Some people are willing to spend that much money because it’s difficult to get at retail. NOT because of the complications or the material it’s made out of.
@wengjai2 жыл бұрын
@Dorian Phoenix For you.... Your opinions don't matter to anyone else except you.
@franciscolee38902 жыл бұрын
@Dorian Phoenix That's like saying $200 worth of paint and canvas for an art piece. The value comes from craftmanship, history, and design, most of all, appreciation.
@franciscolee38902 жыл бұрын
@Dorian Phoenix You are very mistaken. Most of the components are hand finished. A single watch can take 9months to sometimes years to finish. That is why it is always low on stock, and the resale price is like 5times the retail price on certain models.
@DM-rc4yu2 жыл бұрын
@@franciscolee3890 Do you really believe this? Years to finish? Hand finished does not mean hand made.
@Milofchg2 жыл бұрын
@Dorian Phoenix The Royal Oak design is a solid design. It looked futuristic/modern in 1973, and it looks ahead of it's time for 2022. I'll give AP that much credit for crating something that's classic and timeless. It's bad enough perpetual calendar movements are very delicate and easy to damage. However, AP movements (basic although highly decorated) are crap, too delicate. The framework and DNA of AP movements are JLC. The modification AP does ruins the reliability of the movement. They ought to let JLC modify the movements as well as decorate them. That way you will get your moneys worth. Service cost $1500 just to get it regulated or demagnetized. Over $2k for a full service and not just any watch maker can get AP parts. You need to take it in to a local AP AD. Any knocks or bumps you will throw off it's poor accuracy. AP is a one trick pony. They do not deserve to be part of this so called holy trinity of watch making when they put all their eggs into Royal Oaks. F**K AP! For the same money a mid level A Lange or Patek makes AP look like cheap Invicta shitters. I owned a Royal Oak before the hype and never again. Sold it, should of held on to it a few more years just to flip for a nice profit. It looks nice in a collection but too weak for casual use.
@steelsteez61182 жыл бұрын
$300 WOW! AP has a winner with this one. I'll buy 50 of them!!
@tomwilcox36702 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous photography and elegant dialogue as always, Jenni. A big thank you to Kurt Klaus who was commissioned by IWC in 1985 to simplify the extremely complicated watch setting you showed us here to a single pusher, so that some modern perpetual calendars including my Jaeger Grande Reveil perpetual calendar, which is also accurate to 2100, can be set without the possibility of showing day, date, month and year combinations that don't actually exist.
@Skibbityboo05802 жыл бұрын
The dialog, and photography are classier than the watch imho
@CreampieTheHomeless2 жыл бұрын
I'd sell it, buy a car, house and a Gshock
@dparag142 жыл бұрын
Exactly. And, crazy money for a watch.
@stanwilson70402 жыл бұрын
@@dparag14 The watch is worth every penny but you broke dudes can barely afford a 10$ Timex so why even watch this video? This watch is for successful businessmen and CEO's
@cheezy79282 жыл бұрын
@@stanwilson7040 No need to be rude mate, you dont know their financial status.
@matts.67892 жыл бұрын
@@stanwilson7040 because even the biggest watch youtubers always have content of great affordable watches alongside masterpieces... looking at 6 figures timepieces doesn't subtract the value and awe for the affordable watches we commonsfolk can buy.
@MrMobi0072 жыл бұрын
live a little, get 2 Gshocks
@KLucero222 жыл бұрын
+/- unspecified seconds per day and 20m water resistance. If the dial said “Longines” everybody would be trashing this watch
@DonLee19802 жыл бұрын
If Longines could create their own luxury sports watch design, so iconic that everyone had to follow, and it took that much time to create each watch, I'd be the first person in line to buy it.
@KLucero222 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 if you dig into a bit of history you may be to surprised that Longines has already done so in the distant past. Longines as a company was already 73 years old by the time Rolex was founded
@KLucero222 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 also the Royal Oak has always been a dress watch in disguise as sports watch. Everybody trashes the Speedmaster for having 50m WR for example. But on a Royal Oak with 20m WR nobody bats an eye.
@albertodejuan61042 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 .you said it yourself. If everyone were following you'd be one of them.
@garyboyle6952 жыл бұрын
Where are you getting the +/- 10 seconds per day from?
@ianwoollard20632 жыл бұрын
It’s ridiculous in so many ways but it’s special in just as many others. The thing that blows me away is the complexity of the movement. Watch making genius
@jparker19012 жыл бұрын
I still need to understand that hexagonal screws in the hexagonal hole, they are a mechanical nonsense as they should be bolts
@papricep62482 жыл бұрын
I saw a guy wearing one of these in Chicago a few days ago and let out an audible 'woooo'.
