Here's what I find strange about AP...
I'm now lucky enough to own my grail watch - the Royal Oak 15400 with blue dial, truly a fantastic piece which I can't stop looking at. However, although I have tremendous respect for AP, their history and what they stand for, there is no other AP watch that I really desire to own. The Offshore line especially I find ostentatious and often downright unpleasant in terms of design. It seems bizarre to me that the team of people that produce the elegant beauty of the RO can also produce some of those blingy Offshore monstrosities!Of course it's not quite as simple as that, I do love watches like the 15202, but I have a limited budget so it would make no sense to me to buy that when I already own the 15400. Similarly I admire the ROC, but I'm not a great chrono user so for me it really just reduces the desirable simplicity of the classic three hand RO.Rolex on the other hand is a brand I greatly admire, but don't really love (partly because of their often crass marketing, partly because of

Coming back to AP...
I am so excited to say that I am coming back to AP! I sold my AP ROO Panda 6 months ago and regretted it ever since. Now I have the AP ROO Safari incoming tomorrow to partner up with my Rolex RG Skydweller...WOOOHOOO!!!

I can't take my new AP15300 out of its cocoon
Hello all. Just got this brand new white 15300 Friday but I can't seem to take it out of the factory sealed bag. Maybe I have too many watches. Or maybe non of my new watches ever came in a sealed bag.Anyway, it was time to rotate my everyday watch so Saturday I went to the bank and brought the AP there and put it in my lbox with the rest of the boys and maybe in a week or two I will rip open the bag. Unless you guys and girls can talk me into opening it up sooner! Well I left with my Gilt 1675 with disstressed dial, but never poleshed case

Just sharing fresh pics ('67 Speedy Pro)
Recently took some fresh pictures of my '67 Speedie Pro Cal 321 with red chrono hand (inherited it that way). Hope y'all enjoy! LOVE the Tritium patina, cracked hands and all...The plexi is a massive dust magnet. The more I wipe it clean, the more static cling it seemed to develop!But NOTHING is sexier than plexi...Etched Omega logo on center of plexi (very tough to photograph!)Was difficult getting this display back that does NOT say First and only watch...This is my fav Cal.321 manual wind pic:Another instance of a red handed speedy pro -- from the 1971 Return of Ultraman, Episode 8: Monster Time Bomb. As I understand it, the director was a speedy owner, and often used one as prop in his Ultraman episodes (original scan by Action Dan):Thanks for looking!

My Titanium SMP 300M Chrono Diver
Back in March 7th of this year, I traded in my used (6 months old) titanium SMP 300M Chronometer [2231.50] black waved dial for a new titanium SMP 300M Chronograph black dial with sword hands [2293.52] at Tourneau, NV.Here is a quick comparison: SMP 300M [2231.50] - bullet-proof movement (1120)- low profile thickness- extremely light and very comfortable to wear- perfect weight proportion of case & bracelet- +4 seconds advancement daily- tends to scratches easily SMP 300M Chrono [2293.52] - complicated movement (3301)- case is slightly thicker- still quite light compared to SS model and also very comfortable to wear- great weight proportion of case & bracelet (slightly wider)- +1 second advancement daily- great scratch resistanceWell, after a 24/7 wear period of over two months, the inevitable had occurred. The chronograph feature had quit functioning; however, it still obtains great timekeeping as expected.As I have read many horrid stories about Tourneau experience, I on the