3 Day Old ROO RC stopped ticking...
I think this is the nightmare of all watch enthusiasts. I picked up my BNIB RC (H-Serial), three days ago and have been wearing it since. This morning when I put it on before leaving for work at 800 it was ticking, but by 1030 it had stopped. I tried the following immediately, without any success:Winding the crown about 20 rotationsStarting, stopping and then resetting the chronographResetting the time to engage a date change I figured if I tried anything else it wouldn't make a difference so I just wore it the rest of the day. I will take it to the AP Service Center tomorrow to see if they can do a diagnosis and fix the problem with the least amount of down time. Bummed out as I just ordered two new straps that are due to arrive next week. Has anyone experienced the same with a BNIB ROO?

Looks brand spankin new!
As most of you know it's been a long road since I sent my watch in for repair to the APSC in Clearwater. Many of you followed the saga and aware of the long story and drama around it. For those of you that didn't read about it, here's a quick and simple drama-free recap: At the beginning of February 2012 I sent my watch to APSC Clearwater and they quoted me a very crazy amount for the service ($4800). After a ton of drama, I asked them to send the piece directly to Le Brassus for a new estimate and potential repair directly in Switzerland. Fast forward to April 2012, I received a decent estimate on the service ($2800) and proceeded to get the service done directly by Le Brassus. My 5402SA is from 1976-1977 and is from the first batch of TT Royal Oak Jumbos ever made. My serial is under 300. We are talking here about a highly collectable and desirable Royal Oak. Due to the age of the watch and multiple owners outside of me, the watch needed a major movement overhaul, a new dial (old dia

Two more AP articles
Hi guys, a couple more articles on AP, from QP magazine. These 2 are free to read, but you have to register. Quite a good read IMO .qpmagazine/default.as...=true#openHere.qpmagazine/Default.aspx?IssueID=1912

Anyone familiar with this dial?
ref. 165.041, wanted to see if anyone knew if this was authentic or what the deal is.

White Skydweller at AD
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