial is mesmerizing indeed! And besides that you can not beat that sweet, very eye-catching Panda dial.

Enjoy it for many years to come...

Thank you fellow traveller.

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Originally Posted by applegrape

AP 44MM is actually more bigger than PAM 47MM.

take a shot of pam 47mm and ap 44mm.

however is a cool piece

He is a big boy. I will take some more size comparison pics and post later. Only have a 45mm PAM though.

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Originally Posted by wisguy

Great addition

The diver is a great watch, but easy to part with, I sold mine after a couple of months and have not really missed it.

I really liked my SS diver and do miss it, but no pain no gain.

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Congrats! Looks great

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Originally Posted by Hairdude1

Awesome!! Congrats!

SMD · 17 December 2014, 01:50 AM

Few more pics to show size difference. Please excuse the poor quality photos, I need to brush up on my lighting skills.

sturgeon123456 · 17 December 2014, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SMD

Few more pics to show size difference. Please excuse the poor quality photos, I need to brush up on my lighting skills.

Fantastic shots and excellent reference for size comparison.

Thank you so much for sharing!

eonflux · 17 December 2014, 03:57 AM

Thanks for posting!

Those 3 APs go really well together.

Interesting to see all those watches next to each other, and the relative appearance and size of the Radiomir and Exp II with the APs.

Time Collector · 17 December 2014, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by SMD

Few more pics to show size difference. Please excuse the poor quality photos, I need to brush up on my lighting skills.

Thanks for the side by side shots

I have the same 44 mm SS novelty and I was considering the exact Diver myself from DavidSW. Since you have had both for a minute, I was wondering which one between the Diver and Novelty are you most drawn to when it comes time to reach for a watch to put on or is it to early to say. I just wanted to hear from someone who currently has both.

agsstructures · 17 December 2014, 09:10 AM

Awesome pics and nice collection!

SamGMT · 17 December 2014, 09:32 AM

Awesome! Congrats!

benlee · 17 December 2014, 10:15 AM

Congrats on your new SS 44. Very nice watch.

Selling the SS Diver in your case is probably the right decision as you have the Ceramic so it's a duplicate.

The thought to flip my Diver have cross my mind several times, but in the end, I couldn't bare to part with it.

sturgeon123456 · 17 December 2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by benlee

Congrats on your new SS 44. Very nice watch.

Selling the SS Diver in your case is probably the right decision as you have the Ceramic so it's a duplicate.

The thought to flip my Diver have cross my mind several times, but in the end, I couldn't bare to part with it.

I have to be honest here.....

I am so in love with all of these APs guys. I am normally really into the Rolex side of things but these watches are just gorgeous and I mean over the top gorgeous

This shot of the diver is fantastic

SMD · 17 December 2014, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Time Collector

Thanks for the side by side shots

I have the same 44 mm SS novelty and I was considering the exact Diver myself from DavidSW. Since you have had both for a minute, I was wondering which one between the Diver and Novelty are you most drawn to when it comes time to reach for a watch to put on or is it to early to say. I just wanted to hear from someone who currently has both.

To be honest it is too soon to say. The dial on the 44 is more interesting than the matte dial on the ceramic, but the ceramic case is awesome. AP really figured out how to work with ceramic. Diver is smaller so it fits better with my clothes, but that is easy enough to address by having new shirts made with a larger cuff. So time will tell which one wins out, but I think both can have a place given how different the ceramic looks.

SMD · 17 December 2014, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benlee

Congrats on your new SS 44. Very nice watch.

Selling the SS Diver in your case is probably the right decision as you have the Ceramic so it's a duplicate.

The thought to flip my Diver have cross my mind several times, but in the end, I couldn't bare to part with it.

I completely understand. I would not be surprised if the ss diver makes another appearance at some point in the future... It was your pics that got me to buy it in the first place (and my 15400!)

SMD · 17 December 2014, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sturgeon123456

I have to be honest here.....

I am so in love with all of these APs guys. I am normally really into the Rolex side of things but these watches are just gorgeous and I mean over the top gorgeous

This shot of the diver is fantastic

Hate to break it to you, but if you go back and look at all of the pics Ben has posted you are screwed. You will have an incoming before you know it. Man works wonders with that Samsung!

16 December 2014, 03:53 AM	#1
SMD "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: SMD Location: LGA/EWR/ORD Watch: AP/PP Posts: 3,711	Out with the old Its been a couple of months since this happened so it is not really an incoming per se, but I did mix things up a little bit. AP family consisted of 15400 (white/silver), 15703 (ss) and 15707 (ceramic). I wanted to add a new piece, but I loved everything I had so my initial thought was to just add rather than replace. But at the same time, when the collection gets up to a bakers dozen, it is probably time to start making some "hard" decisions and consolidating a bit. So, unfortunately, this had to go: I will miss it, loved it, but at the same time I had two divers and I did not want to part with the 15707 or the 15400: So, gone but not forgotten. To help fill the void, I decided to add this: Few observations about this piece: -- this is a big watch! I have about 7.75" wrist and this guy still feels really big, bigger than my PAM 190 for example. The biggest driver of the size difference is not the width but the length. I do not have calipers to measure the delta between the lugs, but suffice it to say it wears much larger than the 42mm diver. The Chrono module obviously makes it quite a bit thicker than the diver. -- while this is a big watch, I find it very comfortable. I think it wears better than the 15703 as the weight is more spread out. I have even forgotten I had it on a few times and slept with it on! So, while it is a very big watch, it is surprisingly comfortable. I find it more comfortable that the SS Diver, but not as comfortable as the ceramic (which is not terribly surprising). -- the dial is awesome. It is constantly playing tricks with the eye. It really is more grey/silver, yet appears white in photos. The depth is hard to capture in pictures (at least it is for me anyway) but is mesmerizing. I debated which 44mm to get for quite some time, and while I like FC, since I already had a ceramic diver, it seemed slightly redundant for me. Obviously RG is great, but just not my style... yet. So that led me to the SS pseudo panda dial. Love it, not much more to say. -- the rubber strap is different than the diver strap, but in a good way. Much more pliable out of the box. Not sure why, but the diver strap is more firm if that makes any sense. I prefer this strap. -- accuracy is perfect, no issues. I have had some fast APs in the day, this one is perfect so far, no issues. Love it, love the look, and the added ceramic bezel is a plus. I moved recently and wore this watch for the entire process and it came through it with flying colors!

