greekgod Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hello Gentlemen, I have only adopted AP as my religion 3 days ago and I want to pull the trigger on either the Safari or the Don Ramon. Would appreciate your input on both please. My biggest concern being the unreliable movement! I send a quick email to Andrew and he says the latest versions sec@12 have better movement and that they are good. Also after spending a fair bit on the watch and the strap from either HKTAN or AP Bands I would, as you would appreciate, expect the watch to work well for years. However after my brief study on the subject I hear the the movement would either need to be serviced or changed..your comments please Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I vote for Safari or other SS or ti model unless you are a rap star, professional athlete, Russian Oligarch or Sheik. That hunk of gold on the Ramon is huge and truly ostentatious. So unless you really are in that league and have been wearing large gold pieces before your friends are going to be laughing at you. Now if you are one of the above go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Point taken!! Safari it shall be ... any word on the movement Watchmeister? Also I wanted a gold watch (never been a gold guy) so I thought I could give Don Ramon a try. I never knew it was that bold and prominent. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleet Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Voted for Safari, as I feel the same way as Watchmeister. Both are badass watches, and really great looking. But the Safari will do you more justice as a big goldwatch will probably look cheesy or wrong in a everyday lifestyle. But it'd be nice to have a Don Ramon for nicer occasions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrizz Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 the safari is hands down my favorite AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Well ..thanks for helping me burn another $500 today guys !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Just ordered HKTAN medium brown strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleet Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Well ..thanks for helping me burn another $500 today guys !!! Cool, we ordered the same watch on the same day. Goodluck with yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wat44 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 I settled on a quartz AP secs@12 no movement worries, and seriously, no one even knows AP in the wild and wont notice the small tick on a subdial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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greekgod Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Nothing wrong with that wat44. I agree. But what I know intellectually just does not justify my heart ! lol I think its about the satisfaction of knowing you have the closest mechanism to gen is what many members here really want to do. Great looking watch though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 the problems with any gold watch are 1) color (never right) 2) weight (solid gold is way heavier than SS). So like Watchmeister said, go with the Safari. I've heard good things from HKTan but the AP Bands are almost indistinguishable from the OEM ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabler Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Safari, not very fond of gold watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Safari without hesitation. The guy wearing this one is a shiek. You can tell by the hair: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Thanks guys Safari on the way actually hopefully should have it in 4-5 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 lol Chief true true...That also looks like a gen to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocrow Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Safari without hesitation. The guy wearing this one is a shiek. You can tell by the hair: Go Safari From that picture the way the subdial pop up vs the hour marker is a down for me. Plus gold in rep is never a good option imo. You already havea a problematic movement, you dont want the gold to fade on top of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Safari, not very fond of gold watches. Hello Pabler how are you mate? Good to see you in AP section. Well as you said.. Safari is on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Go Safari From that picture the way the subdial pop up vs the hour marker is a down for me. Plus gold in rep is never a good option imo. You already havea a problematic movement, you dont want the gold to fade on top of that. Thanks mate..Safari it is. I never knew that gold on these could fade away! I thought it is realy 18K gold plated which would last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Plating never lasts. Even "gold filled" which is typically double the thickness of the 5mm best plating will ultimately wear off. Your best shot at long term "gold plating" is gold leaf infused on DLC. It doesn't show wear until and if you scratch through the entire coating. But when you do there is no inexpensive fix. You have to recoat the whole watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Ah I dint know that ... to be honest with you I am still learning about the mods and the jargons associated with it. But by the sounds of it ..it sounds thats the way to go. So I assume I would need a DLC ROO case? I am sorry if I am totally off the track... going now to do some homework on DLC! Thx Watchmiester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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