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Today's review is gonna be on the AP 41mm Openworked Tourbillon.
So this particular version of the watch that I have here is the stainless steel version.
It's available in rose gold, yellow gold and steel.
Now for the steel, there's only 100 examples.
Now, I hate to say this, but I pretty much I'm gonna go ahead and say that this is the
skeleton killer.
Yes, I do like the 41 millimeter Double Balanced Openworked, but let's just face it, this is
the tourb version.
It's like straight up the skeleton killer.
Now, there's no denying tha the 41mm Double Balanced is a hard piece, but there's just
no way to compare it to a tourbillon.
Once it's a tourbillon, we're talking about a whole 'nother ball game.
It's just a whole 'nother caliber of watch.
Now, I feel like in these series lately that Audemars has been doing, they really have
been stepping it up and doing just different versions of these watches and making them
more and more complicated and, of course, valuable and expensive.
So this particular version with the 100 pieces, I can only imagine how hard it's gonna be
to get because the stainless steel, double balanced you can't even get it at all.
So you ask yourself, �What makes a tourbillon movement so expensive?� I mean, pretty much
whenever a watch has a tourbillon movement, it's pretty much showcasing all the limits
of the craftsmanship from the brand.
It's pretty much the most complicated way for them to build the movement.
It makes it more accurate, so on and so forth, but let's just be honest that what they're
really doing is they're just showing off.
They're showing off their capabilities and showcasing what the brand can do as far as
quality and craftsmanship.
So you know, any time that there's a watch and there's a tourbillon movement, I mean
there's always a rule of thumb that I feel and it's that the watch is gonna be more than
$90,000, really $100,000, you know what I mean?
Unless it's like made by that particular brand that nobody cares more about, that I wouldn't
even pay $15,000 for a tourbillon from them, but regardless, any time you add a tourbillon
to one of these luxury watch brands, I mean you're already pushing it well over $100,000.
Because I'm telling you, it's kind of like a showoff showcase from the brand.
You know, never confuse a tourbillon movement with what some of these beginner brands would
do, where they'll kind of like pretty much put a hole in the dial and just show you like
an open escapement just turning there, so it's kind of like a bootlegged tourbillon
as opposed to the real deal.
Real deal tourbillon, you will know.
You will see it from a mile away.
You could do some simple research and you'll realize that there's a big difference between
a regular dial with an open escapement and tourbillon movement.
So of these Openworked tourbillons, there's 215 examples to go around and they're divided
between the platinum, the steel, the rose and the yellow.
Now, this steel one I want to say might just be my favorite one because I feel like, talk
about what an ultimate daily wearer this would be.
Obviously, in the right settings and conditions, but could you imagine this beauty as a daily
wearer?
I mean, it's stunning.
Any time you put a skeleton dial on anything, it just looks great, you know?
When you add a tourbillon to it, I mean can't go wrong.
Now, I've told you guys this again and I'll say it till I wear it out.
You guys know I'm AP gang, gang, gang.
I'm all about AP, so when you toss in tourbillon Royal Oak 41, it's just a win for me.
Now, the only thing that I kind of wish I could have done in this review is actually
to have been able to size it and wear the watch, but with so little of these to go around,
I don't have one that's pre-owned.
This particular one is for a client that's gonna come in and receive it in a couple two
weeks from overseas.
I really wished I could have sized it and tried it.
That's the only thing, but you know, it's pretty much gonna be just like a regular 41
millimeter steel, just with obviously all the bells and whistles to go wit it.
Now pricing.
This watch has a retail of $204,000.
We're talking about a little bit over $200,000.
Kind of a hefty price to pay for a stainless steel watch, but it's just not any stainless
steel watch.
We're talking about AP tourbillon.
I keep saying it again and again because it's when you throw in those elements in any of
these big three brands, which we can go on this topic for hours, but for me the big three
is Patek, Rolex and AP.
Never seen a Rolex with a tourbillon, but any time you throw a tourbillon in an AP or
a Patek, we're talking bit money, even in stainless steel.
So as far as the Watch Game goes, I mean obviously this a heavy hitter.
You just...there's really nothing to say.
You're obviously gonna be hurting some feelings with this thing and making a major move.
Can't go wrong with this.
I mean, honestly I would love to pick one up on the preowned market.
Now, these particular watches are not like the regular Openworked where they're gonna
be going over retail.
You're gonna probably pick one up of these about at retail, maybe a little bit under,
but this is definitely heavy in the Watch Game and like I said, it's the skeleton killer.
So feel free to comment below about how you feel about spending $200,000 on a steel AP
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My name is Eric, Watch Your Style!