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orangedial · 6 October 2013, 04:53 AM

No, it's NOT the ROO LBJ

If you have read my earlier thread about my visit to APSC Singapore, you may recall I've mentioned that AP was going to launch a very special ROO LE.

It was finally launched in September 2013 during the Singapore F1 season. There was no big bang announcement like the LBJ, but AP had chosen to launch this very limited LE, 20 pieces to be exact, while hosting their new owners who were specially picked by AP at a posh suite located at the GP paddock during an adrenaline-pumped F1 race evening.

Looks familiar? Isn't it the ROO ref. 25721ST?

Yes! On the dial side, it is a re-launched of the very first ROO design way back in 1993. Ref.25721ST is the mother of all ROO and really deserves a special treatment to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Offshore line.

And so the birth of this very exclusive LE.

AP has updated the original JLC-based movement with the in-house 3120 base movement. The LE comes with a sapphire crystal case back which exposes the exquisite movement with a beautifully engraved gold rotor.

To me, this is the BEST Limited Edition and the most collectible one for a true-blue ROO collector. Even Mr Bottinelli himself is an owner! I was fortunate enough to have briefly handled his personal piece during my visit to APSC, and snapped a few photos to share here.

Now, if only AP could update mine with a sapphire crystal case back...

texex91 · 6 October 2013, 05:11 AM

Very interesting--thank you for post and pics!

BZA · 6 October 2013, 05:19 AM

Love this! That watch is awesome - thanks!

dysondiver · 6 October 2013, 05:19 AM

yep , that works well indeed

Manofsteelpt · 6 October 2013, 05:32 AM

Loving it... Is it SS? Why only 20 and what's the price on it?

Thanks for sharing :-)

subtona · 6 October 2013, 05:43 AM

That is a great looking watch!

BlueRoyaloak · 6 October 2013, 05:54 AM

Beautiful!

kilyung · 6 October 2013, 06:14 AM

Gorgeous

AK797 · 6 October 2013, 06:23 AM

Lovely, wish my AP also had a displayback.

FeelingTheBlues · 6 October 2013, 08:05 AM

Thank you for sharing that information, it was very interesting and enjoyable indeed.

singe89 · 6 October 2013, 09:25 AM

Amazing!!!

Jim12345 · 6 October 2013, 09:28 AM

Absolutely awesome, 20 pieces is not enough for this beauty!! Thanks for sharing.

pingpong · 6 October 2013, 10:12 AM

*LIKE*

esp the caseback display!

benlee · 6 October 2013, 10:49 AM

The display back looks like the 3120 movement in my 15400. So what they have done is just open the caseback and everything else is the same? What else is different? Is it in Platinum/WG or just SS?

Have to say your ROO with the rubber strap looks better than the bracelet.

And I think it will look even better with the Navy Blue Hornback strap.

incontrol · 6 October 2013, 10:56 AM

Beautiful ROO! I wish there were more than 20. The dial is amazing!

yachty 1 · 6 October 2013, 11:55 AM

20 years old and still doesn't look outdated

SigloII · 6 October 2013, 12:54 PM

WOW! Simply the classiest ROO I've ever laid eyes on. Wonder how much that novelty goes for?

Dcmk · 6 October 2013, 02:02 PM

Agree this is the BEST LE! Wish I was privileged enough to be one if the twenty chosen to have this very special piece. They should make more of this and not just 20 :((

singe89 · 6 October 2013, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dcmk

Agree this is the BEST LE! Wish I was privileged enough to be one if the twenty chosen to have this very special piece. They should make more of this and not just 20 :((

Agree 100%. This is a real LE...not the Lebron James crap.

It's a limited version of a 20 year old watch that will still be in style 20 years from now.

Tony-GB · 6 October 2013, 04:53 PM

I'd like to thank you for posting this, but I can't. It's killing me there's only 20 made!

The best Offshore reissued and only 20 made & going to select customers. Not even a run of 200 so the rest of us have a chance.

This is the design & style AP should go back to.

HKRolexFans · 6 October 2013, 06:04 PM

I am hoping that AP can make all their watches with the displayback to let us see the beautiful movement especially the gold rotor

diver2012 · 6 October 2013, 06:53 PM

Very cool indeed!

Soly20 · 6 October 2013, 07:43 PM

That looks nice.

exiger77 · 6 October 2013, 11:02 PM

Sgd: $4X,XXX.00

nick c · 6 October 2013, 11:43 PM

Awesome

horologists · 7 October 2013, 12:43 AM

On of my favourite ROO's - Just wonderful

mike@ec · 7 October 2013, 12:56 AM

so all 20 pieces have owners already, i'm interested to know the price tag of this master piece

B. Doggy · 7 October 2013, 01:11 AM

Not too shabby

HL65 · 7 October 2013, 02:25 AM

Very nice!

Dcmk · 7 October 2013, 08:55 AM

I 'hate' the 20 who got this special piece!;) These must be the top spenders at AP Sg boutique. Rewarding them with exclusivity. In the end money talks and the great divide of the haves and have nots done so well AP style ..

