submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by to c/watches@lemmy.ml
 

The previous photo by @andyquest@sh.itjust.works was not fake, but rather real.
It's called AP x Swatch Royal Pop and it can be found here
https://www.swatch.com/en-en/royal-pop.html

Release date May 16 and the price I see is € 385,00 to € 400. Movement :Mechanical
Water resistant : 2 Bar
Collection Category :ROYAL POP
Packaging type :Special
Diameter :40 mm
Thickness :8.4 mm
Case Material :SWATCH BIOCERAMIC

free to judge and anything you may want.
I find it awful, but hey, its my taste after all.

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[–] 5 points 3 months ago

Imagine the watches you could actually buy for 400 euro.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Reminds me of the plastic toys watches they bought us when we were little. Same as the Omega x Swatch ones.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    My first reaction was positive. Vibrant colours, something non standard, but I feel it lacks elegance. The price seems absurd for something with so much plastic

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    If they actually made this into a wristwatch, I might be interested. But a pocket watch? Why?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    Take a look at the photo again. It was definitely fake/AI. The belt hook on the chain clips through the button, (which again, why is it on a button anyway?), and the AP logo/text on the watch face are all sorts of AI garbled. There's also the subtle but obviously fake AI lighting. This terrible looking watch might be real but the previous photo definitely wasn't.

    Edit: I didn't even notice right away that the crown and attachment point for the chain are entirely different.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Both I and my neighbor are still quite disgruntled by the Omega Γ— Swatch solar mission series. The watches come out okay on photos, but are incredible prone to scratches and the case material chipping away in small bits. Granted, both of us rode them heavy. The movement on mine broke after 13 months, my neighbor’s is still going fine, but the crystal is absolutely trashed, at this point it’s an ongoing experiment to see how long the watch will last and what will be the part that irrecoverably breaks first. AP Γ— Swatch seems like a good experimental subject for someone who hasn’t seen the Omega Γ— Swatch collab in action. Collectible value of those, I’m pretty sure, is lower than of a generic Tissot within the same price range.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I do like them, but not for that price. Also, I've heard bad things about the Swatch bioceramic, bad meaning "fragile".

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