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lapince · 1 December 2016, 08:14 PM

Hi guys,

So I just got my unworn blue 15300, and must say it is very nice.
So now I have a green wooden AP box and a brown, also the card board box with the drawings on it is quite nice.

Here's a few pics.
So now I am officially a RO owner.

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lapince · 1 December 2016, 08:22 PM

I just noticed the clasp with the AP logo on both sides, interesting but not sure it's very solid.

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Dolor Doc · 1 December 2016, 09:34 PM

Looks beautiful. Congrats!

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Cru Jones · 1 December 2016, 09:41 PM

very nice. love that watch.

v8plus4 · 1 December 2016, 09:48 PM

Looks great!

lapince · 1 December 2016, 09:59 PM

Thanks guys it is very cool indeed.
The only small negative thing is that the crown is not very practical, but I guess you need to get used to it.

brandrea · 1 December 2016, 10:01 PM

Beauty, congratulations!

JorgeCCW · 1 December 2016, 10:01 PM

Congrats on a beautiful timepiece! ....interesting box

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1William · 1 December 2016, 10:04 PM

Congratulations. Beautiful watch.

yoast · 1 December 2016, 10:22 PM

Great catch! Have to been able to compare it with the 15400? Just wondering about the size difference and color shade as I am looking for either the 300 or 400.
Thanks

conkers · 1 December 2016, 10:54 PM

Congrats.........but you need to get hold of some hand cream!!!

texex91 · 1 December 2016, 11:23 PM

Amazing you found a BNIB--it looks great.

One of the best bang for the buck AP's out there.

Enjoy it!

bluebeamer · 2 December 2016, 12:01 AM

wow, can't believe you found an unworn one! envious!!!

Ci54 · 2 December 2016, 12:20 AM

That's a handsome one. Congratulations & wear it in good health..

mjclark32 · 2 December 2016, 12:49 AM

Congrats, exactly what I've been looking for!

Vipes · 2 December 2016, 01:31 AM

15300 looks great. Congrats!

csi-n · 2 December 2016, 02:08 AM

Beauty! Big congrats to you.

What don't you like about the crown?

jon_jon · 2 December 2016, 02:09 AM

Great looking watch

Enjoy!

Tay821 · 2 December 2016, 02:28 AM

Sweet watch. Impressive you found an unworn one

AK797 · 2 December 2016, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by yoast

Great catch! Have to been able to compare it with the 15400? Just wondering about the size difference and color shade as I am looking for either the 300 or 400.
Thanks

400 has a more vibrant blue as these dark pics show. Nice blue dial, mate, if that indeed is a blue dial?

lapince · 2 December 2016, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Beauty, congratulations!

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by JorgeCCW

Congrats on a beautiful timepiece! ....interesting box
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Thanks mate. Yeah the outer box is quite interesting, I like the fact that I have a greek and brown wooden AP box, it's kind of cool

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Originally Posted by 1William

Congratulations. Beautiful watch.

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by yoast

Great catch! Have to been able to compare it with the 15400? Just wondering about the size difference and color shade as I am looking for either the 300 or 400.
Thanks

For me the proportions of the 15300 are perfect, 15400 doesn't do it for me size wise, 41mm from AP is better, IMO, for chronos or skeletons rather than for simple dials. For the shade of blue can't help you, but it is different that's foe sure.

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Originally Posted by conkers

Congrats.........but you need to get hold of some hand cream!!!

Thanks Roger. Yeah I know I have this problem in winter àd if I forget to take the cream with me on my trip then it looks like that

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Originally Posted by texex91

Amazing you found a BNIB--it looks great.

One of the best bang for the buck AP's out there.

Enjoy it!

Thanks Paul

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Originally Posted by bluebeamer

wow, can't believe you found an unworn one! envious!!!

Unworn and with a cool card board box and brown wooden one, now I have the green from the CE diver and the brown, which I find cool.

