And yes practicality vs complexity. Definitely don’t need a 5970 to know what day of the week and month it is. The appreciation of complexity and seeing the functions in action, plus seeing the beauty of the movement as a “practical” matter can bring grea...
I understand your thinking on the limited use of functions. Our horological passion is illogical during this digital age. Any thoughts on completing the 5970 set ?
I also would use the chronograph function only from time to time and the perpetual calendar complication doesn’t mean much to me as I know what day and what month I am in without a watch telling me. I am not interested in moon phases either. However, the ...
On acquiring these two legendary 5970s. Thanks for sharing the pics No watch is perfect but the 5970 comes really close. I haven’t worn my G for a while, here is an old pic ...
...But to me, J is 'real' gold. It is the natural color. All others have different metals in them. So a classic watch (imho) deserves a classic gold : )