here's a pic of mine:

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Qn on Royal Oak Dual Time power reserve indicator

 
 By: MosesL : October 13th, 2012-23:50
Hi guys, i have a question - is it the case that the power reserve indicator on the RO dual time (ref 26120) cannot go beyond the three-quarter mark no matter how much one winds the watch? thanks in advance! moses

I asked AP about this a while back, and the answer is that...

 
 By: ED209 : October 14th, 2012-00:51
Hi MosesL, I noticed this a while back when I had my AP RO DT 26120 and had asked AP about this when I visited LeBrassus back in 2008. They confirmed that the power reserve indicator doesn't go to the absolute full position on the subdial scale. It goes s...  

Thanks. mine goes to the same point as shown in your pics...

 
 By: MosesL : October 14th, 2012-02:56
Thanks for the response ED-209. i can't take photos now but the indicator on mine is at the same position as that shown in your pic when it is fully wound. So, I wonder why AP has done decided to make the indicator such that it will never reach the top...... 

Good to know it's consistent, and also about the winding...

 
 By: ED209 : October 14th, 2012-13:39
Thanks MosesL for sharing your experience with your AP. Nice to know that it's consistent between mine and yours. I agree with you that it's a bit odd that the indicator doesn't go to the top of the scale (almost as strange as if the fuel gauge on my car ... 

here's a pic of mine:

 
 By: MosesL : October 14th, 2012-03:10
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