By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : December 15th, 2023-15:55
the one thing the XPS showed me was to my taste, the AE is one of the most comfortable metal bracelet sports watch I ever tried (Rolex, Vacheron, GP, etc.) so the XPS convinced me I wanted more AE in my collection. This red dial is sportier and very diffe...
Not only is this sunburnt red dial truly eye-catching, but I personally like the symmetry of the ordinary dial with the four Roman numerals. On the dial of the 8HF, I tend to miss the III, VI & IX and I'm not very fond of the high frequency arrow symbol w...
I really credit AP for launching that dial style years ago, and now everyone has it. But such a color theme coupled with the AE dial pattern are awesome. Congratulations!
AP has been doing this a handful of years now, and it seems very popular these days with all brands. Mix in Chopard's AE guilloche, and it is a tremendous aesthetic.
By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : December 16th, 2023-12:51
I am also tempted by the chrono maritime. I suspect that while it’s 44mm it should wear more like a 42mm just like I don’t find the normal AE to wear its 41mm size…feels more like a 39-40 on the wrist