@ArneAsada692 жыл бұрын
Great close up videography.
@jaquanpowell4605 Жыл бұрын
Her accent is the reason why I started watching her videos. It's very comforting
@AliasHSW2 жыл бұрын
The video title says it only $300! Sign me up!
@AdventureCoupleUK2 жыл бұрын
If I was going to pay that much for a watch, I'd need it to be perfect. For instance, the sloppy black paint on the Leap Year hand 5:13 is just not good enough?
@AwesomizedArmadillo2 жыл бұрын
I'm honestly shocked they allowed that bad of an application, you can even see it in the regular (non macro) shots
@mjf23772 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable sloppy QC
@westonraske81522 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the great photography of the fine finishing and craftsmanship of this piece. An amazing piece of engineering and craftsmanship that you have made available to the masses. I don’t care that I will never be able to buy one or even justify spending that much money on a watch of I could afford it. But it sure is nice to be able to see it up close and marvel at it.
@friedpork_owl2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful, with space travel becoming more common I can see this becoming a great tool for keeping track of time, at home (in a breathtaking way;). Love!
@oleg9ff2 жыл бұрын
Nice watch. Beauty Jenni ❤️
@asn67582 жыл бұрын
I misread the title as $300.00 It’s the day I learned about the Omega x Swatch Speedmaster. For a second, I thought the past 24 hours was some weird wristwatch fever dream.
@dreamwalker3699 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely a gorgeous work of art.
@csigouin12 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Jenni is lucky to be able to review it for our benefit. It's like an automotive journalist getting to test drive a Bugatti.
@robcameron93512 жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane watch
@sultanr9322 жыл бұрын
+-10seconds, unreliable movement 🤡🤡
@carlofederico77782 жыл бұрын
Honestly, a watch like that should have a complication for the seconds. The rest is just perfect
@stevefox86052 жыл бұрын
Funny how tastes differ, I wouldn't pay £30 for it ( if I had to keep it) - I really dislike GG's designs, gold & fussy dials so this ticks all the fugly boxes for me. Variety is the spice of life tho, & to each their own. Good review, Cheers Jenni 👍🏻👍🏻
@Mart772 жыл бұрын
True, i have same thought exactly, not my cup of tea at all
@Makendu2 жыл бұрын
@@Mart77 you dont even have 1k in ur account
@Mart772 жыл бұрын
@@Makendu That's where you're wrong kiddo
@jayhillrubis2 жыл бұрын
@@Makendu even if you're a billionaire it's immoral - think about it. I admire great craftsmanship as much as anyone but with homeless hungry uneducated children in the world anyone buying this must be a psycho, actually, either that or incredibly shallow. lol 💖🙏🌻
@OraneenarO2 жыл бұрын
@@jayhillrubis with that said, I wanna be a psycho one day
@mikekallen51132 жыл бұрын
I need this watch like right now.A true work of art..the craftsmanship and just the overall beauty is striking ...thanks for showing a Holy Grail watch. Cheers
@johnnychen2352 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the review. What a timepiece! Work of art from so many angles...
@kyleweber97602 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks Jenni !!!
@Unfinished_sentenc2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Liked, subscribed and shared. My absolute favorite KZbin channel by far. This watch looks too flashy and 70’s for me
@DonLee19802 жыл бұрын
Absolute stunning watch. I think that AP has the nicest rose gold. This perpetual calendar in such a thin watch is very impressive. Each case and bracelet go through the longest detailed finishing of all the luxury watches. There just aren't enough of these to go around. Tho I would prefer a titanium version, a watch I could wear every day. Gold is a bit over the top for me, but it seems like everyone is being more comfortable in wearing gold. Probably because a lot of stainless steel watches are worth as much if not more.
@cheezybred2 жыл бұрын
Just servicing this thing probably costs more than my car.
@averrodes42372 жыл бұрын
Waaauuu!!😲😲 A really, really masterpiece ✌️✌️😎
@oliver19652 жыл бұрын
Jenni- all things said - grAcie 👌🏻 - get going 🚀
@samcyphers2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing us how those perpetual calendars work!
@ericrosenburg6572 жыл бұрын
The week of the year complication, excites me and intrigues me. Is that for, pious intentions? I’m just really curious about that one feature. Son of a preacher in me just wants to know if anyone has any insight.
@timeisahumanconstruct92512 жыл бұрын
Three hundreds dollars for a RO?!?!? Sign me up!
@agytjax Жыл бұрын
I recently bought a home for under $300k and I must say it is worth every penny ! @Jenni Elle - ever heard of being homeless and hunger ?
