XRT Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Audemars Piguet Nick Faldo (no mods) from Eddielee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 I have the same from River. It's a very high quality watch. I polished the bezel with some metal polish to make it look more like the genuine with it's polished bezel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 I had the same one, but regrettfully, sold it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 I also have the same model from River, which thedoctor and Ubi kindly advised me on before I purchased it. I have the same from River. It's a very high quality watch. I polished the bezel with some metal polish to make it look more like the genuine with it's polished bezel. I remember when you did that. The picture you posted of the polished bezel was excellent. It would be great if you could put it back up here (the link to the picture is broken on the old RWG). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 And I'm still looking for one. I've also tried to find a genuine one, and it seems like a tough job too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Here's my polished Nick Faldo with my Jules Audemars Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Here's a genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallguy83 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Ooo...I like this. The AP bug has bit me hard. Off to e-mail EL I go...unless want of you want to part with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario33 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Yep - this watch is very sharp. I've had my eye on it for a while now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WT2004 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 If anyone wants to sell or trade for their EL AP Nick Faldo...pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 next on my list is this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 next on my list is this Same here... If I can find one...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 I love it........... I saw a genuine one yesterday at a dealer in Hong Kong if anyone's interested. Seems that they have had it for over 4 years and still can't sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehtolcad Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Admin i would have thought that you'd be the one to take it off their hands...and @thedoc any comments on the jules audemars? i have had my eye on this one for a while and never really saw a review (at least not recently) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Admin i would have thought that you'd be the one to take it off their hands...and @thedoc any comments on the jules audemars? i have had my eye on this one for a while and never really saw a review (at least not recently) I know way less than half what thedoctor & thomasng know about AP's but the Jules was my first high end rep--EL's ETA version. The rose gold plating was excellent, and aside from theproblems caused by the date window position, it's a very very accurate rep. They even made a decent stab at the rotor... On the NF: I like that there's no space between the A and P issue on the faldo, and the brushing look supurb in the pics. Expert's: are there any front-side glaring faults that would make a nitpicker like me get persnickity about this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbody Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 i guess that watch should be great with a leather/rubber strap .. Will have a more "sporty" look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I know way less than half what thedoctor & thomasng know about AP's but the Jules was my first high end rep--EL's ETA version. The rose gold plating was excellent, and aside from theproblems caused by the date window position, it's a very very accurate rep. They even made a decent stab at the rotor... On the NF: I like that there's no space between the A and P issue on the faldo, and the brushing look supurb in the pics. Expert's: are there any front-side glaring faults that would make a nitpicker like me get persnickity about this one? I agree with you on the Jules..... Really accurate but the AP logo really irked me, it was too big and didn't look right. The NF has one major flaw. The "Royal Oak" text is in Italicised font on the rep while it is nomal font on the genuine. That is obivously a deliberate error. I remember out of the box, this had a brushed bezel which is inaccurate, but you can just polish the bezel to a high shine and it'll be fine. The folding bit of the clasp is also inaccurate, it should be shaped like an "AP" logo instead of the older style rectangular folding bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 The NF has one major flaw. The "Royal Oak" text is in Italicised font on the rep while it is nomal font on the genuine. That is obivously a deliberate error. I remember out of the box, this had a brushed bezel which is inaccurate, but you can just polish the bezel to a high shine and it'll be fine. The folding bit of the clasp is also inaccurate, it should be shaped like an "AP" logo instead of the older style rectangular folding bit. I don't know, Admin. I think rectangular folding clasp is correct... Perhaps there are variations with either the rectangular or the AP shaped clasp blades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Perhaps there are variations with either the rectangular or the AP shaped clasp blades? Correct. I researched the NF model to death around the time I got mine, and I've seen gens with different clasps. As far as flaws go, there were two rep versions of this model, and I ended up going with the less accurate but higher quality version from River. In all, I noticed around 8 differences between River's model and the gen. But I'm still really happy with it. I've got a solid caseback and more accurate dial and hands on the way (seem to be waiting forever for them though) for my project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Lazarus post: Anyone has one to unload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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