15202 dial change

[lovej]

Anybody have any further information on this?



Photo cred: soalfb / watchmania

[JorgeB]

Left is the old one and the right is the new? I dont know but I like the left one better.

Maybe is the difference between the H and I series.

[martinr]

I don't think there is any difference, it's the lighting and the way the dial reflects light at different angles.

[lovej]

I actually prefer the right - seems more legible.

Seems strange to make a dial change on this particular piece considering the origins of it.

[improviz]

Originally Posted by martinr

I don't think there is any difference, it's the lighting and the way the dial reflects light at different angles.

Yeah, I think someone may be making a joke playing on the way the color appears to change with angle of incident lighting, hence the smileys.

[lovej]

Another dark dial for reference, maybe you guys are right.

Pic ref: Watchcollectinglifestyle.com

[subtona]

I think its just the lighting, mine is new dated (october 13) I series & it seems to be darker & lighter in diff light.

[subtona]

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[Watchcentric]

I also think they're the same. The left one reflects a light object (a window?) and the right one a dark object.
The dial on these jumbo's is magical so one can expect these kind of colour changes ;)

[Cru Jones]

Any jumbo = !

[lovej]

This is a H serial fiy

[subtona]

Actually, im just noticing, if you look at the audemars piguet font on my two images, it seems that 1 is much darker than the other, similar to the pic the OP posted.

[Thevenin]

Those two dials are indeed different. Yet they are the exact same reference.

Logo does have a slight change too.

Check out for more photos, from SerdarFB @Turkey Watch Forum

http://forum.saatforumu.com/viewtopi...#axzz2n7S656Z5

[Hairdude1]

Originally Posted by subtona

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Love this pic

[JorgeB]

Originally Posted by Thevenin

Those two dials are indeed different. Yet they are the exact same reference.

Logo does have a slight change too.

Check out for more photos, from SerdarFB @Turkey Watch Forum

http://forum.saatforumu.com/viewtopi...#axzz2n7S656Z5

I seriously dont like the AP logo at 6 o clock of the right RO looks too big IMO. Prefer the old style

Also the darker blue dial one looks bigger in size?

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by JorgeB

I seriously dont like the AP logo at 6 o clock of the right RO looks too big IMO. Prefer the old style

Also the darker blue dial one looks bigger in size?

Darker dials will always appear bigger, much in the same that dark rims will appear larger on a car. I think that is just the minute hand covering the logo and making it seem altered.

[travisb]

Either way, just gorgeous..

[Patrick Lim]

My early H series looks like the piece on the left. Could it be AP applying a different color coat for the dial after the problems with the initial batches? I had my dial replaced when it was verified that the blue was not evenly coated.

The darker shade looks good though :)

[JorgeB]

maybe they changed the dial to match the date wheel instead of viceversa

[JorgeB]

In this video of how they make the dials, the shade looks darker, just like the jumbo on the right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0uW37FnCLM

[Tony-GB]

Maybe it's one of those weird dial changes like the one on the DS.

[cdnyc]

Originally Posted by JorgeB

In this video of how they make the dials, the shade looks darker, just like the jumbo on the right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0uW37FnCLM

Wow. In this video, not only is the dial darker and with higher-contrast writing, but also the hour markers are the angled type you see on the 15400. The H series dial has flat hour markers. The hour marker change might be a good one, but the lighter blue of the H series has much more character as far as I'm concerned.

My personal taste tells me our older H series 40th anniversary pieces may have just gotten a little more special (and valuable?). But perhaps the majority doesn't agree with me and it's the opposite...

[subtona]

Originally Posted by cdnyc

Wow. In this video, not only is the dial darker and with higher-contrast writing, but also the hour markers are the angled type you see on the 15400. The H series dial has flat hour markers. The hour marker change might be a good one, but the lighter blue of the H series has much more character as far as I'm concerned.

My personal taste tells me our older H series 40th anniversary pieces may have just gotten a little more special (and valuable?). But perhaps the majority doesn't agree with me and it's the opposite...

thats funny i did notice the changes in that video a while ago when i watched it, i just figured it was a random mistake or a different model that i wasn't aware of… maybe it is something that is coming out?
… having the newer style markers on the dial would have been a deal breaker for me, i hope they don't change, but if they do, like you said… it would make the 40th anniv a bit more unique

[JorgeB]

Do you guys think this darker dial is more in tune with the original from 1972?

[montres1]

logo on darker dial seems a tad bigger and has wider space between A and P

[lovej]

Here is an I serial I saw today.

2 interesting things, it was at an AD not a boutique and secondly, had a very dark dial.

[montres1]

Originally Posted by montres1

logo on darker dial seems a tad bigger and has wider space between A and P

specially on this pics


photo credits SerdarFB

[JorgeB]

which one guys do you like better?

[subtona]

Originally Posted by JorgeB

which one guys do you like better?

The lighter one seems to have more dimension, but it seems mine runs through the range of shading through the day...blue to almost black and almost grey.

[cdnyc]

Originally Posted by JorgeB

which one guys do you like better?

I DEFINITELY like the lighter blue color more, but the more pronounced white text might be nice. I'd like to see it in person.