@sanjivrpatel2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jenni, Great video, more frequent would be nice. Btw the “Screws” are actually bolts! Stay well.
@warusk2nd2 жыл бұрын
I'm not a huge Royal Oak fan, but perpetual calendar are such a horological flex! Although it will be accurate until the year 2100... It will need to be serviced many times before then, so does that really even matter? Or is it more about showing how it will be accurate for several generations of owners? Great content, as always, Jenni!
@brynmawr120002 жыл бұрын
Hi Jenni. Great vid. I have a few watches I rotate every week and have to reset them. What are ur thoughts on a watch winder? I read the could damage the watch. Thanks and look forward to hearing ur input.
@momiland76732 жыл бұрын
For me the most beautiful watch!!! 😍👍👍👍
@SoCalWatchReviews2 жыл бұрын
The macros in this video are incredible 👏 great job guys!
@steamenginewatt27122 жыл бұрын
Another great video Jenni ! thanks. Your macro photography is the best on the internet and unsurpassed. Also I especially like the varying camera angles and close ups, and the slow camera pans are calming and soothing. That watch is too expensive for my wallet; I’m strictly in the Seiko quartz and Orient automatic league, but I can dream … Wieder ein tolles Video Jenni! Danke. Ihre Makrofotografie ist die beste im Internet und unübertroffen. Außerdem mag ich besonders die wechselnden Kamerawinkel und Nahaufnahmen, und die langsamen Kameraschwenks wirken beruhigend und wohltuend. Diese Uhr ist zu teuer für meinen Geldbeutel; Ich bin streng in der Liga der Seiko-Quarz- und Orient-Automatik, aber ich kann träumen …
@-Medici2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely NO watch is worth 300k. Don't get me wrong, i am also into the "watch game" lol, i also pay ridiculous amounts of money for these things. But.. really.. let's face it and repeat along with me: absolutely no watch is worth 300k. We pay it because we're stupid. Because we love the technology and all.. or (don't quote me on this) for money laundering purposes. But really worth these prices they are not.
@EEE_MMM2 жыл бұрын
If you consider the development of such a complicated watch, that has to be earned back over such a small volume of watches sold-- the price is probably justified. Would I ever pay it? Hell no. It's worth more than my house, my car and everything else I own on this world combined.
@fkkggkkfdsadsa1112 жыл бұрын
Mafia black money laundering corrupt politicians arab sheikh watchs....
@EEE_MMM2 жыл бұрын
@@polygoncoco JLC arguably makes many more of them than AP does, and therefore didn't have to earn back as much per unit sold. That being said-- the price may be justified, but that doesn't mean the watch is worth it. I agree with everyone who says the price is exorbitant and/or ridiculous, because... Well, because it is.
@-Medici2 жыл бұрын
Yeah i mean, don't take everything i say so serious man.. but i still think the watch market in itself is something like the art market or nfts or the likes. It's a giant excess of capitalism, decadence and idiocy. But hey, I'm totally part of it and loving it - just saying sometimes we all should need a reality check, including myself.
@ErikL7272 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. My 4bd/2ba home with a back yard and 2-car garage just 10 mins away from some of the best beaches in the USA...cost me less than this watch.
@scofab2 жыл бұрын
For what went into the design and execution... truly a thing of beauty. I'd wreck it working on a tractor... not for me but truly appreciated for the quality that clearly manifests in every detail. Well done.
@entertainme75232 жыл бұрын
Casio GA2100 with Ali Express case ✅
@al-knows-nothing2 жыл бұрын
That’s not a small apartment: that’s a detached house in the North of England :D
@carycoller31402 жыл бұрын
I see that you have on two watches. I sometimes do that and people think something is wrong with me. I just like wearing a watch on each wrist sometimes.
@WestCoastAce272 жыл бұрын
Usually don’t go for something that dressy - but it is beautiful and the engineering is superb. Thx for sharing.
@GA-1st2 жыл бұрын
Superb! The craftsmanship is out of this world. Obviously, an impressive watch, but the design just is not for my taste. BTW, the close-up photography is excellent. Great video!
@Milofchg2 жыл бұрын
Craftsmanship yes, hype, no. Price? HELL NO. A Perpetual Chronograph from Patek is better built and more exclusive for half the price.
@goldsilverlight2 жыл бұрын
Nonsense. At this price mark it obviously has to be this good craftsmanship or better.
@ashleymowat22282 жыл бұрын
A non related question. I mainly love mechanical watches but why are there so few, if any, smooth sweep second hand quartz watches when these are plentiful and cheaply available in clocks?
