iceberg1459 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Why dont we have reps of this one, much better than ROO's imo, something with a class of daytona, simply beautiful It has same subdial layout as daytona, solid caseback, dial is also simple so it wouldnt be hard to replicate imo, what do you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 iceberg, this is my favourite affordable watch. There are actually a couple of reps....unfortunately they are absolutely terrible. A number of us have been waiting for a proper rep of this model for years. The main problem is that there is no replica movement with the appropriate sub-dial arrangement and placement. And they seem to have a problem replicating the case properly (or they don't care about repping the case properly). Personally I have given up waiting, and I'm saving up for a gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1459 Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Correct me if im wrong but i think the subdial layout seems to be exactly same as the daytona, if they can make daytona thay can make this too. Even a quartz one with good quality would do for me, it has plain caseback anyway, i love the beautiful simple design of the watch. Even in ebay it goes for 12k, little too much for me Your lucky if u can buy the gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 The key words are "subdial arrangement and placement" The subdial arrangement is the same as the Daytona, but the placement is different. For example, the 9/3 subdials on the RO Chrono are located on the horizontal axis of the center pin, whereas the Daytona's 9/3 subdials are above the horizontal axis of the centre pin. This is because the gens use different movements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 There will be more RO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 There will be more RO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 OK ratchpot....I hear you loud and clear, but speaking honestly: "Has there ever been an AP rep you actually liked?" I only read post from you where you judge about the errors and flaws and how bad the rep is. Not saying you are wrong, there are a lot of parts in the known AP reps that are far away from being real or even closer to fantasy than Donald Duck But anyway, I like the design of the AP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1459 Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Cmon people, nobody else want this? If we shout enough they will hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 OK ratchpot....I hear you loud and clear, but speaking honestly: "Has there ever been an AP rep you actually liked?" I like the RO Nick Faldo model (from River). I wore it for a long time. There were many flaws - but this was one situation where it didn't matter how many people bought it, because it was an obscure model and they never released an improved version. The ROOs and the RO Chrono are very popular gens and therefore I am more critical of the flaws in those reps. I also do it from the perspective of educating those members who are interested but who don't have the time to do the comparison themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 I sold a quartz one recently to another member on this board. Although it was no automatic, it was still a great looking piece IMO: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 iceberg, this is my favourite affordable watch. There are actually a couple of reps....unfortunately they are absolutely terrible. Affordable??? These cost around 10 grand in pounds You must be loaded then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 We will see the white dialed AP RO chrono in the next months....hopefully in 39mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Affordable??? These cost around 10 grand in pounds You must be loaded then I use the word "affordable" to distinguish it from my favourite watch... the AP Tradition d'Excellence Cabinet Piece No. 4 ($400,000+). We will see the white dialed AP RO chrono in the next months....hopefully in 39mm In that case the first flaw they'll need to fix is to increase the diameter to 40mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1459 Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 bump im really surprised that nobdy else wants this watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 ratchpot....you need to have the last word!? Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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