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Watcheroo · 16 December 2018, 04:42 AM

So AP’s CEO has hinted a few times that an all new line is going to be announced next month at SIHH. I’ve been intrigued by what this line will represent for AP. On another AP forum, there have been pics posted of a recent patent filing by AP:

Then today I saw a teaser on AP’s website and it looks pretty similar to the patent filing pics. The first pic below is clearly referring to an octagonal shape sitting between two circles.

So it’s clearly a round watch with a shoutout to the octagon in the Royal Oak.

Three things are still not clear. (1) What metal AP will use for this. (2) What the dial/hands will look like. (3) If a new in-house chrono is being released with this line.

Their website says the next reveal is planned for January 7th.

I’m excited to see what direction AP is going to take with this line!

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 05:43 AM

I am under the impression something brand new is coming

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 05:48 AM

And there is another AP forum ?!

RolexZen · 16 December 2018, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Burlington

And there is another AP forum ?!

PuristSPro

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 07:51 AM

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PuristSPro

Interesting - thanks. The formatting seems a little tricky to follow on it.

edo · 16 December 2018, 07:59 AM

To me it looks like AP takes on JLC Polaris collection...

I would love some sort of AP sport/dress in a price range below RO, but lug design on this one doesn't looks it will support steel bracelet...

Watcheroo · 16 December 2018, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Burlington

Interesting - thanks. The formatting seems a little tricky to follow on it.

Yeah, not the best formatting. They have an app as well which makes it a bit easier to navigate

AshAP · 16 December 2018, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Burlington

And there is another AP forum ?!

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karasus · 16 December 2018, 05:58 AM

Looks like a new movement from the movement image, could be the in house chrono. They took some of the RO elements (octagon) and flipped it inside out, its a circle with an octagon inside while the RO is an octagon with a circle inside.

Probably some chrono movement, similar to the F.Piguet 1185 (offset date) but buffed up to be more robust, and could be the future movement that we will see in offshores and 41mm chronos?

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by karasus

Looks like a new movement from the movement image, could be the in house chrono. They took some of the RO elements (octagon) and flipped it inside out, its a circle with an octagon inside while the RO is an octagon with a circle inside.

Probably some chrono movement, similar to the F.Piguet 1185 (offset date) but buffed up to be more robust, and could be the future movement that we will see in offshores and 41mm chronos?

Just looked at the figs again - they’ve kept the octagonal mid case and sandwiched it between circular upper and lower cases. Hadn’t actually appreciated this from the first patent sketches I saw.

So yes brand new design - keep elements of Royal Oak and building it into something new.

This could look really great as the mid case seems to retain all the finishing hall marks of the RO bezel edge (fig 5&6)

duc888 · 16 December 2018, 06:18 AM

I think the design application could match with the teaser an the AP homepage...it would make sense.
Looking forward for the 7th of January

Watcheroo · 16 December 2018, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Burlington

Just looked at the figs again - they’ve kept the octagonal mid case and sandwiched it between circular upper and lower cases. Hadn’t actually appreciated this from the first patent sketches I saw.

So yes brand new design - keep elements of Royal Oak and building it into something new.

This could look really great as the mid case seems to retain all the finishing hall marks of the RO bezel edge (fig 5&6)

Agreed. I think this idea will look really good if executed right

Andad · 18 December 2018, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Watcheroo

Agreed. I think this idea will look really good if executed right

Looks just like a watch to me but don’t execute it until I have seen one.

Watcheroo · 19 December 2018, 12:42 AM

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Looks just like a watch to me but don’t execute it until I have seen one.

Cute

rty2k · 16 December 2018, 06:24 AM

in-house chrono movement on a smaller case to test the water, and to allow more time to roll out the current 41mm F.Piguet movement on the 41mm line.
and a 15500 for sure.

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 06:36 AM

Any ideas what the code 11.59 refers to ?

rty2k · 16 December 2018, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Burlington

Any ideas what the code 11.59 refers to ?

new calibre?

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 07:33 AM

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new calibre?

Yes quite possibly - sure it will be intelligently thought out by AP

AK797 · 16 December 2018, 06:53 AM

Hope it doesn't look like the GP Laureato.

https://uk.bucherer.com/girard-perre...&utm_campaign=

Burlington · 16 December 2018, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AK797

Hope it doesn't look like the GP Laureato.

https://uk.bucherer.com/girard-perre...&utm_campaign=

I think the face on view will be just round. The side view of the mid case will reveal the octagonal shape and respective finishes

Watcheroo · 16 December 2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AK797

Hope it doesn't look like the GP Laureato.

https://uk.bucherer.com/girard-perre...&utm_campaign=

Unlikely. The octagon in this new release seems to be sandwiched between a circular face and circular back.

Cru Jones · 16 December 2018, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AK797

Hope it doesn't look like the GP Laureato.

https://uk.bucherer.com/girard-perre...&utm_campaign=

I don’t think there’s much chance of that..... AP these days definitely prioritizes a more “in your face”/showy design language.

MP5 · 16 December 2018, 09:22 PM

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I don’t think there’s much chance of that..... AP these days definitely prioritizes a more “in your face”/showy design language.

