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Visited the London Salon recently
Their service was exemplary. There was absolutely no pressure to buy watches from them and they just promote the brand.
They showed me the three new chronographs. To me 5204R-011 with the beautiful slate grey sunburst dial is the winner followed by the 5930P-001. They also confirmed the existence of the 5930P-010 but didn't mention anything about production numbers. I was told they could get me either a 5204R-011 or a 5930P-001 very soon.
They also said they had a difficult time allocating green Nautilus so the criteria of having purchased a minute repeater from them within the last 5 years and having 10 or more watches in the collection was used to allocate the green Nautilus to Salon customers.
There were no Calatravas in stock but there were annual calendars, perpetual calendars and perpetual calendar chronographs in stock.
Visited the London Salon recently
Their service was exemplary. There was absolutely no pressure to buy watches from them and they just promote the brand. They showed me the three new chronographs. To me 5204R-011 with the beautiful slate grey sunburst dial is the winner followed by the 59...
I like the 5930P-001, the green hand guilloched dial is beautiful and I found the chronograph was legible compared to the 5930G-010 which they had in stock too.
The olive green sunburst dial of the 5905/1A is amazing and it is the same green as the 5711. However I didn't like the bracelet of the 5905/1A and I was told there was a cut out in the case to fit the bracelet and if some one fit a strap instead of the b...
Congrats in advance on the
5204 and 5930 ! Thanks for the info regarding allocation of 5711 green. This policy clarifies to collectors the requirements needed.
Hi Gordon, just to clarify I didn't order a 5204R-011 or a 5930P-001.
5204R-011 is amazing but still the up side down moon phase and the squashed 5 and 27 numerals bothers me. However I am considering ordering another piece ending with 011 but at the moment having a difficult time to find a piece to try on. The Salon said t...
Isn’t all 5711 “hulk” allocated already? You are giving me hopes in getting one 😏
Regarding the 5905A I feel this watch needs a bigger wrist size to fit?
I assume all 5711 "hulk" were already allocated.
5905/1A didn't wear significantly bigger compared to the 5930 when I tried.
Thanks for the report on your visit and the neat family shot of the latest additions to the catalog! It's interesting that you mention a 5930P-010, as they haven't sent me anything official yet...I assume the London Salon knows more about it than I :-)
Glad there are currently several models in stock for visitors and collectors to try on and admire, sounds like it was totally worth a visit! Cheers.
What’s the difference between an -001 and -010?
Is there a numbering convention they use for all watches, or does it depend on the line?
Yep, the three-digit code at the end generally identifies the dial of a given reference (from the regular catalog to the special editions to, most interestingly, the Rare Handcraft offering).
Except that certain three-digit codes are obviously more natural candidates than others to begin a series (e.g., 001, 010, 011, etc.), there is no general rule in place for assigning them, as far as I'm aware of --- often even across different metals of t...
English?
DOCSF, are you English? We recently visited the Paris salon and were told no sales to people who are not French due to a new policy just two months old. And this is the new worldwide policy for the salons.
