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Old 23 October 2019, 11:04 AM   #1
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I was scrolling on IG when I saw this post of this custom minimalist AP. What do you guys think of it?? I found the clasp particularly interesting


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Old 23 October 2019, 11:09 AM   #2
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Don't see it.
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Old 23 October 2019, 09:11 PM   #3
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Don't see it.
The link or the dial?
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Old 24 October 2019, 01:52 AM   #4
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I love and respect the AP heritage but am giving big props to Matthew Williams of Alyx for pulling this off. I have a cuff in the traditional Alyx design and I get way more compliments on it than any of my watches. He also designed all the buckles in Christian Dior's most recent season. I don't think it's someone's first AP, but once you've tried the OG, this could be a nice mod.
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Old 24 October 2019, 02:09 AM   #5
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the nod to Alyx's buckle design for the clasp is pretty neat!
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Old 23 October 2019, 11:13 AM   #6
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Old 23 October 2019, 11:15 AM   #7
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Link seems to be broken.
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Old 23 October 2019, 11:38 AM   #8
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Link seems to be broken.
Link is working now. Not really my cup of tea.
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Old 23 October 2019, 11:29 AM   #9
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Old 25 October 2019, 08:28 AM   #10
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[QUOTE=007timer;10076071]Garbage


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Old 23 October 2019, 11:40 AM   #11
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Yuck. What is the appeal?
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Old 23 October 2019, 11:47 AM   #12
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I was scrolling on IG when I saw this post of this custom minimalist AP. What do you guys think of it?? I found the clasp particularly interesting





https://imgur.com/gallery/XpEhjIT


If it was released by AP as a limited edition, they would sell out immediately. Because it’s a mod, you’ll get no love here.


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Old 23 October 2019, 12:18 PM   #13
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If it was released by AP as a limited edition, they would sell out immediately. Because it’s a mod, you’ll get no love here.


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You have a point
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Old 23 October 2019, 05:00 PM   #14
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I completely agree. Additionally, the dial of this watch is great, the clasp hideous.
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Old 23 October 2019, 12:18 PM   #15
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I mean the clasp is interesting, but the watch itself looks like a cheap homeage lol

Thanks for sharing tho! Something different
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Old 23 October 2019, 01:10 PM   #16
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Old 23 October 2019, 03:20 PM   #17
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I am generally not a fan of the MAD Paris customized watches however the Alyx clasp is distinctive of the brand and of Matthew M Williams' designs. The clasp integration in my opinion works very well however everything else not so much.
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Old 23 October 2019, 04:17 PM   #18
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Bloody hell, what an abomination

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Old 23 October 2019, 04:36 PM   #19
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Custom AP

Not a fan.. and too monochromatic for my taste
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Old 24 October 2019, 02:32 AM   #20
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Yikes part of the magic of a RO is the dial. Can’t say I’m a fan of this one.
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Old 24 October 2019, 03:53 AM   #21
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The bracelet mod is quite interesting.

As for the dial, did they simply take a grinder to one the most awesome dials ever made???
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Old 25 October 2019, 08:32 AM   #22
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Interesting they kept the date window with the whole minimalist vibe.
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Old 25 October 2019, 08:54 AM   #23
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Old 25 October 2019, 09:41 AM   #24
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