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Old 8 January 2015, 09:51 PM   #1
illition
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No love for AP Royal Oak Chrono 26320? Owners PLS show photos here :D

Hi everyone, I've been looking at getting an AP.

I'm kind of torn between the

1.AP ROO (not the new ones with the exhibition back)
2. and the AP ROC. I'm looking at definitely looking for a timeless watch, which will be relatively easy keep.

I flip alot of watches, my Breitlings/IWC/Hamiltons etc but with this sort of money, i'm looking at a watch to keep for a long time.

Some points i'm considering are:

1. Whether the ROO will eventually be too 'large' for modern standards in say another 10-20 years (I know this is hard to gauge, and is more often than not subjective)
2. How well the rubber parts on the crowns and pushers for the ROO would last (some say they go after a couple of years and are an expensive option to replace)
3. Piggybacked movement for the AP ROO (although it is still an inhouse movement)
4. Non-inhouse movement for the AP ROC (although I understand it is a highly regarded F Piguet movement)
5. Size of the two watches, I have a PAM and I feel an AP ROO wears smaller.
6. I have an IWC 3717 and an Explorer 2 16570 and they are honestly the perfect size for a daily wearer for me, I'm thinking the AP ROC might be somewhere along the size of a 3717
7. Many ROO owners i've spoken to say just buy the watch, and sell it before the warranty runs out or servicing is due (5-10 years) but thats not exactly what I want.
8. ROC servicing is apparently cheaper than ROO servicing.
9. ROC is rarer and i've read more difficult to fake because of the extremely thin movement and case.

Problem is, i've been searching around and while theres TONS of info about the AP ROO, theres almost nothing on the AP ROC, I understand there are some reviews and photos but honestly its a little difficult.
I will definitely get round to trying both of them side by side and test it out, but as i'm studying overseas and my current location does not have an AD it will be difficult. When i return home I will get it done but thats only in a few months time.

It would be very helpful if 26320 ROC owners could post wristshots and possible wristsizes so I can get a good idea. Alternatively, if someone has a side by side comparison of a
1. ROC & a ROO
2. ROC & IWC 3717 (Would a ROC wear similarly to a 3717?)
3. Or a ROC & Explorer 2 16570



it would be great help!

I posted this on WUS but didn't get much of a response and someone directed me here, so trying to see who can comment on these issues :)
Thanks a lot everybody! Really appreciate it! :D
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