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17 June 2017, 10:04 PM | #1 |
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New 26407 tourbillon chrono ROO
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17 June 2017, 10:46 PM | #2 |
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wow.
The titanium for sure. Its my favorite for both the tourbillon 44 and ROO grand comp. |
17 June 2017, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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I really like the ti, if you can handle the gold with that much bling then that one is cool too.
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17 June 2017, 11:31 PM | #4 |
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Titanium just looks better for me.
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17 June 2017, 11:45 PM | #5 |
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In the flesh the yellow gold does look better than in photos but the sandblasted titanium is definitely better. Both bezels will be scratch magnets for sure. The movements are creations of APRP and they are rather RM-esque in my view (APRP also do the RM tourbillons). No bad thing of course.
Personally having now seen them in the flesh I prefer the older 26288 and 26388 versions. |
18 June 2017, 12:02 AM | #6 |
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titanium over yellow gold personally.
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18 June 2017, 12:45 AM | #7 |
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Another Ti vote from me.
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18 June 2017, 12:54 AM | #8 |
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Ti close up.
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18 June 2017, 12:59 AM | #9 |
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Just realised who the OP is......BOTH.
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18 June 2017, 01:00 AM | #10 |
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18 June 2017, 01:10 AM | #11 |
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The ti out of the two, but I personally prefer this reference:
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18 June 2017, 01:14 AM | #12 |
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The hint of orange looks great on the ti model imo.
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18 June 2017, 01:18 AM | #13 |
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Go with the left - The Ti looks stunning
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18 June 2017, 01:24 AM | #14 |
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MUCH Prefer these, Roger... didn't you have the 288 at one point?
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18 June 2017, 01:34 AM | #15 |
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I know AP is doing it a lot lately but I just can't get over a royal oak without the vertical finishing on case and bezel. It's wrong!
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18 June 2017, 02:06 AM | #16 |
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That titanium is killer Roger!!!!
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18 June 2017, 04:12 AM | #17 |
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TI. AP yellow gold looks like highlighter or something like that. Not sure if it's like that in person. But in pictures it looks horrible.
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18 June 2017, 04:19 AM | #18 |
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I'd go Ti, I prefer RG to YG, esp on a bezel.
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18 June 2017, 08:15 AM | #19 |
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18 June 2017, 09:09 AM | #20 |
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Don't like either one
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18 June 2017, 09:40 AM | #21 |
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Not sure why they don't just put Ceramic or Cermet Bezels on these types of pieces. They are so friggin awesome but would be quite an eyesore to see the bezel all nicked up. No matter how good ones wrist awareness is they are bound to hit something considering the size of these pieces. I would choose the left if I had to pick but at that price point making sure Bezel was scratch resistant
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18 June 2017, 11:13 AM | #22 |
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Titanium for sure.
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18 June 2017, 11:14 AM | #23 |
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Titanium for sure
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18 June 2017, 11:21 AM | #24 |
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18 June 2017, 11:30 AM | #25 |
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18 June 2017, 04:12 PM | #26 |
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to me the case looks too much like the regular 44's visually. For such a special piece, i would want more of a visual distinction in the case. I do love that one though.
Sandblasted titanium gives what is already a very special watch that much more of a unique look. |
18 June 2017, 10:35 PM | #27 |
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Sandblasted Ti is my favorite ROO tourb... like Roger said, a lot of RM vibe in it...
For some reason I don't like AP YG... it is not even close to AP RG hue... opposite of that I love more YG than RG on Rolex watches... |
18 June 2017, 11:35 PM | #28 |
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The innards of the watch give it that mechanical "transformer-isk" look that goes well with a metallic colour... so Titanium. And its a tourbillon...it doesn't need gold to notch it up the desirability scale.
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19 June 2017, 12:18 AM | #29 |
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All will be revealed in a few weeks on my decision. Need some stop gaps before my special piece arrives early next year.
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19 June 2017, 01:50 AM | #30 |
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The colour of the titanium just blends with the movement. The YG contrasts better and makes the skeletonised movement and tourbillon (which IMO is the reason for this watch) stand out better.
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