6 October 2013, 04:53 AM	#1
orangedial "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: Wayne Location: Singapore Watch: AP, PP, Rolex Posts: 1,791	A Very Special ROO LE No, it's NOT the ROO LBJ If you have read my earlier thread about my visit to APSC Singapore, you may recall I've mentioned that AP was going to launch a very special ROO LE. It was finally launched in September 2013 during the Singapore F1 season. There was no big bang announcement like the LBJ, but AP had chosen to launch this very limited LE, 20 pieces to be exact, while hosting their new owners who were specially picked by AP at a posh suite located at the GP paddock during an adrenaline-pumped F1 race evening. Looks familiar? Isn't it the ROO ref. 25721ST? Yes! On the dial side, it is a re-launched of the very first ROO design way back in 1993. Ref.25721ST is the mother of all ROO and really deserves a special treatment to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Offshore line. And so the birth of this very exclusive LE. AP has updated the original JLC-based movement with the in-house 3120 base movement. The LE comes with a sapphire crystal case back which exposes the exquisite movement with a beautifully engraved gold rotor. To me, this is the BEST Limited Edition and the most collectible one for a true-blue ROO collector. Even Mr Bottinelli himself is an owner! I was fortunate enough to have briefly handled his personal piece during my visit to APSC, and snapped a few photos to share here. Now, if only AP could update mine with a sapphire crystal case back...

6 October 2013, 05:19 AM	#3
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6 October 2013, 05:43 AM	#6
subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 26,599	That is a great looking watch! __________________

6 October 2013, 08:05 AM	#10
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Thank you for sharing that information, it was very interesting and enjoyable indeed. __________________ 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

6 October 2013, 10:56 AM	#15
incontrol "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Kevin Location: Somewhere in PA Watch: All of them... Posts: 10,355	Beautiful ROO! I wish there were more than 20. The dial is amazing! __________________ Patek Philippe Rolex

6 October 2013, 05:11 AM	#2
texex91 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: . Posts: 17,898	Very interesting--thank you for post and pics!

6 October 2013, 05:19 AM	#4
dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	yep , that works well indeed

6 October 2013, 05:32 AM	#5
Manofsteelpt "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Real Name: Mike Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 3,971	Loving it... Is it SS? Why only 20 and what's the price on it? Thanks for sharing :-)

6 October 2013, 05:54 AM	#7
BlueRoyaloak "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Abdullah Location: Planet Earth Watch: AP - Rolex - JR Posts: 203	Beautiful!

6 October 2013, 06:14 AM	#8
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	Gorgeous

6 October 2013, 06:23 AM	#9
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,369	Lovely, wish my AP also had a displayback.

6 October 2013, 09:25 AM	#11
singe89 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Jim Location: Orange County, CA Watch: Rolex, AP & Patek Posts: 3,747	Amazing!!!

6 October 2013, 09:28 AM	#12
Jim12345 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Real Name: Jim Location: England Posts: 416	Absolutely awesome, 20 pieces is not enough for this beauty!! Thanks for sharing.

6 October 2013, 10:12 AM	#13
pingpong "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 81	LIKE esp the caseback display!

6 October 2013, 10:49 AM	#14
benlee "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Ben Location: SIN & JKT Watch: Rolex, AP, PP Posts: 9,874	The display back looks like the 3120 movement in my 15400. So what they have done is just open the caseback and everything else is the same? What else is different? Is it in Platinum/WG or just SS? Have to say your ROO with the rubber strap looks better than the bracelet. And I think it will look even better with the Navy Blue Hornback strap.

6 October 2013, 11:55 AM	#16
yachty 1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ny Watch: yacht master Posts: 948	20 years old and still doesn't look outdated

6 October 2013, 12:54 PM	#17
SigloII "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 83	WOW! Simply the classiest ROO I've ever laid eyes on. Wonder how much that novelty goes for?

6 October 2013, 02:02 PM	#18
Dcmk Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Malaysia Posts: 264	Agree this is the BEST LE! Wish I was privileged enough to be one if the twenty chosen to have this very special piece. They should make more of this and not just 20 :((

6 October 2013, 04:53 PM	#20
Tony-GB "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Tony Location: Oxfordshire, UK Watch: 116680 & 116622 Posts: 3,953	I'd like to thank you for posting this, but I can't. It's killing me there's only 20 made! The best Offshore reissued and only 20 made & going to select customers. Not even a run of 200 so the rest of us have a chance. This is the design & style AP should go back to. __________________ "...why oh why, didn't I take the blue pill...?" http://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/ www.cheetah.org

6 October 2013, 06:04 PM	#21
HKRolexFans "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: David Location: Hong Kong Watch: R-A-P-I-O Posts: 289	I am hoping that AP can make all their watches with the displayback to let us see the beautiful movement especially the gold rotor

6 October 2013, 06:53 PM	#22
diver2012 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: N/A Watch: N/A Posts: 1,373	Very cool indeed!

6 October 2013, 07:43 PM	#23
Soly20 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Soly Location: UK/US Watch: Rolex, AP, PP Posts: 3,089	That looks nice.

6 October 2013, 11:02 PM	#24
exiger77 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Equator Posts: 506	Sgd: $4X,XXX.00

6 October 2013, 11:43 PM	#25
nick c Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 26,846	Awesome

7 October 2013, 12:43 AM	#26
horologists "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Location Posts: 21	On of my favourite ROO's - Just wonderful

7 October 2013, 12:56 AM	#27
mike@ec "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Watch: Rolex Explorer II, Posts: 419	so all 20 pieces have owners already, i'm interested to know the price tag of this master piece

7 October 2013, 01:11 AM	#28
B. Doggy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Bryan Location: Oregon Posts: 7,399	Not too shabby __________________ Rolex / Panerai / Omega

7 October 2013, 02:25 AM	#29
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,006	Very nice! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

7 October 2013, 08:55 AM	#30
Dcmk Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Malaysia Posts: 264	I 'hate' the 20 who got this special piece!;) These must be the top spenders at AP Sg boutique. Rewarding them with exclusivity. In the end money talks and the great divide of the haves and have nots done so well AP style ..

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