I like how these two guys spent the entire length of the video romanticising the good old days and forget to mention AP's most popular offering is the RO Offshore, a watch so tasteless and gaudy it is literally the opposite of class.
Great video, such beautiful complications. Please don't spoil it by mentioning Archie Luxury and his Big W $12 business shirts and fake luxury luggage.
I really can’t see the appeal of the Royal Oak i swear i am not an anti mainstream guy, but really for that price i just cant see it, these watches in this video are why we and our fathers and grandfathers love mechanical watches.
Wish they would do the complicated dress watches again. Such a shame that everything needs to be a Royal Oak now. Not surprised that they have gained popularity in pop-culture with their bulky, iced out pieces
The worst thing that happened to AP is the Royal Oak Offshore. Funny how they don’t mention it. It’s a contradiction in execution. Tiny movement With a huge case.
Back when I was little Everytime someone bought furniture they gave you gold looking pocket watch. I would always ask for watch and beat the hell out it over wind it then lose it. Hope somebody was buying furniture to get free watch.
Trust me, even the best watchmakers today with micron precision cnc machining, computer design, and all the aids possible would have a really hard time replicating some of these tiny movements that are 100 years old, comparing it to microchips is comparing apples to oranges
CFauvel When seiko started making quartz watches they pretty much crippled the whole industry because they were so cheap. Google royal oak history, pretty much why the swiss industry still exists. Pretty cool
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"If you open de watch, you'll cry..."
Lmao!! Love it!!
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somehow i dony doubt it
Great to see why AP is great before the Royal Oak came into existence.
5516 is just stunning! 😳
This is the Audemars I fell in love with.
"continuing to produce new things"
*makes more royal oaks*
Unbelievable watches! I have a new found respect for Audemars Piguet!
The tones for the minute repeaters was beautiful.
Pure Horology!!! Amazing!!!
Would love if they produce some these watches back!
Wish AP would go back to these type of watches instead of the royal oaks
exactly
I like how these two guys spent the entire length of the video romanticising the good old days and forget to mention AP's most popular offering is the RO Offshore, a watch so tasteless and gaudy it is literally the opposite of class.
Very true. Even gerald genta who designed the original Royal Oak hated the Offshore
How did these elegant pieces came to be forgotten for a bunch of shiny Royal Oaks?
Looks better than the 10-pound gold stop sign that is AP today
Back when AP deserved to be in the big 3.
The more older i get the more my taste for watches changes. Used to be divers, steel sport watches. Now, i prefer dress watches 🤷🏾♂️
I love that neither of them, and certainly not the guy on the right, appear to be wearing an RO. AP at it's best.
my god what beauty!
Great video, such beautiful complications. Please don't spoil it by mentioning Archie Luxury and his Big W $12 business shirts and fake luxury luggage.
Man on the mooooooooooooon, you fucker!
and why would hodinkee mention him?
Then you had to mention him.
what is a n 8 line movement?
I really can’t see the appeal of the Royal Oak i swear i am not an anti mainstream guy, but really for that price i just cant see it, these watches in this video are why we and our fathers and grandfathers love mechanical watches.
Wish they would do the complicated dress watches again. Such a shame that everything needs to be a Royal Oak now. Not surprised that they have gained popularity in pop-culture with their bulky, iced out pieces
I love this channel
after ap what are the other underappreciate brands?
Daniel Han AP is one of the holy trinity... its not underappreciated at all... those would be Vacheron, breguet, blancpain, longines etc...
i had no idea audemars used to make beautiful, elegant watches. i thought it was just chunky, ugly royal oaks!
If I ever buy an AP it will be a Vintage/Antique
The worst thing that happened to AP is the Royal Oak Offshore. Funny how they don’t mention it. It’s a contradiction in execution. Tiny movement With a huge case.
Interesting video, interesting watches..however video is not HODINKEE style, I mean filming..
Look how hard they’re trying to show that audemars piguet can make things other than more royal oaks
Back when I was little Everytime someone bought furniture they gave you gold looking pocket watch. I would always ask for watch and beat the hell out it over wind it then lose it. Hope somebody was buying furniture to get free watch.
2:14 this guy is going to be baffled when he learns about microchips
Trust me, even the best watchmakers today with micron precision cnc machining, computer design, and all the aids possible would have a really hard time replicating some of these tiny movements that are 100 years old, comparing it to microchips is comparing apples to oranges
EDU M it was a play on the fact that you can program something much smaller to do a lot more, not a criticism of the watch
Stars and stripes in front of AP HQ
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grand sonarireee
This is Fancy Watches
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Ok, we have the royal oak, let’s nap 😴........
AP made much prettier watches those days. Today its image is dominated by Royal Oak...boring!
ignorant here....what is the quartz crisis?
CFauvel
When seiko started making quartz watches they pretty much crippled the whole industry because they were so cheap. Google royal oak history, pretty much why the swiss industry still exists. Pretty cool
I'm a piguet
i'm guet for piguet
They need to make a smartwatch...
Thoreenz Soldevilla yea right
I can respect these time pieces but I'm sry to say most of them were ugly as hell :(
you are clearly blind. sorry they aren't 44mm monstrosities with chunky bezels and crown guards.