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Alinghi lookback
AP's forged carbon Team Alinghi Chronograph was quite polarizing and radical when it launched. Audacity at its finest, IMO.
I would welcome a new Royal Oak Offshore in this vein. Not necessarily a nautical or racing them, but something that freshly designs every aspect of the watch. This watch had that, it it was exhilarating.
Esta la vista baby
Your AP, it is Arnold’s watch.
On the net, there is a video how AP produce these carbon cases.
On the net, there is a video how AP produce these carbon cases.
I had the older sister...
And loved it, despite it was relatively not comfortable on my wrist.
I’m a big fan of the Alinghi, but not a fan of the carbon case
The watch looks great on day one, the problem is how the carbon ages over time and all the sharp edges of the case and bezel become rounded. That’s not an aesthetic to my taste, so I went with the rose gold case version and a new carbon bezel, which I love!
I do agree with you, I’d love to see another offshore in this vein. The good news is that carbon case technology has improved significantly since the first version here, so should age much, much better.
I do agree with you, I’d love to see another offshore in this vein. The good news is that carbon case technology has improved significantly since the first version here, so should age much, much better.
Nick, is that based on hard wear day to day? When looking I’ve definitely seen a fair share of battered looking cases but I wasn’t sure if that was just down to the wearer.
Has the durability of the carbon cases changed in any way over time?
I think so, Jay, the deterioration of the carbon is a function of both wear and time
I believe the latest compound of carbon that AP uses today is much more durable. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than me could expand on that and highlight the developments over the past thirteen years (I think the Alinghi was first released in 2007?).
It still looks relevant, and still looks like it’s forward looking. [nt]
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Totally agree about it being audacious but I also remember that these bezels and cases were extremely fragile and once damaged, the cost of replacement was prohibitive 🤷♂️ [nt]
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I had the bezel replaced on mine
and it ran me around $1,300 if I remember correctly. In the grander scheme of things, I didn’t think that was too bad. Now, the price of a replacement case may be another story, I have no idea.
$1300 is indeed cheap and seems low. I know the rubberclad bezels were running around $1800 - $2k so I thought the FC bezel would be more. As for the case, I would imagine more than 6 - 7k e [nt]
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The $2K was for the entire rubber clad bezel, not just the replacement rubber covering?
That would make sense as the bezel is made of solid rose gold with a rubber covering and the price of gold would make it more expensive than the carbon bezel.
I don't think it was the RG rubberclad but again I am not sure. I remember hearing the cost from several owners of the rubberclad and not all of them were in RG [nt]
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