Soooo i ended up buying an AP Royal Oak Chrono SS/LE White Theme A-7750 (AP0213) and YachtMaster 116688 Blue YG/YG White BP Asia 4161 Mod (ROLYM137) from Trusty time.
The AP looks great, feels great, and overall I think is an excellent rep. The movement, however, stinks. Its loud, the winding is harsh. The rolex movement is even worse, so loud that the movement winding mechanism can be heard across the room.
I emailed Andrew and he advised to try self winding them and using it for a few days to see if it improves. Hopefully it gets better.