New 44mm in Ceramic?

[Jgives]

Sheeeit, I’ll roll one.

[Gravity]

Originally Posted by Jgives

Sheeeit, I’ll roll one.

On the bright side, if someone did want one, they shant be hard to find and probably at good discount.

[Burlington]

Rose Gold variant looks good - blue and green are too colourful for me unless it’s just an occasional weekend wearer.

[APAP]

I also see they finally ship them with ceramic plots which was needed for previous CE models.

[travisb]

Not a fan at all. Those enlarged numbers kill it for me. Far prefer the current 44s.

[scuba77]

Originally Posted by APAP

I also see they finally ship them with ceramic plots which was needed for previous CE models.

Would be interesting to see if I could change the plots on my CE diver.

[ezinhk]

Horrible...what are they smoking lately.

[wiswrist]

Agree with almost everything that's been said. The #1 miss for me is the goofy enlarged numbers and double "11".

I guess the values of the existing 44's will hold strong.

[WatchEater666]

Originally Posted by chiscott_29

That said, I still am concerned. The entire watch just looks off to me...like it's trying too hard to say "look at me". Too much trying to grab your attention such as predominant Arabic numerals, a large tapisserie pattern made more prevalent by the graduation, and a contrasting seconds subdial. None of these ingredients are terrible on their own accord, but thrown together they aren't making the end product desirable.

Most of the AP lineup at this point. A little too nouveau riche. AP is kind of like Rolex at this point where if you see someone wearing one they're either a total WIS or clueless.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by wiswrist

Agree with almost everything that's been said. The #1 miss for me is the goofy enlarged numbers and double "11".

I guess the values of the existing 44's will hold strong.

On the incoming thread with good pics the double 11 is far less pronounced.

Originally Posted by WatchEater666

Most of the AP lineup at this point. A little too nouveau riche. AP is kind of like Rolex at this point where if you see someone wearing one they're either a total WIS or clueless.

AP are certainly chasing the Social Media showoff money but then they'd be crazy not to, esp now that so many watch brands will go to the Covid wall, it will be survival of the fittest and the showiest in this new world.

[Bearxj86]

They are probably better off putting a 59 at 12 a clock so it reads 11 59 1 or (11:59 is #1 lol)

I KID I KID.

Some of the Code hate getting redirected I see...

Some of the angles the watches look insane, others it looks ugly.

I'm not sure how I feel about the black outer ring fading into the blue and green. It's a nice touch but makes the watch look a little more dirty. Perhaps it will grow on me.

[HK Islandboy]

Originally Posted by Burlington

Rose Gold variant looks good - blue and green are too colourful for me unless it’s just an occasional weekend wearer.

In some other photos I’ve received, the RG look particularly cool. It’s a nice update on the 26406FR

[rumnyc]

I tried them all. the RG one was nice. a hybrid of the QE tantalum and the arnold legacy. the blue is too hypebeast for me and atleast needs the black textured rubber of the RG one to balance out a bit i think. green is middle ground and nice. I would only buy the RG but I already have a full on RG beast and don't want another 44m ROOC.

The textured strap comes in the 3 colors black/blue/green and available to order now. i am not sure i like it over the current ones but its intesting. if they have a white one later i may consider.

the watches were available to purchase by those who were invited to see them.

[Ichiran]

I will buy this if AP reduces the size to 38mm.

[rumnyc]

Some more from me

[AK797]

The gold TT looks the best to me, a good way into PM if all gold is too much at first. A white textured strap would be nice, we should ask if one is due out.

[rumnyc]

Originally Posted by AK797

The gold TT looks the best to me, a good way into PM if all gold is too much at first. A white textured strap would be nice, we should ask if one is due out.

The gold one costs almost as much as the full RG one. Well close enough that price won’t be an issue i guess. It looks cool but i would hate the scratches on that bezel which is unavoidable on a 44mm i think. I asked about white strap (for my RG) and its not yet there and no plans atm.


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[AK797]

Originally Posted by rumnyc

The gold one costs almost as much as the full RG one. Well close enough that price won’t be an issue i guess. It looks cool but i would hate the scratches on that bezel which is unavoidable on a 44mm i think. I asked about white strap (for my RG) and its not yet there and no plans atm.


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Yes, it's like an inverse RG, with the CE in the other spots, still I love the CE case with the nice vertical brush, whereas the gold still has mostly the rainfall style, interesting this one still has the rainfall brush on the crown.

[chiscott_29]

Thanks for the updated pics! I agree, that blue one is LOUD. But, on the right person (i.e., not me!!) it'll be nice.

I think the RG is the best one as well, but the green isn't bad from the pics I saw in the other post.

What is the MSRP for these? Do you know?

[Hard_Six]

I don't mind the numbers but the double 11 isn't great. And I like the green one best but still prefer my 42 by a wide margin.

[Reign]

Just to confirm - blue and green are full ceramic right (case and bezel)?

Whereas the RG one has a black ceramic case with a RG bezel?

[troways]

Originally Posted by Reign

Just to confirm - blue and green are full ceramic right (case and bezel)?

Whereas the RG one has a black ceramic case with a RG bezel?

Correct

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[AshAP]

Originally Posted by GS93108

To be fair, I seem to remember that the camo's weren't well received before they made their way into our hands. I think they were heavily criticised for being too gimmicky, but obviously AP knew what they were doing. BUT, I'm on the critic side of this fence on the new ones.

Since I’ve seen some better photos they’ve really grown on me, I even texted the AD about availability


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[Reign]

Originally Posted by AshAP

Since I’ve seen some better photos they’ve really grown on me, I even texted the AD about availability


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Same here. I can roll with a green or RG one I think

[AshAP]

Originally Posted by AK797

The gold TT looks the best to me, a good way into PM if all gold is too much at first. A white textured strap would be nice, we should ask if one is due out.

I felt blinged out wearing my rubber clad but this version could be the one for me but I’d have to change the gold plots to ceramic.


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[AK797]

Originally Posted by AshAP

I felt blinged out wearing my rubber clad but this version could be the one for me but I’d have to change the gold plots to ceramic.


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Does sound perfect... wonder how much you can get for the gold plots on ebay?

[benlee]

At first glance, I thought they were 42mm ROOs because of those arabic numerals..

[HK Islandboy]

After trying them on, the green was my surprise favourite, followed by the RG. The blue was a bit OTT - prefer my blue camo.

[HK Islandboy]

Originally Posted by HK Islandboy

After trying them on, the green was my surprise favourite, followed by the RG. The blue was a bit OTT - prefer my blue camo.

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[xsnv]

Looking better with the later pictures but still can't quite understand the two 11's - which without the minute hand in the way look even more prominent to me.