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FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 10:34 AM

Greetings TRF,

I had a little bit of fun tonight with my camera and light box and I thought it would be the perfect time to share with you some pictures of what makes my new (to me) AP work...

We start off with the complete watch sans bracelet...

Given that it's an old gold watch, scratches and dings are all over the place but it's okay, that's why I collect what I collect...

The caseback is quite easy to take off but the popping sound it makes still reminds you that it will always keep the movement safe!

And here it is!

For those of you who didn't see my incoming thread, this movement is the Audemars Piguet caliber 2003, a small two hands movement developped by Jaeger-Lecoultre who has been sold to AP from 1953 to 2002 (if memory serves), they would then adjust it and finish it (if I'm not mistaken, I know the adjustments are done by them but I can't fully remember if they took care of the perlage and côtes de Genève). This same ébauche has also been sold to Vacheron Constantin for several years and was the base of their caliber 1003.

And then I had this crazy idea, as you can see in the above picture I hold the watch with a pair of watchmaker's tweezers as I've bought a few tools over the past months. I also have three different loupes, two that are being left at school...

...And this one, to do some basic things at my place...and to mess around with my camera!

So here are, at last, the pictures of my watch's movement. It's definitely due for a service but it still looks quite nice if you ask me.

Thank you for watching, feel free to comment!

texex91 · 15 October 2013, 10:43 AM

Nice pics my friend!

sea-dweller · 15 October 2013, 10:44 AM

Nice photos!

mailman · 15 October 2013, 10:44 AM

Very nice Carl

Thank you for sharing with us

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 10:55 AM

Thank you kindly guys! I had a lot of fun taking those!

SamGMT · 15 October 2013, 11:12 AM

Simply Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!
Please share when complete overhaul is done, looking forward!!

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SamGMT

Simply Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!
Please share when complete overhaul is done, looking forward!!

Thank you and I sure will share some after overhaul pictures!

perpetualman88 · 15 October 2013, 11:32 AM

beautiful congrats again Carl

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by perpetualman88

beautiful congrats again Carl

Thank you David my friend!

FremStar · 15 October 2013, 11:45 AM

Absolutely stunning nephew! Always brings me joy to see someone genuinely enjoy this horology hobby!

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by FremStar

Absolutely stunning nephew! Always brings me joy to see someone genuinely enjoy this horology hobby!

Thank you Sam! I really enjoy this timepiece and that hobby...though my girlfriend doesn't quite agree...

Soly20 · 15 October 2013, 12:04 PM

Nice photos.

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Soly20

Nice photos.

Thank you Soly.

SixPak · 15 October 2013, 12:13 PM

Great write-up as usual, Carl. That movement is certainly beautiful and great camera work as well. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more pictures of the overhaul work.

kxux · 15 October 2013, 12:17 PM

Beautiful movement in that AP. The pictures are great and show the detail of the movement very nicely. Thanks.

orangedial · 15 October 2013, 12:34 PM

Love the movement pics!

Hairdude1 · 15 October 2013, 12:44 PM

Thanks for these Carl

SearChart · 15 October 2013, 05:23 PM

Movement pix

Thanks for sharing Carl

Cru Jones · 15 October 2013, 05:39 PM

excellent! thanks, carl.

T.S.Eliot · 15 October 2013, 06:47 PM

Nice watch and pics

would like to see it after full service with a nice thin strap

travisb · 15 October 2013, 07:56 PM

Great pics Carl! So classy...

gummy · 15 October 2013, 08:01 PM

That's cool!

Movement pics are stellar and I like the double batons at 12 o clock on the dial...

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 08:20 PM

Thank you guys, those comments are much appreciated!

Mick8moses · 15 October 2013, 08:47 PM

Very nice. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Sent from my MB886 using Tapatalk now Free

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 08:48 PM

Thank you Mick!

The Joker · 15 October 2013, 09:04 PM

Great pics Carl, thanks for posting.

FeelingTheBlues · 15 October 2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by The Joker

Great pics Carl, thanks for posting.

Thank you Wes!

kilyung · 15 October 2013, 10:26 PM

Sweet! JLC + AP = goodness

Can't wait to read your servicing thread buddy.

nauticajoe · 15 October 2013, 10:51 PM

Excellent pics!

AK797 · 15 October 2013, 11:38 PM

I love that you are loving your AP, Carl!

