Re : AP Ceramic Pieces being discontinued?
I have just heard from my AD that AP is discontinuing / stopping production of AP Ceramic pieces such as the AP Ceramic Diver and AP ROO 44mm. Any one else received news about this? As some of you might know, AP outsource the actual production / fabrication of the ceramic pieces to 3rd party as ceramic is very hard to machine. The added time and cost esp to make them to AP's specification and finishing makes it not worthwhile as it will mean selling ceramic pieces at a price level near equivalent to RG pieces to break even. That's what I heard anyway.

ROO FC 26400 / ROO Ceramic 26402 or ROO SS 44mm 26400
Hi TRF's looking at a few options on my next purchase i already own a submariner 116610ln and i would like to add a ap as my next collection, so i narrowed it down to these 3 options would be great if i have some question answered and some input on these watches.I have not seen these pieces in person and i will when i travel to the nearest boutique . I prefer the 44mm models as compared to the 42mm with the rubber pusher ,it just dont appeal to me that much because of the dial and rubber chrono pushers i preffer the styling of the 44mm my question are as follows:1) how do they wear on a 6.5 -7inch wrist, i dont think a have a large wrist (4links on the 6oclock and 5and a half links on 12 oclock on my submariner)2) how durable are the forged carbon and the ceramic ? in terms of scratches knocks and dings, I am a very very clumbsy person as i frequently knock on my watches.3) is it worth that amount of $$ around 30,000usd for the FC and Ceramic on chrono24 as this is my frist time buyin

AP question about production?
does anyone know just how many of each model is produced each year by AP since the watches are made completely by hand with extreme detail?There is a No xxxx engraved on the back but i'm not sure if thats the total number of that model produced to date or if thats the number produced for that series..im also confused as AP doesn't change their series letter every year like rolex does.. I know they were making G series for a couple years and now they have released H series.any info would be great.i think now that the ROO's are being shipped with AP's in house movement, their production numbers may be a little lower than before at least for a little while.

5565a - Thoughts (part two)
Ok - so I also came across this 5565a. Again the first I have seen of this watch. And I have to say I like it. A lot. Apparently it was a special edition to commemorate the reopening of the Geneva salon. It's 36mm which isn't overly small in my opinion. The dial is simple yet elegant with a sporty flair. I have not heard it mentioned on this site. So again - what does TRF think?

Happy Holidays incoming?
Just came home and found this in the mailbox ... It is not a watch, but nice.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1387396183.684222.jpgSent with iPhone using Tapatalk