Ceramic Diver or Ceramic ROO Chrono. Which would you choose?

[robbonds]

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[APAP]

Originally Posted by SMD

The new ss divers have the matte black dial as well.

Is that right. Good to know because I hated the glossy dial.

[Manofsteelpt]

Wow, AP charges $300 for the custom stitching? I have the Same one in black, it was $520. How do u like the matte leather? I def wish it was glossy, mine looks dark dark grey to me.

[csi-n]

Although the Diver is very very nice, it's hard to beat a 44mm ROO.

OP, did you decide what to buy? Looking forward to the incoming.

[jem7v]

Originally Posted by csi-n

Although the Diver is very very nice, it's hard to beat a 44mm ROO.

OP, did you decide what to buy? Looking forward to the incoming.

Well getting the 44mm ROO because no one has a diver lol.

[Canine64]

What 44 you decide upon?

[Hairdude1]

Ceramic Chrono

[codecow]

Diver, because it's all in house.
Edit: Disclaimer I have one :)

[v8plus4]

Originally Posted by Manofsteelpt

Wow, AP charges $300 for the custom stitching? I have the Same one in black, it was $520. How do u like the matte leather? I def wish it was glossy, mine looks dark dark grey to me.

I ordered black/red stitching in August from AP parts in Clearwater, it was $620. They also had some with white stitching.

[scrappy]

Originally Posted by benlee

What is really needed is a 42mm Ceramic ROO chrono

I've been waiting years for that combo to appear

[jem7v]

Originally Posted by codecow

Diver, because it's all in house.
Edit: Disclaimer I have one :)

The ROO 44mm movement is not all in house?

[APAP]

Originally Posted by jem7v

Well getting the 44mm ROO because no one has a diver lol.

I wouldn't buy another watch because the watch I wanted is not available at the moment. Patience is a virtue.

One will show up at some point for sure.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by jem7v

The ROO 44mm movement is not all in house?

Nope, the chrono is a module

Originally Posted by APAP

I wouldn't buy another watch because the watch I wanted is not available at the moment. Patience is a virtue.

One will show up at some point for sure.

Exactly, I mean I found a BNIB blue 15300, and would think it is much harder to find than a diver, so at those price points don't compromise, doing so will only result in you flipping the watch later on to get the one you really wanted, thus almost surely loosing money, so wait and get what you really want, not what you can get at this exact moment in time

[DCheeta]

Originally Posted by APAP

I wouldn't buy another watch because the watch I wanted is not available at the moment. Patience is a virtue.

One will show up at some point for sure.

Great advice. Go on the hunt for a CE Diver. You'll enjoy the search, and when you get it you'll enjoy it much more.

ALWAYS get exactly what you want.

[jem7v]

Originally Posted by DCheeta

Great advice. Go on the hunt for a CE Diver. You'll enjoy the search, and when you get it you'll enjoy it much more.

ALWAYS get exactly what you want.

Originally Posted by APAP

I wouldn't buy another watch because the watch I wanted is not available at the moment. Patience is a virtue.

One will show up at some point for sure.

The royal oak I TRULY want is the RG ROO 44mm or the RO openworked double balance. Or the platinum if I want to get really ambitious haha.

Best price I can do on both is 35k which is more than I am willing to pay at the present time.

To be honest the only reason I kinda prefer the diver over the chrono is because it is slightly smaller, its 8k cheaper, and seems to have a stable resale. As far as look, I think the chrono is by far better.

[jem7v]

Originally Posted by lapince

Nope, the chrono is a module



Exactly, I mean I found a BNIB blue 15300, and would think it is much harder to find than a diver, so at those price points don't compromise, doing so will only result in you flipping the watch later on to get the one you really wanted, thus almost surely loosing money, so wait and get what you really want, not what you can get at this exact moment in time

What do you mean by it's a module?

[conkers]

Originally Posted by PJ S

Sometimes…actually, no – scrub that!
All too often, I seriously wonder how half the membership of this place manages to get themselves up, washed, dressed, and fed, each morning!
I guarantee that within the next 6 months, somebody will start a poll thread asking what bloody cereal they should get, or how well done their toast should be!

As someone who posts a lot of polls, I feel this warrants a response! I normally only post polls when I already own or am about to own all the watches in the poll.

[jem7v]

Actually what I'm curious now is how easy is it to scratch the ceramic on either of these watches. I know all the hype about ceramic supposedly not being able to be scratched by anything other that diamonds, but for some reason I don't believe that on watches.

I've seen a thread where someone had a scratch on their ceramic diver that didn't rub off with an eraser or anything else.

My hublot which was all ceramic (while didn't get scratched because I am careful), I've seen others like mine that had tons of scratches. But I've also seen a video of someone taking a key to their ceramic bezel, scratching the hell out of it, then all those marks instantly rubbing off.

Also how easily does ceramic on AP break? If I drop it on the floor will it break?