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PP grand complications durability: perhaps a naive question
All,
My first post here, I am relatively new to the PP world.
I bought my first Patek, a 5130P because I just loved the way it looked and I wear it every day. The worldtime complication is very useful since I travel a lot.
I recently tried on two of the PP chronographs at a gray dealer a couple of weeks ago and I simply can't get my mind off them. The 5970 fits just perfectly on my wrist and I was just mesmerized by a 5004's split chrono movement.
If I get myself to spend well into the six figures for one of these, can I wear the watch every day -- without worrying that it will have to spend six months out of every year in Geneva getting repaired?
I am not talking playing golf here but I have to admit that I rank above-average in clumsiness: my watches tend to get a lot of scratches as I sometimes bump into objects watch-first.
I realize that their value will go down if heavily used but I am not looking for investments: I don't claim to understand the watch market enough to "invest". I try to buy what I really like and I think will be wearing a lot in the future (don't get me wrong -- all other things being equal I prefer appreciation over depreciation: I just don't get the market)
So my question is: 5970 vs 5004: how much less abuse can they take than my existing 5130? Is it even reasonable to expect watches like these complex chronos to be used daily?
Thank you!
This message has been edited by Dje on 2008-05-25 22:38:47 This message has been edited by Dje on 2008-05-26 06:55:15