goodfella0406

Great thread... It's funny, my silver theme has become my number one as I feel like it is just a really good rep and very close and only by side by side would someone know and I have been wearing it almost everyday. I personally feel it is the closest of the 4 ROO that I have... The lume being the major issue of course However, I recently had my hands on a gen RG RC and I feel pretty good about mine after that. Congrats on your purchase.... I am gearing up for something new....

Great collection and photos, thanks for sharing!

Always great to hear from you Theo, You are my AP mentor! Thank you as always for your information, direction and advice...

Of that bunch the only thing that looked interesting was the diver......

Congratulations my friend, enjoy and wear them well. You do take the nest pictures!! Question, can you speak to the concerns you had with the bezzle and the positioning of the seal as per your earlier posts.? What is your feeling on that discrepancy with the GEN and is it something that at quick glance someone would know and or say... "it's a rep" Obviously the quality on this one is top notch... and here I was a month ago complaining about nothing new out there... Looks like I need to get on it!

You got Survivor?! I am, very much looking forward to your review. I am if I may say surprised you got it, I have been reading the comments about the pics. I got the impression it was a no go... I tend to agree with a lot of your posts, so please enlighten me to your decision because I want to get it but held off.

Wow! That's messed up! Nice catch!

Classic! Actually it lights up pretty cool. My son is also 4 and is a big fan of the show and of course he knows how I like my watches so he loves wearing it around the house. Happy New year!

You guys are awesome!! So much fun

Put this bad boy in my son's stocking. He loves it, but dad loves how big it is more.. haha If you have kids you know what this is... Hope you guys are well.. I'm looking forward to see the Survivor!

pass because of rep quality and or because of taste? I love the Survivor, if they get it right, I will be very excited...

Wow,that looks incredible. And again, the photos are telling a different story. If you look at Josh's photos the watch looks good but you can not see the bezzle like this. I had no idea the bezzle had that checkered look.. That's beautiful. Congratulations sir, wear it well. Merry Xmass

I think I am going to hold out for the Survivor!

I want them both! You think the Survivor is a good possibility?, quality speaking.... What do you think of the Montoya?

I use Josh only. he has been incredible to deal with. I have strong communication with him all the time, even when we are not in a transaction. We discuss trends and possibilities of reps to be made. I wouldn't say I was responsible at all but as I mentioned, I sent him a picture of the Silver Themes months ago asking if he would try and rep it. Weather that had anything to do with it or not, who knows but I love my Silver Theme. Funny though, had I known the Montoya was coming, I just might have held off on the Silver theme LOL

Silver Theme?

here is a quick shot in natural light, camera phone again, sorry

Thank you kind sir! As far as the Black RC really it's the fault of my camera phone, for some reason my digital camera was taking worse pictures if you can believe it, I think the setting was off. The lume on both is the only issue I have. But it defiantly has not faded. It is there and decent on both, but when put any where near a GEN it FAILS!!! big time. I have considered sending it off to Zig and having the work done but have just not got around to it. I believe the lume is the key to the "popping" dial. been wearing the silver theme since it arrived. Really loving it now. It is very classy and a bit more formal which is nice as my style tends to really work with the RC but I am enjoying this a lot. thanks for the response! I'm going to say etched

