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Old 11 January 2016, 05:11 PM   #31
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Congrats! Make sure you try different straps.

It's fantastic on the Diver rubber and Survivor Hornback.

Looks awesome on both!

Have you had the problem with flaking of the PVD on the bracelet plots?
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Old 11 January 2016, 10:54 PM   #32
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Old 12 January 2016, 12:01 AM   #33
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was it a preowned piece?

im guessing its from the last owner resting his arm on a desk, its in the right place and considering its only the top plots that have this problem
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Old 12 January 2016, 12:40 AM   #34
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Old 12 January 2016, 01:05 AM   #35
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Old 12 January 2016, 01:42 AM   #36
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was it a preowned piece?

im guessing its from the last owner resting his arm on a desk, its in the right place and considering its only the top plots that have this problem
Yes preowned.
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Old 12 January 2016, 01:47 AM   #37
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I just sold mine. )-: Get a rubber strap. You won't look back.
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Old 12 January 2016, 02:13 AM   #38
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Old 12 January 2016, 04:29 AM   #39
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I just sold mine. )-: Get a rubber strap. You won't look back.
Picking one up in Stockholm after two weeks.
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Old 12 January 2016, 05:30 AM   #40
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Old 12 January 2016, 06:22 AM   #41
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Old 12 January 2016, 07:18 AM   #42
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Congratulations!! The contrast and materials are incredible on the bumblebee!!!!
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Old 12 January 2016, 07:23 AM   #43
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Congrats!!! I love the BB! It's the watch that started my love for forged carbon.

I would put it on the diver rubber strap with Ti tang buckle
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Old 12 January 2016, 09:43 AM   #44
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Awesome watch. Congrats.

How has the drowned carbon case held up?
I'm thinking about a Carbon Diver
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Old 12 January 2016, 11:17 AM   #45
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Have you had the problem with flaking of the PVD on the bracelet plots?
Nope but then again, I prefer the Diver plots.
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Old 12 January 2016, 12:46 PM   #46
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Awesome watch. Congrats.

How has the drowned carbon case held up?
I'm thinking about a Carbon Diver
oops meant to say pre-owned
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Old 12 January 2016, 04:26 PM   #47
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Nope but then again, I prefer the Diver plots.
You mean titanium ones? It has crossed my mind just to remove the PVD coating completely from these... But I'm not sure how it looks with the PVD clasp, as that coating is still perfect.
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Old 12 January 2016, 04:28 PM   #48
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oops meant to say pre-owned


My spellcheck first made the same change on my "pre-owned" post.

Mine is in a good condition, but there are FC cases that look "soft". As if someone had polished them. I don't think you can polish FC. Perhaps someone has tried it, and failed. Couple really ugly cases on chrono24 at the moment.

My Diver was 2013 and minty case wise. I'd say that the Bumblebee (2009) is 95% or so. So definitely seems as if the cases will hold up nicely. One thing I've noticed from pics of watches, later in the FC case production the angles seemed to have gotten a bit sharper... Perhaps AP advanced the FC technology. Really a shame that they abandoned it.
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Old 15 January 2016, 02:56 PM   #49
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Old 15 January 2016, 03:06 PM   #50
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You mean titanium ones? It has crossed my mind just to remove the PVD coating completely from these... But I'm not sure how it looks with the PVD clasp, as that coating is still perfect.
Just order a new set from Clearwater. I kept them on the rubber and the PVD on the hornback strap.
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Old 15 January 2016, 06:58 PM   #51
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Just order a new set from Clearwater. I kept them on the rubber and the PVD on the hornback strap.
Mike, do you know the price of the Plots in the US?

I'll soon be visiting and if Clearwater has them readily available in stock I might as well order a set.

AP's new policy in the EU seems to be parts on an exchange basis, just as Rolex.

I'm getting a new set of Plots (PVD coated) from AP as a goodwill gesture for these old ones, but they want the old ones back.
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Old 15 January 2016, 08:22 PM   #52
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Old 16 January 2016, 12:01 PM   #53
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Old 16 January 2016, 12:12 PM   #54
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Only thing wrong with it is the plots holding the bracelet, the PVD has started to chip, but was promised new ones, or re-PVD the old ones.
It's PVD not DLC? PVD isn't resistant enough, DLC is ok, wore for some time the reedition in LE from 2009 of the Pam 028, in DLC, not a single scratch, heard they invented something even better, it's supposed to be even more scratch free than ceramic and unbreakable, must be great but I like the light weight of ceramic also, FC is lighter but ceramic appeals to me more
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Old 16 January 2016, 08:21 PM   #55
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Arnaud, yes it's PVD. DLC is much better, probably reason why they don't last.
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Old 17 January 2016, 12:58 AM   #56
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Wow!! That is crazy nice and I have yet to actually see one in person!! Guess I will be salaviating over pictures for awhile because they are super hot!!
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Old 20 January 2016, 01:54 AM   #57
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Picking one up in Stockholm after two weeks.
Post some pics up when you get it. I miss mine
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Gotta love that yellow and black combo. Looks great!


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