15 October 2013, 10:34 AM	#1
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Audemars Piguet at its best! Greetings TRF, I had a little bit of fun tonight with my camera and light box and I thought it would be the perfect time to share with you some pictures of what makes my new (to me) AP work... We start off with the complete watch sans bracelet... Given that it's an old gold watch, scratches and dings are all over the place but it's okay, that's why I collect what I collect... The caseback is quite easy to take off but the popping sound it makes still reminds you that it will always keep the movement safe! And here it is! For those of you who didn't see my incoming thread, this movement is the Audemars Piguet caliber 2003, a small two hands movement developped by Jaeger-Lecoultre who has been sold to AP from 1953 to 2002 (if memory serves), they would then adjust it and finish it (if I'm not mistaken, I know the adjustments are done by them but I can't fully remember if they took care of the perlage and côtes de Genève). This same ébauche has also been sold to Vacheron Constantin for several years and was the base of their caliber 1003. And then I had this crazy idea, as you can see in the above picture I hold the watch with a pair of watchmaker's tweezers as I've bought a few tools over the past months. I also have three different loupes, two that are being left at school... ...And this one, to do some basic things at my place...and to mess around with my camera! So here are, at last, the pictures of my watch's movement. It's definitely due for a service but it still looks quite nice if you ask me. Thank you for watching, feel free to comment! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

15 October 2013, 10:44 AM	#4
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	Very nice Carl Thank you for sharing with us __________________ JJ

15 October 2013, 10:55 AM	#5
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Thank you kindly guys! I had a lot of fun taking those! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

15 October 2013, 11:45 AM	#10
FremStar "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Sam Location: Gotham City Watch: Wall Street Posts: 9,954	Absolutely stunning nephew! Always brings me joy to see someone genuinely enjoy this horology hobby! __________________ "Wealth is of the heart and mind, not of the pocket!" "A Watch Is An Emotional Object, And So, It Is The Responsibility Of The Brand To Create Emotion Through It's Products" - Georges Kern "In the 1950s and 60s, they made the Ref 8171, which is a cult collectible—now that’s the ultimate Rolex you could own with a calendar and a moon phase.” - John Reardon "Heh, heh, heh..." - Michael Kilyung

15 October 2013, 06:47 PM	#20
T.S.Eliot "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: K Location: KSA Watch: aholic Posts: 1,499	Nice watch and pics would like to see it after full service with a nice thin strap __________________ "Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, / Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell / And the profit and loss. / A current under sea / Picked his bones in whispers. / As he rose and fell / He passed the stages of his age and youth / Entering the whirlpool. / Gentile or Jew / O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, / Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you." Cheers, K

15 October 2013, 10:43 AM	#2
texex91 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: . Posts: 17,898	Nice pics my friend!

15 October 2013, 10:44 AM	#3
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	Nice photos!

15 October 2013, 11:12 AM	#6
SamGMT "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Sam Location: Singapore Watch: Audemars Piguet Posts: 1,689	Simply Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!! Please share when complete overhaul is done, looking forward!!

15 October 2013, 11:32 AM	#8
perpetualman88 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: David Farkas Location: Los Angeles Watch: 116610, 5712/1A Posts: 8,182	beautiful congrats again Carl

15 October 2013, 12:04 PM	#12
Soly20 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Soly Location: UK/US Watch: Rolex, AP, PP Posts: 3,089	Nice photos.

15 October 2013, 12:13 PM	#14
SixPak "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Phong Location: Toronto Posts: 2,718	Great write-up as usual, Carl. That movement is certainly beautiful and great camera work as well. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more pictures of the overhaul work.

15 October 2013, 12:17 PM	#15
kxux 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Jan Location: PA Watch: GMT II Posts: 1,110	Beautiful movement in that AP. The pictures are great and show the detail of the movement very nicely. Thanks.

15 October 2013, 12:34 PM	#16
orangedial "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: Wayne Location: Singapore Watch: AP, PP, Rolex Posts: 1,791	Love the movement pics!

15 October 2013, 12:44 PM	#17
Hairdude1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Chicago Watch: AP,PP, Rolex Posts: 37,156	Thanks for these Carl

15 October 2013, 05:39 PM	#19
Cru Jones 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Paris, France Posts: 35,300	excellent! thanks, carl.

15 October 2013, 07:56 PM	#21
travisb 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Travis Location: FL / NYC Watch: Yes.. Posts: 33,489	Great pics Carl! So classy...

15 October 2013, 08:01 PM	#22
gummy 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Thomas Location: Midwest USA Watch: AP PP Rolex Posts: 3,348	That's cool! Movement pics are stellar and I like the double batons at 12 o clock on the dial...

15 October 2013, 08:20 PM	#23
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Thank you guys, those comments are much appreciated! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

15 October 2013, 08:47 PM	#24
Mick8moses Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Mick Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,524	Very nice. Thank you for sharing it with us. Sent from my MB886 using Tapatalk now Free

15 October 2013, 08:48 PM	#25
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Thank you Mick! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

15 October 2013, 09:04 PM	#26
The Joker "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gotham Posts: 9,641	Great pics Carl, thanks for posting.

15 October 2013, 10:26 PM	#28
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	Sweet! JLC + AP = goodness Can't wait to read your servicing thread buddy.

15 October 2013, 10:51 PM	#29
nauticajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: PA Posts: 14,774	Excellent pics!

15 October 2013, 11:38 PM	#30
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,369	I love that you are loving your AP, Carl!

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