Previously I had sent a picture of THE SILVER THEME model to my dealer and requested that they look into making this one as I felt it really stood out among the pack. When he had told me it wasn't possible I was disappointed. Sure enough a few months later he emailed me to let me know it was in the works. (ps. yes my dealer is that great to work with) I was thrilled. previously I have posted about my other purchases. AP ROO NAVY and although, the GEN does not come on the SS, I like to keep it this way. I did try and purchase a rubber blue strap from AP but they quickly told me that it didn't exist. The blue hornback from our dealers is crap and I don't like the black overtone it has. I am looking forward to hearing if the new AP brands rubber straps actually fit well. Please let me know if you have one. I next moved on the the Black Rubber Clad Being a noob here, I did my best to read up on everything I could and what I found was the rubber bezzle in the previous issues caused major problems for members. This kept me from purchasing one for quite some time and even when the updated bezzle came out I was cautious. To my great surpirse it has been an amazing watch that I wear almost everyday. Actually if you caught my post earlier this year about going to a BBQ at a friends house and him having the same watch on (except a GEN), the only major difference being that his dial POPPED out at you, the lume was insanely different and more pronounced but this was only noticeable side by side. I next moved on the the Rose Gold Rubber Clad I wavered back and fourth about this and the Sachin. Again, I read many postings about issues with the RG and the dials. I think there is an obvious pattern here and I'm sure most of our older members have known this for a long time. But the dealers make the watches fast and make many mistakes, probably on purpose, people buy them and then they fix "some" of the issues and the we buy some more, then they fix "some more" of the issues and then we buy some more. It's like the DVD release of a movie, followed by the "special edition" release! So annoying. I found this watch to be mesmerizing and an amazing piece that really stands alone. For some reason, I am really attracted to the rubber, the comfort, the ease and I feel it is close to the GEN, more so than the hornback and some of the brush on the SS. Okay, that brings me to my latest purchase the silver theme I have wanted to get a hornback watch but have been so cautious about all the postings about the smell, the painted edges, the off color. So I took a chance with this one. I believe if I had my NAVY on the rubber I would switch this to the SS. I am not sure if I have become jaded in some way, because when i opened the box I wasn't mesmerized as I have been. I wasn't as awestruck and excited. Sure, it's beautiful, the quality is amazing and I do think it is a beautiful piece but I guess it's not as great as the Rose Gold? Maybe Tough to compare. As far as my review other than my personal taste. the strap Really isn't bad at all. the smell is fine, the edges are smooth, the feel of the leather is good as well as the color. I believe you would really have to hold a GEN hornback right up next to it to know. the pushers the date window. I will let you guys all discuss the spacing, to me this is not much of an issue. the engraving I don't think the picture does this much justice. I am a terrible photographer and actually this is from my camera phone. It looks good, a bit more sunk in than on some of my other watches. the case back to me this is standard and really only an issue on the special editions. My reasoning for not purchasing the SACHIN was due to the incorrect serial number. That was just a deal breaker for me. However there is a member on here who has contacted me about being able to source the correct case back. clasp to me this is also standard. I have not had an issues with my clasps except for the SS it pops open from time to time, which is annoying but I have been trying to fix that by squeezing it a bit tighter and it seems to have worked a bit. the dials pardon the terrible picture.. the silver rings appear to me to be very GEN like and close. The one personal note, the reddish, pink around the dial and the stop watch is really only prominent in our close up pictures. I actually like that a lot and wish it was much more noticeable to the naked eye. As far as lume goes, I am not sure if the GEN has it, I do not believe it does as well as the NAVY this is not an issue for me as well.. Overall. It is a nice watch. I am wearing it right now and I love the silver bezzle and black band contrast. I am so use to the rubber that this is nice. Sorry for the lame pictures and this is my first extensive review, so please pardon if I missed some things. I hope to get better. I am glad I had the time to do this much. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Just opened my box....... pics and a quick review to come as soon as I can.... or should I say, till the sun comes up so I can take some natural light shots.... cant seem to get a good picture with a flash (a cameraman, I am not!)

You beat me to it! Congrats on the watch, sorry about the bezzle. I thought for sure mine would arrive today but alas it did not. Can you speak about the strap and your thoughts on the quality?

I have to be honest. I don't know if it's your camera or the angle of the shots but for the first time I really can see what all the fuss is about. I have read you all talk about the EOD and always felt like you were all crazy. These shots really show this watch in a way that I have not seen it. The strap, looks amazing, the dial face is really complex and sharp. The bezzle is blazing. And it looks HUGE! I am really impressed. If I may add, it really goes to show you what a good photo can do... have you seen luxury bizzares photos of the Las Vegas? http://www.luxurybazaar.com/items/itemid_9175_Royal_Oak_Offshore_Las_Vegas_Strip_Black_SS.html now take a look at Perfect Clone http://www.perfect-hour.com/aplv10001-vegas-limited-pvdle-7750-sec12-p-7216.html that picture alone gave me pause and I went with the silver theme instead.... Anyway. Enjoy your watch, it looks great

Mine was released by customs today... Hope to have it in the next day or so..

please forgive me.. this is a watch that has been modified? I have to say, my dial of the same watch looks way better without out any mods.. please help me understand what you are referring to.. thanks!