alant Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Just saw from the press the winners so thought of sharing with all of you here! Cheers! Winner of Best Sports Watch: AP Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team Chronograph. Winner of Best Design Watch: AP Millenary Watch with deadbeat seconds. *Hint hint...rep makers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 That AP is one interesting watch. It looks as if it were carved out of stone. Actually it is the worlds first carbon fiber case. Very unique and trend setting. Here is a bit more.. In redefining the face of luxury, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team blows our minds as the world?s first true carbon fiber cased wristwatch. ?Audacity? has always been one of the core values of Audemars Piguet, the Le Brassus based manufacture that has come to possess almost total dominion over the arena of watchmaking characterized by a merger between traditional haute de gamme values and path blazing aesthetic alchemy. It was, after all, Audemars Piguet that created our generation?s most sought after and iconic sports watch, the Royal Oak Offshore. New for 2007 is the Alinghi Team that demonstrates how this timepiece has become AP?s showcase for new technology by boasting the world?s first-ever true carbon fiber cased watch. The ?Offshore?, as it is known to its ranks of collectors, had an uncertain past before emerging to rule the sports watch world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Wow looks like have hope already I saw rep of the AP Alinghi! But of course casing is different instead its in stainless steel Wish they could PVD it in black then it will look a bit closer to the gen one but definitely not 100%...at least black...But I will be waiting for the Millenary model which I believe they can do it too just don't know if there is enough demand for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Winner of Best Sports Watch: AP Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team Chronograph. :ohmy: Cool, AP managed to create a very expensive Casio. AP should merge their design dpt with Rolex :yucky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 I like most of the Millenary models from AP, as I like AP in general. But the first one is really something, mmm... particular. And probably unwearable by most of us. @Stephane : for the price they must me asking, there's not even an alarm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Cool, AP managed to create a very expensive Casio. What has the AP Team Alinghi got in common with a Casio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 What has the AP Team Alinghi got in common with a Casio? Sorry if I'm hurting anybody. Didn't want to. It's a matter of taste of course but I really dislike both the "big" Casio and this AP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 LOL, no offence taken. I dislike this AP model as well. I think it's badly designed and very overrated. I was just confused by your comparison with Casio. I have never heard of an AP being compared to a Casio before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuDro Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Winner of Best Sports Watch: AP Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team Chronograph. :ohmy: Cool, AP managed to create a very expensive Casio.... That's FUNNY!!! My first "acid test" for a watch is the readability of the dial, and this AP just doesn't cut it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 etc.. etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 BTW, did you notice that the shown Casio edifice uses an HBB gen ceramic bezel...? Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzanine Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Believe it or not, if it was replicated correctly with carbon fibre (very unlikely), I would be all over it. I really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 That AP is one interesting watch. It looks as if it were carved out of stone. Actually it is the worlds first carbon fiber case. Very unique and trend setting. Believe it or not, if it was replicated correctly with carbon fibre (very unlikely), I would be all over it. I really like it. The watch is the world's first forged carbon wristwatch (as opposed to carbon fibre). The difference is that for forged carbon, the raw materials are put into a mould and placed under intense heat and pressure, and "forged" into the working material/shape (rather than being drawn and woven into carbon fibre). It took two years of research (and no doubt, a lot of money) for AP to produce this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkdk Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 i bet they could replicate the look pretty well with plastic. Would be fine for me. And th weight would be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I like the AP Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team Chronograph its a real looker and something very diffrent . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck88 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Both are pretty darn ugly IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I like the AP Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team Chronograph its a real looker and something very diffrent . U would...................... ......... ......... it belongs in an Art Gallery in the abstract section IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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