MADRED7 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Dear members, I am back from my annual leave and had a pleasant time in the mountains...relaxing, hiking and enjoying pure nature. Made some quick and dirty shots of the watches I had with me....here is the AP ROO NAVY part of them: The watch kept great time and was happy to see water....enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Beautiful watch T.... Looks like it was a great trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverworn Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 nice pics! and a beautiful watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodfella0406 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Dear members, I am back from my annual leave and had a pleasant time in the mountains...relaxing, hiking and enjoying pure nature. Made some quick and dirty shots of the watches I had with me....here is the AP ROO NAVY part of them: The watch kept great time and was happy to see water....enjoy. great shots! Is that the Hornback from the dealer or after market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Thats the horn-back-fake it came with...actually it is quite good....far away from the real deal but nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Nice pics my friend! Like taken in a jungle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodfella0406 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Thanks Pam, love the shots... Question. Have you seen Archimede's photos? I have written him to see if that too is the fake from the dealers.. His hornback looks different, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Great pics! Looks like quite the adventure you were on! Some beautiful scenery... Very tropical and the ROO looks right at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Thanks Pam, love the shots... Question. Have you seen Archimede's photos? I have written him to see if that too is the fake from the dealers.. His hornback looks different, no? I saw Archimedes post and he did wonderful pics....but all of the pics were done in extreme good light or photoshopped afterwards. The rep-strap is far more blue than on his pics...so are the crown and pusher covers. The real NAVY has them in dark navy-blue...the rep blue is more an ocean-blue. The rep strap itself is very good compared to what you get....under 100 bucks for a leather strap, endlinks that fit snuggly and a deployant that works great...noone can beat that. I tried to find an original NAVY hornback from AP....500$ in NOS condition if you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkirke Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 looks great bro. love that blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodfella0406 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) I saw Archimedes post and he did wonderful pics....but all of the pics were done in extreme good light or photoshopped afterwards. The rep-strap is far more blue than on his pics...so are the crown and pusher covers. The real NAVY has them in dark navy-blue...the rep blue is more an ocean-blue. The rep strap itself is very good compared to what you get....under 100 bucks for a leather strap, endlinks that fit snuggly and a deployant that works great...noone can beat that. I tried to find an original NAVY hornback from AP....500$ in NOS condition if you´re lucky...used....no chance at the moment. I have the RB2 and that strap is amazingly well made for a rep...smooth and supple. I have the rubberclad as well ... attached a gen AP rubber to it...and I tell you, you cannot tell a difference from rep-rubber to gen-rubber strap...you can bearly feel it! Hope that info helps....BTW....the old velcros MBW did for the EoD 2.5 years ago are amazing, far beyond the china velcros that came out afterwárds. Cheers All Theo Helps a lot, very informative as always. Thank you. I felt like your pics showed the rep hornaback with a black ting to it and didn't expect that. his photos seemed way more blue, thus more Gen seeming. I asked a jeweler buddy of mine to try and source me a GEN blue hornback for as cheap as possible, I am curious what he comes back with. I agree with you my rubber clad is amazing and I have had the Gen on my wrist. The most like the gen is the rubber. Why you keep seeing me all over the boards is I really want a hornback for my collection and cant seem to settle on what watch to get and or what is most gen like. There is that innate fear of spending the 5 or 6 hundred on a gen band only to have the watch then poop out on me. but at this point it seems like the right move. I'm not loving any of my rep options for new watches so, changing the SS band on my navy for a Gen seems like the move! Edited August 12, 2009 by goodfella0406 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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