kindred666

Amazing review!! This truly is a amazing rep, on your comparison with the gen, the rep actually seems to have a better inner bezel alignment than the gen

Still patiently waiting for mine on batch 2

It is a mod to round of the edges of the pushers, on the gen they are rounded, on the rep they are not, if you are asking for this it will be another flaw that will be gone. But they charge you for it while it's a job you can do you yourself with a dremel

Hi Edge, haha we spoke almost the same thing in a minute, yeah i did it myself too with a nail filer :-P

You could get the TD to do it with a cost of like USD30 or diy it yourself, mainly getting the flat end of the pusher rounded like a gen..

Wow, that was fast and with a new interface.. Amazing work guys!!!

As far as i know, even with the various version on their site, with regards to AP Chronopassion, you will be advise or automatically get the version 5 and unlike other rep where sometimes the older version might be better than newer ones, the V5 is the best and with latest updates mainly concentrating on a as per gen bead blasted titanium caseback and updated AR cyclops..

I prefer to do it myself but if its purchased from Miss King, i think its like US$30 for the mod..

where i can get rep that have better date placement away from the inner tacky ring?

You can have a better placement (centralise within the date placement), but unlikely having the whole date placement away from the inner tacky ring because of the A7750 movement.

Only way would be to go franken, getting a gen dial with movement change but the price would goes way up as well...

Hi, you can actually pay additional to have the pusher mod done by TD.

Basically its to have the pushers rounded as to it being flat originally on the rep.

Photo showing the gen which is rounded.

http://www.buenavistawatches.com/audemars-piguet/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-panda-mens-watch-26170st-oo-1000st-01.html

No worries, we are just a family helping each other.. Hope it was helpful and congrats being into the AP fanatics

Yes, its still down...

Yup, mine chronograph works like those of the AP ROO Chrono Sec@12, the Daytona has the workable Chrono on Sec@6...

And all the TDs can get them.

i thought the Daytonas were already running on A7750?

Hmm, funny, on those without the grid lines, it does looks a bit off on the right of the watch but it could be the angle the photos were taken..

Haha, oh the Montauk, that's a beauty too and its a limited run of 100. Now, the headache begins,

I am also contemplating on it too

Yup, that Black Theme is a gen all right, it a gen forum and look at the crown, it's lower than the 2 chrono pushers.

And it is one of the most versatile ROO..

I was thinking of getting it too but refrain myself as its kinda too close in terms of the theme with mine Diver.

That franken is a older version of ROO but is a fantasy model as its got the bead blasted titanium using the Chronopassion caseback.

Yup, me too and thats the reason for me not getting the Chronopassion..

As for the Black Theme, some says there are silver lining on the gen but i personally don't think so.

Here are some pictures of a Gen on macro close-up and i don't see any either, so i would say the rep Black Theme is pretty accurate on the dial. http://www.sg-roc.com/threads/48326-AP-ROO-Black-Themes

And the Black Theme is good as the first AP as is most versatile be it casual or formal in wear.

Watchmiester, that is beautiful, how i wish i could do a franken here.....sigh!!

Haha, yup totally agree on that now that you talking about that, it just doesn't seems to end!! maybe thats passion and hobby i guess..

Oh, those are not mine, i really wish it was, haha!!!

For your info, titanium on the chronopassion is bead blasted, so it is known to scratch easily and unlike stainless steel where you might have a chance of polishing away the scratches, there are still no known fix on the bead blasted.. You can get it from any of the TDs, they all get from one source and just make sure is V5 i think...

Here you go, http://www.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/one-ap-roo-95034.html

And here, you can clearly see that isn't any silver lining on the Black Theme, http://www.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/ap-roo-black-72116.html

Hope that helps...

Yeah, on the black theme, it seems more black on black on the linings..

Congrats on your birthday yeah, i will definitely treat myself one but mine is still way far ahead, haha a good excuse for my wife :-P

Well, i started as a Rolex freak or to be exact a Daytona freak, had all the different theme but haha this AD girlfriend of mine shown me the AP and the rest was history, have been just crazy with them, in fact very tempted with the franken route just the my local watchsmith who does franken daytona wasn't too keen on working on ROOs though..

Yup, that's a crazy amount of different theme, different enough to have one for each days haha!!! We even have limited edition on some of the rep like the gens, haha, cool yeah!!

Haha, yup that the route and having the crystal double ARed, and a couple more gen parts with the back caseback shaved and you have a almost gen lookalike with all the ROO tell tales eliminated..

And yeah, having the De La Cruz DLCed , just not sure to have any gold on the watch except the gold linings on the dial..will then maybe swap a gen black hornback with gold stitching..

Oh that is beautiful, was on my list as well, its the Grey Theme but do take note the Gen has titanium caseback while the rep is stainless steel, though you can't tell other then maybe the weight... any yes, there is actually silver lining on the rep's numerals and chronograph area as well..

Yes, ceaserwatch is showing a rep as well with the misalign bezel screws but in real life, you almost will not be able to see it speaking from my experience..the person is Tony which was pretty helpful and responsive and shipping was fast but he is not a TD with the forum so you might keep that in view but i have no problems dealing with him though...

Btw, the silver lining that you mentioned is regards to the Black theme? Yes, most that have one feels there isn't one on the rep but it really takes macro shots or certain light angles to tell fyi...

No worries, DamonHorse, we are all here learning and the passion for this hobby I currently have the Panda/Silver Theme and a Diver V3, and in the process of modding a Don Ramon De La Cruz, my watchsmith is having the entire watch case DLC including a spare bezel, which will then decide to use a gold or DLC one for the watch

And haha, if you start changing the the dial to Gen, you might to go all the way as the datewheel area for the rep and gen are differently spaced, there might require a gen like movement change which now requiring you to realign the crown position, by then yup it should cost what Watchmeister has mentioned...

One word, Amazing!!!

Well it does seems to be abit more complex to make as compared to say a Rolex Daytona which also uses the Asian 7750, i guess you really have to love the AP ROO to begin with, the quality and the details put into when i got one as well especially the hex screws, the whole case including the back was just amazing, in fact a friend of mine who works in an AD for multiple brands could not tell it was a rep when i told her so. But you may end up spending more :-P with a AP Band's strap (USD349) or like some has even gotten themselves a Gen's strap (USD700) to compliment the watch. Alternatively, you may consider the new AP Diver V3 which cost USD348 and is one the best AP rep till date which also has the rubber strap and buckle as per gen like. :-)

They have open caseback, repping it 1:1 might be just too difficult?