@Zacattack324 ай бұрын
She made this video at the literal top. This watch is trading for $120k now
@tfmaus2 жыл бұрын
my father's name is Waldemar...reminded me of him 😊
@jhatgotagat3002 жыл бұрын
Smaller apartment?!?!?!?! That’s a whole starter home here in the us what’s going on Germany?!
@tmears112 жыл бұрын
have you seen the time warrior nay seal watch? black face and navy blue and purple bezel?
@Crispywithextrabutter2 жыл бұрын
>a watch that costs the same as a house >worth every penny lol ok
@miraclethehousekid93392 жыл бұрын
I’m an AP fan and own a 15500st but I can see lots of imperfections on the dial print.
@heysmitty12312 жыл бұрын
Something tells me you had a good time setting that watch...
@Azgal0r2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I was hesitating between a swatch and this one.
@gundamOPS2 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one bothered by the subdials markings not perfectly centered???
@user-sf7fh1hr5i2 жыл бұрын
So beautiful but it has 40-38 min
@kurtwendt67972 жыл бұрын
How do you turn the screws?
@nw7512 жыл бұрын
Very nice summary!!😊😊👍👍😎👌
@AlexMi772 жыл бұрын
Wow 40 hours power reserve on a perpetual calendar means you really need to keep an eye on it…perpetually ☺️ I’m not sure that’s a standard or other references have longer hours? Resetting the watch is kind of clunky process each time
@slickvick4562 жыл бұрын
That’s the case with Patek as well. Even the 5711 has a power reserve of around the same time. My annual calendar lasts for around 1.5 days. Really annoying tbh.
@tedgeronimo50342 жыл бұрын
Wow That is HUGE Trust
@richmondwatches25142 жыл бұрын
Super Video Freundliche Grüsse Richmond Watchtes
@deedee85682 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful watches available ? Each to their own !
@bluecollarwatches70482 жыл бұрын
I’m sure I can get that on Ali express for about $40 😂
@jayhillrubis2 жыл бұрын
Yup, similar or better 👍
@FXXFFX2 жыл бұрын
The design is very beautiful, very evocative with the moon phase. But with all AP Royal Oaks, it's entirely too large (for me) to wear on my wrist, even with the smallest diameter available. It would look very fetching as a table clock, I wish AP had an option like that for the Royal Oak
@johnobrien83982 жыл бұрын
Does it tell the time like a timex watch
@DM-rc4yu2 жыл бұрын
Looks like an Aliexpress watch.
@alimuzhussain83942 жыл бұрын
Good content 🙂 and good to see you are now getting sponsorship from a decent company and not the overcharging vicious Chronext! 🙂🙂
@stevelondonse232 жыл бұрын
Excellent review, as usual Jenni!
@Dontworryaboutanything2 жыл бұрын
I thought I heard some Scottish in your voice. St Andrews sweatshirt now makes me think I was right. Hmmm wonder if I am
@geoffhamby93842 жыл бұрын
$300k is the price of a 4 bedroom house in my town haha
@karenwilcox21912 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Photography amazing and revealing (tiny pits on the polished gold around the dial). I love the dial surfaces. I especially love the day of the week and moon phase features. I don’t care about the calendar date or the month, but as a retired person I often lose track of the day (especially Thursdays for some reason) for a while
@Noyb.2652 жыл бұрын
Nope. The natural resources used to create that amount to a couple of hundred bucks. It's worth about $3,000 tops. It's also tacky. I wouldn't be caught dead wearing an AP.
@DonLee19802 жыл бұрын
a single troy oz of gold is worth $1930. That's just over 30g of gold. This watch weighs in at 254g, at 18kt gold. Even at a basic estimate, there could be up to 5oz of gold, which would make the raw materials of nearly $10k. The amount of time to hand build this watch, takes over 20x more than a Rolex day-date. AP does not sell this watch at $300k. It's that they can't make enough of them to go around that people don't mind paying more for one. A daytona in steel with almost NO finishing at all in the movement, is trading at nearly 60k. The raw materials in that certainly don't come up to $200.
@BrittPearceWatches2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 waaaay off.
@WDemon2 жыл бұрын
One of the Best truly iconic AP
@katiewong20512 жыл бұрын
Great video Jenni! I'll agree with you that the watch looks great. Though it's a beautiful watch to be sure, I have to say that I will probably not spend my money on this watch (should I be able to afford it) 😅😅😅 I've always found the Royal Oak and Nautilus too clunky and industrial looking... It's just not my cup of tea😅 But horses for courses am I right?
