The Appeal of Royal Oak Offshore 42mm's

[AK797]

Originally Posted by hugs

If you are honest with yourself all royal oaks look "outdated". That is part of their appeal! (Outdated being an unflattering alternative to the word "retro")

The design language speaks to Genta's 70s conception but there are a lot of modern updates and refinements that give the RO/ROO ranges an awesome blend of the classic and modern.

[APAP]

Originally Posted by bluebeamer

for those of us with smaller wrists, we have no choice but to wear the 42s!
wish i had a thicker wrist then i'd surely get the 44 Ti

Too big. Never buy a 44. Not even a 42. I'd still to RO, and probably the ultra-thin.

[bluebeamer]

Originally Posted by APAP

Too big. Never buy a 44. Not even a 42. I'd still to RO, and probably the ultra-thin.

i think thinner wristed people can pull off the diver quite ok though

[Star Ferry]

Everybody has a limit. I started off wearing a 35mm Patek and a 36mm DJ -- My wrist is under 7" and not flat

Then I started wearing some 40mm models. I realized I can go as large as 42mm so long as the lugs are angled. But 44mm tends to look bad on me regardless of lug design. I think the 42 looks much better on bluebeamer than the 44 does

[Superburrito]

Originally Posted by yoast

I think the entire 42mm line is outdated and the 44s are too big. Best thing would be to morph the 44s into 42 and phase out the 44mm line imo.

I totally agree!

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by yoast

I think the entire 42mm line is outdated and the 44s are too big. Best thing would be to morph the 44s into 42 and phase out the 44mm line imo.

can't do that as all of the sports stars who wear AP are quite large. We can't have them wearing Hublots now can we? That would be wrong.

[bluebeamer]

love my black themes, but i'd be super happy if they released a 'refreshed' version with a black date wheel, the AP logo in silvered letters and a glossy black dial ala the H series rubberclad.

[bluebeamer]

love my black themes, but i'd be super happy if they released a 'refreshed' version with a black date wheel, the AP logo in silvered letters and a glossy black dial ala the H series rubberclad.

(forgot to attach the pic in the previous post)

[jem7v]

Originally Posted by bluebeamer

love my black themes, but i'd be super happy if they released a 'refreshed' version with a black date wheel, the AP logo in silvered letters and a glossy black dial ala the H series rubberclad.

(forgot to attach the pic in the previous post)

If the black themes comes back, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I don't understand AP marketing. The best watches they let die essentially.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by jem7v

If the black themes comes back, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I don't understand AP marketing. The best watches they let die essentially.

No, it wasn't selling all that well, faced stiff competition from the cheaper and cleaner Diver.

[smeowly]

Originally Posted by AK797

No, it wasn't selling all that well, faced stiff competition from the cheaper and cleaner Diver.

Was it really not selling well? The staff at the boutique I usually go to said it was one of the more popular models because of the neutral colour scheme.


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[jem7v]

Originally Posted by AK797

No, it wasn't selling all that well, faced stiff competition from the cheaper and cleaner Diver.

I don't buy this if you are being serious. The black themes I believe was far more popular than the diver.

I saw that watch on everyone's wrist practically like the rubberclad.

[smeowly]

Don't forget it's the only "themes" that survived long after the white and blue themes were discontinued.
Plus the new one with red highlights is more or less an extension of it.


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[Davetay]

Originally Posted by bluebeamer

nice pic. i feel like trading in my black themes for the new navy

I thought that 44mm ti looks great on you! But then again it’s your own liking that is more important


Have a great day ahead

[bluebeamer]

Originally Posted by Davetay

I thought that 44mm ti looks great on you! But then again it’s your own liking that is more important


Have a great day ahead

absolutely beautiful!

[Davetay]

Originally Posted by bluebeamer

absolutely beautiful!

Thanks bro

[AK797]

Originally Posted by jem7v

I don't buy this if you are being serious. The black themes I believe was far more popular than the diver.

I saw that watch on everyone's wrist practically like the rubberclad.

Nope, Diver was taking sales away, you could even see it on this forum, so many more incomings for the Diver for many years. Little interest in the Black Themes compared to Panda and Safari as well.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by AK797

Nope, Diver was taking sales away, you could even see it on this forum, so many more incomings for the Diver for many years. Little interest in the Black Themes compared to Panda and Safari as well.

i believe it. I picked a diver over a 42mm ROO chronograph myself. The Black Themes was discontinued by then, but if it wasn't i still probably would have gotten the diver. I really like the Black Themes though.

[jem7v]

Originally Posted by AK797

Nope, Diver was taking sales away, you could even see it on this forum, so many more incomings for the Diver for many years. Little interest in the Black Themes compared to Panda and Safari as well.

Safari over black themes? Especially the new one. People lost their minds then

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by jem7v

Safari over black themes? Especially the new one. People lost their minds then

i preferred the old safari to the new. But neither is a black watch. The diver has more mass market appeal for someone wanting a black dial watch because it is a diver, not a chronograph and because it is cheaper.

[Uros]

I went with Elephant and really enjoying it, 44 has big advantage with ceramic bezel but 42 is to me more versatile, added on steel bracelet to wear during summer and feels like two watches when switched from leather one...I guess its down to personal preference you cant go wrong...

[solrac6262]

nice BLUEBEAMER, I have the black red themes but going blue

[bluebeamer]

Originally Posted by solrac6262

nice BLUEBEAMER, I have the black red themes but going blue

are you adding the navy or trading in your vampire? (yes that's the new nickname they're giving the black-red themes)