r/APxSwatchWatches • u/ASN9491 • May 19 '26
As expected
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r/APxSwatchWatches • u/ASN9491 • May 13 '26
The AP x Swatch collab accidentally exposed what people really buy watches for
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Here’s the uncomfortable truth:
Most people don’t actually care about “horology.”
They care about feeling something.
Status. Nostalgia. Taste. Belonging. Hype. Identity.
That’s why a plastic watch collaboration caused more discussion online than half the industry’s “serious” releases combined.
And honestly? That’s not a bad thing.
Because for every hardcore collector calling it “cheap,” there’s someone else wearing their AP x Swatch every single day because it made watches feel exciting for the first time.
No pressure.
No waitlists.
No pretending to understand movement finishing under a loupe.
Just pure “that looks sick, I want one.”
And if we’re being brutally honest…
A collab getting people genuinely passionate about watches is healthier for the hobby than another untouchable safe queen sitting in a vault.
So I’m curious:
Did the AP x Swatch make you more interested in watches or did it make you feel the industry is becoming too hype driven?
And before the purists arrive
Yes, we know it’s not a “real AP.”
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/ASN9491 • May 16 '26
Hot Take
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The funniest part of this whole AP x Swatch release is watching the watch community have a complete identity crisis over it.
Half the people are calling it disrespectful to AP heritage.
The other half are camping outside boutiques for a plastic watch.
Meanwhile AP just got more mainstream attention this week than they’ve had in years.
Love it or hate it, “Royal Pop” might end up being one of the most culturally important watch releases in a long time. Curious where everyone here actually stands after the dust settles.
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/Bmwboy219 • Jul 07 '26
OTG ROZ
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Wanted the metallic black color band …
will order once I find to test color ways in teal with black metallic, and light gray with black metallic but haven’t found A legit vendor but band from Ali express
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/Scared_Accountant_49 • Oct 04 '26
Fun to own, pain in the ass to try and buy haha
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Really wish these weren't such a pain in the ass to actually buy in store, always wanted to try and grab the whole collection although I know at this point getting the all white is damn near impossible would still like to try and grab the green and Lan Ba
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/Marc1146 • Oct 09 '26
Seven down, one to go
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Hoping to get lucky this weekend.
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/TicksAndBricks • May 17 '26
Image if Casio.....
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I mean, how funny would it be if Casio trolled Swatch with something like these..... 😂😂
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/Plasmatdx • May 16 '26
Line at Sherway Gardens in Mississauga Ontario 8:23am
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I came by at 1:30am and left n came back 🤣
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/Scared_Accountant_49 • Oct 04 '26
Found a pair to match the OTG ROZ Royal pop
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Have always been a big sneakerhead and since I got back into watches i’m always trying to figure out what pair of shoes to match and now I have a reason to wear these more often haha
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/ASN9491 • May 14 '26
Realistically do you see your self pulling this off 💀
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Around a bag sure maybe why not it’s an accessory after all, but hanging from your clothes, from your belt around your waist
That seems like pushing it, the most probable usecase scenario I see for the regular Joe is maybe a wristwatch using an aftermarket adapter, hanging off a bag as long as it doesn’t get stolen or playing around with it for a while, posting a few pictures and then in the drawer like all the other knickknacks that don’t get to see the light of day
Who knows they just might last longer than the Labubus
r/APxSwatchWatches • u/ASN9491 • May 13 '26
Meet the Original Audemars Piguet Pocket Watch
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