Kartik
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I love my Millenary!
I don't think anybody considers Millenarys to be lesser watches, but you are certainly right that they are a lot less popular than other AP products, especially the RO/ROO line. I think this is driven by the intense success of those lines (which is an entire other discussion!), than any deficiencies in the Millenary line.
Having said, I feel that non-round(ish) watches are a generally speaking much harder sell than more 'normal' round(ish) watches, given a smaller section of the market seems to be interested in them (not a fact I can support... but just a sense based on what I have noticed on people's wrists out in the real world).
I just own one AP, which happens to be a Millenary. It is also my favourite watch in my entire collection. At it's price point, I think it may even be the coolest watch out there (not that I'm biased or anything). Even so, doesn't get as much wrist time as some of my other watches -- just too distracting to wear during the day!
What APs do you own? Are you on the fence about a particular Millenary model?
cheers,
Kartik.
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