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One watch - or many? Advice needed.
I have been out of the game for some time, but now I have saved up for a 5960P - a watch I think will fit all purposes for me: can be dressed up and down, and will fit a number of strap options. I give a lot of lectures, and a chronograph is very usefull in my work.
But then it hit me: what else can I get for that money?
I think I can squize in a 5110P, a 3800 a/y (JC style) and even a girard-perregaux ferrari chronographe a rattrapante foudroyante in white gold.
What would you chose? One watch - or many?
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One watch - or many? Advice needed.
I have been out of the game for some time, but now I have saved up for a 5960P - a watch I think will fit all purposes for me: can be dressed up and down, and will fit a number of strap options. I give a lot of lectures, and a chronograph is very usefull ...
Depends on your collection, your use
And the way you dress as or formal?Do you travel a lot?It seems like chronograph function is of use to you. But for me,I would get a 5960P first then save up some cash later to get the 5110P. Best, Ahmed
Thanks for the advise.
I mostly dress up rather than down. I dont travel a lot. No other watches to speak up about in the collection. Chrono is definitely the most useful complication! But is not being able to switch between different watches the ultimate "complication" of them...
You will not use Chrono that much
As with anything a lot of complications are not useful in today\'s world, I consider a chrono one of them. However I would advise to get one watch only - aim for the best, plus you are sure it will get used, as opposed to sitting in a watch winder.
5960P for sure
it is an extremely elegant understated versatile timepiece packed with tons of useful complications. while i like the idea you pose with a few others, I believe having one that you truly admire is the way to go. but this is a personal decision. good luck!...
Very useful advise
I was so sure you guys would vote for the "many" approach! As for the chrono function: I had a 1815 chrono for many years, and I actually used the chrono function a great deal. Im my work, I\'m often in situations that requre me to time events discretely....
I should add . . .
. . when the time comes to have your one watch serviced in a few years time, you will need another watch for the long while your one watch is away. I recommend two watches: the chronograph you like and a quality plain dress watch as an alternative. You ma...
I like your argument
Whan its time for the spa, I ll go for the next one. In my head the simple dress watch will be the 5110P. Maybe too sporty for a dress watch, though.
Prices and values aside:
If I should wear only one of my Patek for the rest of my life, it would be 5960. Last night when I came back from a 18 days summer holiday, one of the first things I did was to change the watch. I took my 5134P from my wrist and selected 5960/1A. After th...
Thanks, Kari!
I was hoping you would weigh in on the discussion! My choice is getting more and more clear. Now Im just waiting for Nicolas to come in and say "5110P for sure". Until then Im very happy with the team advice: 5960P grey dial. Thanx again!
Also 5110P is a fine watch
but for me different class. Patek's World Time complication is not perfect - that's why I wear mostly 5134P when crossing several time zones. Let's imagine I'm flying from Tallinn to Frankfurt. Time difference is one hour and 2 hours flight. To adjust a W...
I would focus
on the watch I really want and love. And never would make a compromise. We all have different tastes, attitudes and personal circumstances. So you will get a plenty of "good" advices. The best advice IMHO is: simply let your heart speak! All the best and ...
I can see that you have used that principle as well
Maybe some years down the line, I ll shoot for a double split perp chrono like yours. That has got to be the ultimate one-watch. Keep the photos coming!!
Direct hit!
If I have few pieces, I can wear them more regularly, and so I have more joy of each piece. By the way I avoid the time-consuming adjustment of the so beautiful and complex manually wound perpetual calendars... So I can fully enjoy the 30s daily morning r...
Why not a 5960A and a 5110P?
One or several? Good question. It all depends on the intensity of love you have for the watches you consider. IF the 5960P is your grail, then no question, go for it. IF it is a watch you like a lot, and if you equally like the others, so, go for several....
Thanks, Nicolas
I really like the heft of platinum, and for second hand watches the premium for the P over the A is not that high. If I get the 5960, I\'ll be happy to wait a while for the 5110P. Then 3940 and a sports watch (extreme lab 3, 44mm)!!
I think it comes to which you like best in the end
This is a question most of us had already Always hard to bring an answer considering we are all different but this is how I see things. There are many watches we find appealing but it is not because I'm attracted by one that it would be a good thing to ge...
How about this?
Get the 5960 that you obviously love. Then pick up a Girard Perregaux 49865-which, by the way, solves the issue Kari raised as it can be set clock-wise or counter-clock-wise. There are numerous dials and case materials from which to choose.
In favor of the 5960P
I'd suggest you buy what you like the most, and if that purchase consumes the full budget, then that is the one watch to buy. I love the 5960P and have found the reference as adaptable as you hope it would be. For me, the complications it presents are eve...
Hi!
3800aj : I\'m so happy that my "unfashionable" 3800 a/j is source of inspiration This watch is a beauty. But most of them are a bit sad and mat. This one was the first I ever seen, that was in this brand new condition. So this would be difficult to find a...
My personal observation....
.... is that over time, most collectors tend to consolidate a large collection into a few select pieces. I've seldom observed the opposite. In other words, do get the 5960P.
Let me give you a generic answer.......
......the question is....should i plough all my funds into my No.1 or should I own Nos...2, 3 and 4 instead. For me, if i was in this position, I would take No.1. It would bug me that my main target was not in my keep. It would bug me that I had settled f...
Thanks a lot guys!
I think you are probably right. In close competition with the Datograph, the 5960P is my "top dog". The GP Ferrari would feel like a substitute... Thanks again team!!!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I also considered numerous other watches before the 5712 - the new Piaget Polo S, or the AP RO which I can get for 9k used with box/papers. At the end I realized I buy watches to wear them, not to keep them in the safe. My personal rule was one dress watc...