The Calatrava Ref. 5116, with its calm, plain enamel face.
[Credit of the following text to Patek's official site: ] A limited production watch, the pure white parchment of the hand-fired, true enamel dial has a matchless clarity and the luminosity of vellum. Against it, the black Roman numerals of this particul...
Thanks for sharing a simple but great piece! The 5116 was in fact one of the first enamel Pateks I saw in the metal, triggering my interest in their marvelous rare handcraft production! ;-)
It wasn't technically offered as a limited edition, but obviously the production was in very small quantities due to the special dials. Too bad it left the collection several years ago! ;-) To give due credit to Patek, please refer to the source where you...
A classic Patek Calatrava with a tastefully done....
enamel dial ! The Clous de paris bezel is icing on top of a great watch ! 👍
Big fan of the hobnail bezel...
...it would have been great had they also offered this with a 240 movement...
Indeed, though a couple of years ago Patek did introduce a new reference (5177) that includes all of the above: enamel, hobnail bezel, and 240 movement.
If I'm not mistaken, the 5177 is the first Patek rare handcraft reference featuring all three of those characteristics. We had 4 declinations of it, all in G gold (the three "Italian themes", including my Boccadasse, and then the "Chart of the Caribbean",...
Never been a fan of paintings on a dial, not matter how well they are done...
I guess that leaves me with the 5120 or 5039 perpetual...not terrible consolations : )
No worries...probably can't afford them...
...and even if I could, I doubt PP would sell them to me : )
Definitely worth the price premium relative to its lesser cousin, the 5119 with a lacquered dial.
There's just something special about enamel.
