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Today, I have for you a video review of the 41-millimeter Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph.
Now, I know I have several favorite watches, but this being an AP and second, it being
an AP Royal Oak Chrono puts it on my Top 5 list.
The AP Royal Oak design in general is one of the best looking cases ever, period.
With the 41mm Chrono, there's three dial combinations available. You have the black, the white and
the boutique edition blue.
This particular one I have here for you today is the black stick dial.
Personally, my favorite one in steel is the blue boutique edition. However, it is a bit
of a challenge to locate one.
With the steel version, out of the black and the white, I would take the white.
When it comes to the rose gold, I'll take the black. Either way, you can't go wrong.
The AP 41 millimeter Chrono is a lot more slimmer than the Royal Oak Offshore. It just
tends to be a lot more of a dressier model.
This is the kind of watch you can wear all night and it's not going to be getting stuck
on your dress shirt cuff.
This particular model comes also with the steel bracelet on a deployment clasp.
This is one of the most comfortable deployment clasps yet by AP.
It's quick release and it's very, very balanced on the wrist.
Now, keep in mind that I've already seen several of these lose the buttons on the quick release,
possibly because the tiny screw just unscrews and just spits it out.
Now, if you were to lose this button, this is something that's going to have to be taken
care of by Audemars Piguet.
You're gonna have to send it back and they're gonna to have to replace it.
So if you're looking to buy one pre owned or if you already own one, keep an eye on
the tiny screws that hold this together.
This watch has an automatic movement along with a date and chronograph function.
The chrono buttons and the crown are steel and are screw down.
Standard procedure to set the date and time. Three-position crown, wind, date, time.
For the chrono, start and stop and reset.
When it comes to the looks of the AP Chrono, it's just simply bad ass.
The size is perfect, not too big, not too small.
And I love the blend of polish and satin that the Royal Oak line brings. It just adds a
lot of style to the case and bracelet.
If you notice, in between each link, it comes polished. And when you rotate your wrist,
those details really tend to pop.
Most of the dials from AP for me tend to be really nice. Always very balanced and never
look too busy.
I don't know if I ever mentioned how I'm a sucker for AP bezels, but this is a fact.
For me it's the one thing that always grabs my attention right before the dial.
Before pulling the trigger on one of these 41-mm's, let's discuss a little bit about
price.
The retail price or what it will cost you at the boutique is $24,300.
Now, if you wanna pick one up preowned, you're going to wanna stay in the area of $17 thousand
to $18.5.
Now, let me warn you. These things are not abundant used, mostly because whoever owns
them right now, is very happy with it and is not looking to sell it anytime soon.
An important factor also is that it just hasn't been out for a very long period of time either.
With this particular model, the most important thing to me is gonna be price and condition.
It's not 100% absolutely necessary to have the box and papers if the price is right.
OK?
So for those of you that believe that the box and the papers reflect 30% of the watch's
value, I think that's incorrect. And for this particular model, it's all about price and
condition.
This is not a Patek Tourbillon, OK? So don't be ridiculous and come down to reality and
join the rest of us here where we get stuff done in reality.
When it comes to the Watch Game, this is a heavy hitter in the steel category.
It's more expensive than a Rolex Yacht-Master II steel and less common than the Royal Oak
Offshore.
And I understand. Some of you guys probably think, "Hey, for that amount of money I can
get myself a nice gold Rolex."
But you know what? This watch says two things to me. It says you've got balls and style.
Why?
Because yes, it takes balls to drop the same amount of cash on a steel watch that can get
you a gold Rolex.
And the bottom line is, the AP Chrono is a lot more stylish than any of those other options.
So if you're looking to flex some muscle in the Watch Game on the stainless steel level,
you might wanna consider adding an AP Chrono to your steel lineup.
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