The collector buys AP because of watches like this, this, and this. The collector buys AP because when Patek Philippe needed some assistance on the complicated repeater of the Henry Graves Jr. The collector buys Audemars Piguet because of its history in great complicated pocketwatches. Both buy watches from Audemars Piguet, but likely different models, and certainly for different reasons. He can be easily swayed by ambassadors, retailers, and advertising. A watch lover, on the other hand, is someone who might be a little newer to high-end watches, and is still very brand conscious. He reveres Patek Philippe for what it meant to watches over the last 100 years, understands the importance and appeal of vintage Rolex, but buys just what speaks to him. He has gotten well past the point of arguing about brands and knows enough to talk about individual projects. The collector is the type of guy who knows the difference between hand polished and handmade. What I mean by this is there are two very distinct groups of high-end watch buyers: the collector and the basic "watch lover." The collector is the guy who spent the past 15 years living on TimeZone and the PuristS, the type of guy who hears the name Walt Odets and knows exactly who I'm talking about. The answer to that question is simple: everybody. This is your HODINKEE Week On The Wrist with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph, and it's one worth spending some time with. I will look at how this 41mm column-wheel, vertical clutch chronograph wears, and if the matter of where the movement came from is even something worth noting at all. In this review, I tackle a mainstay in the AP lineup, and an interesting piece of haute horology, though one without its own in-house movement. The Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore families often appeal to very different people, but I'll get to that shortly. The ROC, as I'll call it henceforth, is something of a middle ground between two completely distinct Audemars Piguet buyers – the collectors, and, well, everyone else. The Royal Oak Chronograph is a watch that has thousands of lovers the world over, and a few detractors, too. This is a watch that is so known to many of you, it may not need much of an analysis – but this is HODINKEE and you can believe you're gonna get one. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph.
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