@Wienerblutable2 жыл бұрын
I had a AP ro and sold it this year only tried it for 10 minutes on my wrist. It’s clunky and heavy and hits on the bone on my arm, was a good sell but I hate that design. Looks good feels bad, for me at least. And gold is even heavier. The bracelets r very nice. I could buy one, but I would never spent that amount of money. I only buy steel. Now I can’t buy any watch new, because my source died at the age of 83 and as „new“ buyer I won’t get a Rolex or ap anyway.
@AidenP3612 жыл бұрын
That is one beautiful watch. I wanna be successful when I become an adult so I can afford one lol
@prollyded2752 жыл бұрын
It's not even the first day of April !
@Gearmasher12 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jenni! I would definitely pay $300.00 for this! 😂
@jtopp262 жыл бұрын
Worth every penny might be a stretch since you can buy a nice house where I live for 300k.
@mrc79662 жыл бұрын
Leaves me completely cold. Even if it was $3000 I could think of several watches I'd prefer.
@jayhillrubis2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, rose gold isn't that valuable and watchmaking isn't rocket science. lol
@DonLee19802 жыл бұрын
you could melt down the gold here and it would be worth several times that.
@garyboyle6952 жыл бұрын
@@jayhillrubis 18 carat rose gold is just as valuable as any other 18 carat gold. Why would you think differently?
@mrc79662 жыл бұрын
I think a couple of people have misunderstood...I'm not saying it's worth 3k, I'm saying that even if it was priced at 3k (which would be significantly under its true value I agree) I still wouldn't be interested in it. I don't like the design, I don't like the modern connotations of the brand, it's just not for me. I can think of plenty of watches which I'd prefer to have on my wrist, and they just so happen to be considerably cheaper.
@DM-rc4yu2 жыл бұрын
@@DonLee1980 no
@derrickjayden97002 жыл бұрын
Hi. I've thinking which one should I buy between vacheron constantin moonphase and royal oak moonphase. 🤔
@billybenson38342 жыл бұрын
Buy a gaudy Invicta and you can be like the rich folks
@misterkelch2 жыл бұрын
245 or 254 grams? I was gonna buy two, but I'll have to wait now
@handsandcogs31712 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@2019502019502 жыл бұрын
Lovely video
@tomhanna27142 жыл бұрын
Neat watch and entertaining review, but I gots questions about that 'smaller apartment' business. $300,000 USD buys a HUGE house here in town and/or a nice place out in horse (cattle) country here in the Ozarks. Can. not. quite. wrap. my. head. around. it.
@bjoernaltmann2 жыл бұрын
Very small studio flat in London/Paris/NY/Tokyo
@dimemonhat92562 жыл бұрын
Good
@saymyname2182 жыл бұрын
You are surprised that a 300k watch is only 9 mm? WTF!!
@RoMusic2011 Жыл бұрын
I love this watch but you think it fits well if I have small wrist?
@HiddenFiles2 жыл бұрын
20m water resistance?????
@maynardgoff73212 жыл бұрын
Great work! Would love to see more such work. Beautiful watch, but a minute would have been enough. Hype brand increasingly turn me off. I like Swiss and German luxury that mere millionaires can buy.
@joshiprashant76652 жыл бұрын
Nice watch Nice vedio
@AIRFORCEFREAK12 жыл бұрын
Did you say a small apartment would be 300k dollars or euros? Holy shit lol
@GEMSofGOD_com2 жыл бұрын
$300,000 and not in any way better than Casio GM-S2100PG-1A4ER
@andrewwilson75372 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree with the premise of this video, and I don't think you explained your title very well. If I'm trying to justify the price of the Royal Oak QP, the obvious comp reference is the VC 4300V, which you can get on a full RG bracelet for well under $200k. Similar movement, similar finishing, similar size, similar history.
@DM-rc4yu2 жыл бұрын
Well under $200k. As if it's some kind of a bargain lol. History? It's a fucking watch, made right now.
@andrewwilson75372 жыл бұрын
@@DM-rc4yu "We'll under $200k" means it's $100k less than the "worth every penny" watch that Jenni is selling. By "history", I'm just trying to describe that it's not a "me too" watch like the Piguet Polo. It's a well established piece that's just as relevant as the AP.
@joaovictorfelintomoura7425 ай бұрын
Referência dessa magnífica peça?
@TheAmbitiousPeasant2 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I could not take my focus off of the one hair stuck to the watch🤭
@briantalley84152 жыл бұрын
$300.000 is the cost of a smaller apartment? That's not the case where I live. Here, one can get a very large, beautiful home on several acres of land for that amount. I'm sure the watch is lovely, and I'm glad you like it. But the specifications are not at all impressive.