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Old 9 November 2019, 11:22 PM   #1
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Icon20 Finally joining the AP family!
Have been on the wait list in early Oct. Got a call couple days ago from an AD, they said my watch is ready!

Still a bit hesitating to pull the trigger after the call as i wanna keep my money to desperately wait for my holy grail -- the 15202, but the one available now was not (tho it's the second place on my list).


Finally i decided to visit the AD the next day. Tried it, loved it, took it home, and now i so excited for joining the AP family



i know im leaving you guys hanging, so here u go my first AP - 38mm 26315 in panda dial!!
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Tell me about ur thoughts!!

i kinda like to use the stop second as my second hand cuz i dun like it stay still at 12. Wonder if it is weird to do that lol.
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Old 9 November 2019, 11:43 PM   #2
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Congratulations!! A great piece and configuration. Wear in good health
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Old 9 November 2019, 11:47 PM   #3
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Nice. Congrats! This is my fav combo for the 38mm ROCs
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Old 10 November 2019, 12:51 AM   #4
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Congrats! My fav 38mm as well!
You don’t get to start with the 15202...that would be cheating! ;)
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Old 10 November 2019, 01:11 AM   #5
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Nice one congrats - wear in good health and welcome to the club


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Old 10 November 2019, 01:28 AM   #6
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Very nice Congratz!
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Old 10 November 2019, 01:31 AM   #7
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That blue Panda is very cool, congrats!
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Old 10 November 2019, 01:44 AM   #8
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congrats! so beautiful
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Old 10 November 2019, 02:14 AM   #9
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Old 10 November 2019, 03:07 AM   #10
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Old 10 November 2019, 03:22 AM   #11
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Congrats! Out of curiosity, did you have an existing relationship with the AD? I would love one of these but figured I would need to go grey.
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Old 10 November 2019, 03:47 AM   #12
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Thanks all!! i cant help staring at the dial all the time!

anyone would always turn on the chrono function so that the big second hand will move? is it weird to do that
cuz I dun particularly like the big second hand to sit still on 12 mark. i want the "running" feel on my watch.


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Congrats! Out of curiosity, did you have an existing relationship with the AD? I would love one of these but figured I would need to go grey.
Good news is this is my first purchase of AP and i dun know any of the sales representative! I was also surprised that they called me. Just go ahead to ur AD and ask them. Good luck to u
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Old 10 November 2019, 01:24 PM   #13
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Old 10 November 2019, 01:52 PM   #14
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Congrats on a beautiful watch!! Not sure of the design of this chrono. I know with Daytonas and speedmasters its ok to run the stop seconds as a seconds hand. Something to do with vertical clutch. Im sure someone more knowledgeable than myself will chime in...
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Old 11 November 2019, 10:51 PM   #15
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Congrats on a beautiful watch!! Not sure of the design of this chrono. I know with Daytonas and speedmasters its ok to run the stop seconds as a seconds hand. Something to do with vertical clutch. Im sure someone more knowledgeable than myself will chime in...
I asked the sales rep and she said i can do that but the power will runs out quickly. So i guess maybe the design allows us to do that.

I dun think im the only one to use the stop second as the second hand lmao. Pretty sure someone in this forum would hv the answer tho haha.
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Old 12 November 2019, 12:08 AM   #16
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I asked the sales rep and she said i can do that but the power will runs out quickly. So i guess maybe the design allows us to do that.

I dun think im the only one to use the stop second as the second hand lmao. Pretty sure someone in this forum would hv the answer tho haha.
You can run the chrono permanently without worry due to the fact that it has a vertical clutch. It should not affect the power reserve noticeably either, so I think your sales rep was wrong about that.
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Old 12 November 2019, 07:03 AM   #17
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You can run the chrono permanently without worry due to the fact that it has a vertical clutch. It should not affect the power reserve noticeably either, so I think your sales rep was wrong about that.
so AP uses vertical clutch on their chrono? would it speed up the wear-and-tear of ur watch if u run the chrono 24/7
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Old 30 November 2019, 04:05 AM   #18
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so AP uses vertical clutch on their chrono? would it speed up the wear-and-tear of ur watch if u run the chrono 24/7
Yep the Royal Oak chrono uses an F. Piguet 1185 movement which has a vertical clutch. It should not increase the wear and tear of the movement if you run it permanently. Some people even use the 12 hour register to keep track of a second time zone.

I'm not too sure about this but from what I've seen it seems vertical clutch chronographs tend to be the ones with a 12-hour register and lateral clutch chronographs tend to often only have a 30-minute register (Notable exception: Omega Speedmaster). I've been wondering if having only 30 minute register is for discouraging the wearer to run the chrono for longer intervals in order to reduce wear and tear.
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Old 10 November 2019, 06:14 PM   #19
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Old 10 November 2019, 06:16 PM   #20
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how's the thickness?
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Old 10 November 2019, 10:53 PM   #21
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Grats! Very nice!
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Old 11 November 2019, 12:34 AM   #22
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Old 11 November 2019, 01:03 AM   #23
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Old 11 November 2019, 03:23 AM   #24
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Great piece.
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Old 12 November 2019, 07:51 AM   #25
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Looks great on you - congrats!
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Old 12 November 2019, 01:29 PM   #26
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Old 12 November 2019, 01:46 PM   #27
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Love the look and size of that timepiece!
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Old 12 November 2019, 10:06 PM   #28
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Great watch. That would be my second choice as well behind the 202.
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Old 12 November 2019, 10:10 PM   #29
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Old 12 November 2019, 11:14 PM   #30
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