Looks like they have employed bremont to make their case

blacke90 · 16 December 2018, 07:17 AM

From the AP website desktop view, on the "Stay Updated" screen after you Crack the Code, the watch appears to have a side push button. I suspect it's a Chrono. You have to scroll to the bottom after you Crack to code to get to the "Stay Updated" screen - hope this makes sense.

Kimber007 · 16 December 2018, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by blacke90

From the AP website desktop view, on the "Stay Updated" screen after you Crack the Code, the watch appears to have a side push button. I suspect it's a Chrono. You have to scroll to the bottom after you Crack to code to get to the "Stay Updated" screen - hope this makes sense.

Can you post a screenshot?

edo · 16 December 2018, 07:50 AM

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Can you post a screenshot?

Here it is...

blacke90 · 16 December 2018, 07:51 AM

Thanks Edo. Was just about to post!

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Originally Posted by edo

Here it is...

Watcheroo · 16 December 2018, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by edo

Here it is...

Interesting. I missed that

Ar_Mi · 16 December 2018, 08:27 AM

I'm very excited to see this! I always felt that AP invested so much into the RO's and ROO's that they didn't full explore the potential of their other lines.. I really hope this will look awesome in person.
I'm also looking forward to the new in-house chrono movement. Its honestly about time! I wonder if the in-house movement will have similar dominions though, in terms of thickness hmm..

GB-man · 16 December 2018, 06:14 PM

Dear god they need to move past the FP caliber with the 430 date. Please tell me that’s wrong.

16 December 2018, 04:42 AM	#1
Watcheroo 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 3,927	SIHH 2019 potential new release by AP So AP’s CEO has hinted a few times that an all new line is going to be announced next month at SIHH. I’ve been intrigued by what this line will represent for AP. On another AP forum, there have been pics posted of a recent patent filing by AP: Then today I saw a teaser on AP’s website and it looks pretty similar to the patent filing pics. The first pic below is clearly referring to an octagonal shape sitting between two circles. So it’s clearly a round watch with a shoutout to the octagon in the Royal Oak. Three things are still not clear. (1) What metal AP will use for this. (2) What the dial/hands will look like. (3) If a new in-house chrono is being released with this line. Their website says the next reveal is planned for January 7th. I’m excited to see what direction AP is going to take with this line!

16 December 2018, 05:43 AM	#2
Burlington "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 5,643	I am under the impression something brand new is coming __________________ “My tastes are simple; I am easily satisfied with the best.” ― Winston S. Churchill

16 December 2018, 05:48 AM	#3
Burlington "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 5,643	And there is another AP forum ?! __________________ “My tastes are simple; I am easily satisfied with the best.” ― Winston S. Churchill

16 December 2018, 06:36 AM	#16
Burlington "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 5,643	Any ideas what the code 11.59 refers to ? __________________ “My tastes are simple; I am easily satisfied with the best.” ― Winston S. Churchill

16 December 2018, 06:14 PM	#30
GB-man 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,355	Dear god they need to move past the FP caliber with the 430 date. Please tell me that’s wrong. __________________

16 December 2018, 07:59 AM	#6
edo "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sarajevo Posts: 1,929	To me it looks like AP takes on JLC Polaris collection... I would love some sort of AP sport/dress in a price range below RO, but lug design on this one doesn't looks it will support steel bracelet...

16 December 2018, 05:58 AM	#9
karasus "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: N/A Watch: Royal Oak Posts: 345	Looks like a new movement from the movement image, could be the in house chrono. They took some of the RO elements (octagon) and flipped it inside out, its a circle with an octagon inside while the RO is an octagon with a circle inside. Probably some chrono movement, similar to the F.Piguet 1185 (offset date) but buffed up to be more robust, and could be the future movement that we will see in offshores and 41mm chronos?

16 December 2018, 06:18 AM	#11
duc888 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Germany Posts: 876	I think the design application could match with the teaser an the AP homepage...it would make sense. Looking forward for the 7th of January

16 December 2018, 06:24 AM	#15
rty2k "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: UK Posts: 78	in-house chrono movement on a smaller case to test the water, and to allow more time to roll out the current 41mm F.Piguet movement on the 41mm line. and a 15500 for sure.

16 December 2018, 06:53 AM	#19
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,369	Hope it doesn't look like the GP Laureato. https://uk.bucherer.com/girard-perre...&utm_campaign=

16 December 2018, 07:17 AM	#24
blacke90 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: USA Watch: AP\|\|Panerai\|\|Rolex Posts: 759	From the AP website desktop view, on the "Stay Updated" screen after you Crack the Code, the watch appears to have a side push button. I suspect it's a Chrono. You have to scroll to the bottom after you Crack to code to get to the "Stay Updated" screen - hope this makes sense.

16 December 2018, 08:27 AM	#29
Ar_Mi "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Dubai/Los Angeles Watch: a few Posts: 595	I'm very excited to see this! I always felt that AP invested so much into the RO's and ROO's that they didn't full explore the potential of their other lines.. I really hope this will look awesome in person. I'm also looking forward to the new in-house chrono movement. Its honestly about time! I wonder if the in-house movement will have similar dominions though, in terms of thickness hmm..

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