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Originally Posted by Ci54

That's a handsome one. Congratulations & wear it in good health..

Thanks man

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Originally Posted by mjclark32

Congrats, exactly what I've been looking for!

Well I think if to look you find sooner or later

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Originally Posted by Vipes

15300 looks great. Congrats!

Thanks

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Originally Posted by csi-n

Beauty! Big congrats to you.

What don't you like about the crown?

Thanks. I find it not practical as it is quite small and I had a hard time to screw and unscrew it, I suppose you get used to it

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Originally Posted by jon_jon

Great looking watch

Enjoy!

Thanks Jon

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Originally Posted by Tay821

Sweet watch. Impressive you found an unworn one

Thanks man. Well I was looking at watches ok C24 and thought whynot look at 15300's, as the lack of second hand of the 15202 bothers me and not a fan of the 15400 proportions, and what do you know, they had one, so decided I needed at one point in my mife to have a RO

ragingcao · 2 December 2016, 04:36 AM

That's gorgeous. Congrats

Manofsteelpt · 2 December 2016, 05:03 AM

Very nice, congrats!

lapince · 2 December 2016, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ragingcao

That's gorgeous. Congrats

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Originally Posted by Manofsteelpt

Very nice, congrats!

Thanks tim and Mike

Wahlberg · 2 December 2016, 05:49 AM

Congrats!

I still don't understand why they discontinued this reference.

lig · 2 December 2016, 05:53 AM

Congrats! I think the 15300 is the sweet spot for RO.

Definitely like having the second hand and agree that the 15400 is a bit out of proportion.

Not quite ROO size but a little big for a RO.

lapince · 2 December 2016, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Wahlberg

Congrats!

I still don't understand why they discontinued this reference.

Well they probably thought that having the 15300 and 15400 (bigger size meant to follow the trend of bigger watches) was redundant and that the 39mm spot was already taken by the jumbo, which is amazing but without a second hand so kind of a deal breaker for me.
I think it is really cool, and the proportions are so much nicer IMHO than the 15400

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Originally Posted by lig

Congrats! I think the 15300 is the sweet spot for RO.

Definitely like having the second hand and agree that the 15400 is a bit out of proportion.

Not quite ROO size but a little big for a RO.

Well 41 is a great size for a skeleton, chrono or any kind of dial which is not plain, for a plain dial 39 is much better proportioned

111forza · 2 December 2016, 06:57 AM

Congrats great find

and don't worry that clasp is Solid and beautiful

lapince · 2 December 2016, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AK797

400 has a more vibrant blue as these dark pics show. Nice blue dial, mate, if that indeed is a blue dial?

it is my friend, it is, but the lighting wasn't great, and yes the blue is quite dark, maybe the 15400 blue is more interesting but much prefer the 15300 dimensions, in any case to get a good idea one needs to see it under different lighting, for now it is in the bank safe as I need to make a service for it, it is 7 years old, so tomorrow I will try to go to the AP boutique to try the RG 15407, to see if it suits me, and see with the director about servicing my 300

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Originally Posted by 111forza

Congrats great find

and don't worry that clasp is Solid and beautiful

Ok thanks

lapince · 2 December 2016, 08:53 AM

In any case I like the proportions, thicker and heavier than my 5712 but slightly, so a little more heft to it but just enough.

1 December 2016, 08:14 PM	#1
lapince "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mars Watch: 5712 Posts: 11,509	Blue 15300 incoming Hi guys, So I just got my unworn blue 15300, and must say it is very nice. So now I have a green wooden AP box and a brown, also the card board box with the drawings on it is quite nice. Here's a few pics. So now I am officially a RO owner.

