Does AP's marketing turn you off

I was looking for a new watch and found the Code 11.59  15210OR.OO.A028CR.01. I have two dress watches and this one seemed to be a bit more casual without going sports watch. I'm just not a metal band kind of guy. After seeing this in my search I liked it but their website screamed instagram brand not heritage luxury brand. It really kind of turned me off. Patek always got me with and im paraphrasing - You dont own a Patek you just keep it for the next generation slogan. AP one of he holy trinity yes but their marketing makes me think this is going to be a dark period(watch wise not financially) for the brand. Like Omega going hard on quartz or the Porsche 996 fried egg headlights. I know the new CEO is talking about pulling back the hype marketing. What are your thoughts?

I realize it's reddit and the community skews a certain way so I'm going to get some hate from all the Royal Oak hype beast but true watch people what do you think?

Posted Mar 4, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC

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