unregistered Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) The amazing and much sought after AP ROO. I've finally gotten around and picked one up. With the Sec@12 modification to the A7750 movement have made this replication a true masterpiece. Also with the plethora of limited editions that AP has released for the ROO series, the chances of being caught out is also quite slim. That said, with any replication, there are flaws. Most of you know my review system, and in truth this piece has been reviewed countless times before, so I'm just adding to an already large database of reviews. I personally was looking for a blue strap white faced watch and initially was set on building a PAM114 with a blue leather strap, then chanced upon the gen Navy Themes. This was a limited edition issued by AP of 4 nature themed watches supposedly. Front 1) The tip of the crown extends a smidgen too far out as compared to the gen. The color of the rubber crown and pushers is also off. Being of a lighter shade of blue rather than dark navy. Add to this the quality of rubber is quite shoddy, easily picking up dust and leaving dusty prints behind after being touched with your fingers. 2) Date window is too far to the right by 0.5mm. This should be inline with the "2" & "4" and the is the biggest most obvious tell 3) The dial is a creamy and shiny white. Closer to the Safari model than what the gen requires which is a pure matte white dial 4) The colors of the numbers on the dial are off as well. Too light a shade and should be a darker navy. The subdials are accurate though. Dial 1) Just overall finishing, the gen is flush with a slight concave to the hex screws in the bezel. The rep is a smidgen down and you can see QC was a little off as a bit of cloth is stuck in one. 2) The chapter ring is brushed and to shiny. The previous issue of a shiny creamy dial is obviously seen here. 3) Color of the numbers already mentioned 4) Color of the dial 5) Text printing on the gen is sharper and the 5 is a slightly different font Side I personally could not spot anything significantly different from the overall case shape Lug 1) Being anal, the depth of the screw is off Other than that, very close profile Crown 1) The AP logo though close is not as finely engraved and the A is missing a serif at the tip 2) Another flaw is the thickness of the caseback. The rep is 1mm thicker than the gen 3) Not illustrated is the that the pushers on the rep are inline with the rep due to the A7750 movement being used, which is an integrated chronograph movement. The gen utilises a chrono module which results in the pushers being above the crown. Caseback No real tells that I can spot except the originally mentioned thicker caseback. Buckle 1) The profile of the buckle tongue is thinner than the gen, though the engraving is accurate overall. 2) The cutout in the A is bigger on the rep than the gen and less sharp. Wristie Wristie shot on a 6.75" wrist. Conclusion Well it has its flaws. Some of them major, some very minor. Most are inherent across all the different ROO replica models. Overall it still is a beautiful piece. What must be said though is that I would definitely also mention the movement. A lot of discussions have been made about it and I would say the general consensus is to get it serviced and modded as soon as you can. I personally will if you want to keep this watch around for a long time. It certainly has a lot of wrist presence as can be seen above. Glamour Shots Edited May 27, 2010 by unregistered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exper Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thanks for taking the time for writing up this comparison review I'm sure it will come in v handy to those considering the Navy or any ROO for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 review well done - thanks for sharing! this is one of my favorite ROO's but the blue color that is so off is what always kept me away from buying it...such an expensive rep (replicated from a genuine piece - as they say) should have been done better IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSRep Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Brilliant effort and write up! Thank you. Blue is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Ditto. Great review, and damn nice looking AP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru1 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 great review on a great watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Excellent review. And 99% of what you point out is accurate for all seconds at 12 models. So it is a great guide for those contemplating buying any Ap ROO rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Great post of a great looking watch , thanks for putting that together ST4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Thank you for this detailed review These AP ROO watches are so very beautiful...(but I must admit that the AP Jules Audemars series fit my taste even better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpohl402 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks for the review! Indeed a great watch. Too bad the blue color and dial color was so off. Ive heard a re-release is just around the corner though (from J12).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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