1 December 2016, 10:01 PM	#8
JorgeCCW "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Jorge Location: Ohio, USA Watch: Rolex,Patek and AP Posts: 4,707	Congrats on a beautiful timepiece! ....interesting box Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nothing happens until something moves " Albert Einstein

1 December 2016, 10:22 PM	#10
yoast "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: HK Posts: 2,288	Great catch! Have to been able to compare it with the 15400? Just wondering about the size difference and color shade as I am looking for either the 300 or 400. Thanks __________________ IG: @yoast.watch https://www.instagram.com/yoast.watch/

2 December 2016, 12:20 AM	#14
Ci54 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Jeddah Watch: SS Sky Dweller Posts: 189	That's a handsome one. Congratulations & wear it in good health.. __________________ Day-Date 18239, Daytona 116523, Breitling B1, Submariner 16610 LV Kermit, Polar Explorer ll 16570, 126600 SD 43, 126710 BLRO Pepsi, SS Sky Dweller 326934.

2 December 2016, 12:49 AM	#15
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Congrats, exactly what I've been looking for! __________________

1 December 2016, 08:22 PM	#2
lapince "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mars Watch: 5712 Posts: 11,509	I just noticed the clasp with the AP logo on both sides, interesting but not sure it's very solid.

1 December 2016, 09:34 PM	#3
Dolor Doc "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: 'merica Watch: AP 15400 Posts: 151	Looks beautiful. Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1 December 2016, 09:41 PM	#4
Cru Jones 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Paris, France Posts: 35,298	very nice. love that watch.

1 December 2016, 09:48 PM	#5
v8plus4 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 30-A Watch: it's complicated Posts: 129	Looks great!

1 December 2016, 09:59 PM	#6
lapince "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mars Watch: 5712 Posts: 11,509	Thanks guys it is very cool indeed. The only small negative thing is that the crown is not very practical, but I guess you need to get used to it.

1 December 2016, 10:01 PM	#7
brandrea 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 78,076	Beauty, congratulations!

1 December 2016, 10:04 PM	#9
1William 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 47,764	Congratulations. Beautiful watch.

1 December 2016, 10:54 PM	#11
conkers "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Roger Location: Hong Kong Watch: Too many! Posts: 6,116	Congrats.........but you need to get hold of some hand cream!!!

1 December 2016, 11:23 PM	#12
texex91 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: . Posts: 17,898	Amazing you found a BNIB--it looks great. One of the best bang for the buck AP's out there. Enjoy it!

2 December 2016, 12:01 AM	#13
bluebeamer "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Asia Posts: 409	wow, can't believe you found an unworn one! envious!!!

2 December 2016, 01:31 AM	#16
Vipes "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 4,913	15300 looks great. Congrats!

2 December 2016, 02:08 AM	#17
csi-n "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Sam Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,042	Beauty! Big congrats to you. What don't you like about the crown?

2 December 2016, 02:09 AM	#18
jon_jon "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 4,350	Great looking watch Enjoy!

2 December 2016, 02:28 AM	#19
Tay821 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: USA Posts: 913	Sweet watch. Impressive you found an unworn one

2 December 2016, 04:36 AM	#22
ragingcao "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Tokyo Watch: cha talking about? Posts: 2,919	That's gorgeous. Congrats

2 December 2016, 05:03 AM	#23
Manofsteelpt "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Real Name: Mike Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 3,971	Very nice, congrats!

2 December 2016, 05:49 AM	#25
Wahlberg "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Paris Posts: 3,590	Congrats! I still don't understand why they discontinued this reference.

2 December 2016, 05:53 AM	#26
lig "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PacNW Watch: Enthusiast Posts: 2,611	Congrats! I think the 15300 is the sweet spot for RO. Definitely like having the second hand and agree that the 15400 is a bit out of proportion. Not quite ROO size but a little big for a RO.

2 December 2016, 06:57 AM	#28
111forza "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: uk Posts: 2,667	Congrats great find and don't worry that clasp is Solid and beautiful

2 December 2016, 08:53 AM	#30
lapince "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mars Watch: 5712 Posts: 11,509	In any case I like the proportions, thicker and heavier than my 5712 but slightly, so a little more heft to it but just enough.

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