16 December 2014, 09:41 AM	#6
eonflux "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SNA Posts: 3,646	Congrats! The dial on the steel 44mm is beautiful, and probably the most interesting of the various models, though I do love the dial on my FC. Pictures don't capture/convey how the appearance of that silver/light grey/white dial changes with different light angles. My wrist is smaller than yours, but I also found the 44mm chrono's more comfortable than the 42mm chrono's or divers. It looks to me that the lugs/straps point down at a greater angle relative to the case on the 44mm chrono's than on the 42mm ROO models. For my smaller wrist, that little bit of difference really matters. And agree the weight feels better spread over a larger part of the wrist on the 44mm vs 42mm.

16 December 2014, 12:46 PM	#12
B. Doggy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Bryan Location: Oregon Posts: 7,399	Nice score, man! __________________ Rolex / Panerai / Omega

16 December 2014, 03:24 PM	#15
wisguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 2,406	Great addition The diver is a great watch, but easy to part with, I sold mine after a couple of months and have not really missed it. __________________ 5230G / 5146G / 124060 / BB58 / '59 Constellation

16 December 2014, 03:50 PM	#16
GB-man 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,621	Congrats! Looks great __________________

16 December 2014, 04:57 AM	#2
texex91 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: . Posts: 17,898	Alright--44mm LOVE!! Huge congrats and I know you will love that one!

16 December 2014, 06:53 AM	#4
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,369	looks great, congrats!

16 December 2014, 07:51 AM	#5
s14roller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: US Posts: 3,258	One of my favs, congrats!

16 December 2014, 09:47 AM	#7
Littlelad2 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Glen Location: UK Posts: 127	That's a fantastic looking watch, but too big for my girly little wrist

16 December 2014, 10:20 AM	#8
WAK4 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Bill Location: .. Watch: Always changing Posts: 4,177	Love that dial. My favorite of the 44mm. Congrats!

16 December 2014, 10:50 AM	#9
VICI "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Gotham City Watch: IG: Mr_Right_NYC Posts: 5,672	Those pics are great. Congrats on the 44!

16 December 2014, 11:39 AM	#10
Manofsteelpt "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Real Name: Mike Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 3,971	Congrats on your new AP... I must be the only one that doesn't think the 44mm's wear larger.

16 December 2014, 11:57 AM	#11
aleeboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Russel Location: N/A Watch: N/A Posts: 755	Congrats. Awesome upgrade for sure. The watch is VERY big, but I find fits my 6.25 inch wrist fine.

16 December 2014, 02:43 PM	#13
Aldino "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Miami Posts: 60	Awesome choice!!! I love my SS 44mm and the dial is mesmerizing indeed! And besides that you can not beat that sweet, very eye-catching Panda dial. Enjoy it for many years to come...

16 December 2014, 03:00 PM	#14
applegrape Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: On The Beach Posts: 60	AP 44MM is actually more bigger than PAM 47MM. take a shot of pam 47mm and ap 44mm. however is a cool piece

16 December 2014, 04:44 PM	#17
Time Collector "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Real Name: Anthony Location: California Watch: Rolex/AP/Panerai Posts: 1,641	Congrats! You picked a nice watch to fill the void with, I love that 44 mm. __________________ "You can never buy back Time, so spend it wisely."

16 December 2014, 04:46 PM	#18
Hairdude1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Chicago Watch: AP,PP, Rolex Posts: 37,156	Awesome!! Congrats! __________________ Instagram: @Hairdude Watches in Collection 5070R, 5522A, 214270 MK1, 228238 16750, 26401, 5711, 116718, 116710LN, 116300, 16710"Coke", 372, 15300, 15703 (All Flipped) Official Member "Perpetual 30" Las Vegas GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member 'WIS-CON' Las Vegas Int'l GTG 2018

17 December 2014, 01:50 AM	#20
SMD "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: SMD Location: LGA/EWR/ORD Watch: AP/PP Posts: 3,711	Few more pics to show size difference. Please excuse the poor quality photos, I need to brush up on my lighting skills. Attached Images

17 December 2014, 03:57 AM	#22
eonflux "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SNA Posts: 3,646	Thanks for posting! Those 3 APs go really well together. Interesting to see all those watches next to each other, and the relative appearance and size of the Radiomir and Exp II with the APs.

17 December 2014, 09:10 AM	#24
agsstructures 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,429	Awesome pics and nice collection!

17 December 2014, 09:32 AM	#25
SamGMT "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Sam Location: Singapore Watch: Audemars Piguet Posts: 1,689	Awesome! Congrats!

17 December 2014, 10:15 AM	#26
benlee "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Ben Location: SIN & JKT Watch: Rolex, AP, PP Posts: 9,874	Congrats on your new SS 44. Very nice watch. Selling the SS Diver in your case is probably the right decision as you have the Ceramic so it's a duplicate. The thought to flip my Diver have cross my mind several times, but in the end, I couldn't bare to part with it.

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