Horological Meandering

Team, we have just been discussing in the Patek forum a 2 watch only collection. I'd like to open the discussion with this question: If you could only have 2 modern watches at any cost, what would they be? This is not supposed to reflec your actual financ...  

I think I'd go for a 15202 because I love that watch, and then a Do a Sub 300. Searambler. Both independent, cool combination. Also very interesting

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I'll second that. ...  

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either a PP 5170 RG + PP 5990 or a Datograph pl + Lange 1 Mondphase RG

Heavy hitting combinations!

any combination among them would work

1) 3939h 2) opus 5 Cheers PAt

Patek 3940P and 5131R

....would be the IWC Grand Complication Platinum (case & bracelet), IW9270-20, and the Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie or Minute Repeater. Best, John.

i cant think that way......program malfunction. shutting down.........Horo

Calm down Horo, calm down I know it's a HUGE problem on your side :p

Poor Horo

Best, Horo ...  

you da man!

I completely forgot about Roger Smith! Oh man...

A pt Boutique Nacre Lune for FPJ and a Breguet Marine chronograph in wg on a bracelet. Done.

and if modern meaning current production I actually stand by this. 5230G and modern Sub.

You cover a lot of uses with those two. But for the life of me I cannot see even answering this question, never mind trying to make it a reality. I'd be dead with Hororgasm.

You couldn't go wrong with either

I shall exclude both financial constraints and my recent new situation so in this theoretical exercise manual wound watches become possible again... I would then vote as modern watches for PP 5370 P + Voutilainen (my Vingt-8 as it is is fine 😀). And I wou... 

Unfortunate about the manual wind, fortunately for you though there are great automatics out there!

And for me the most beautiful automatic movement on the market (here we are talking modern watches as per your brief is certainly the micro-rotor from Laurent Ferrier. It is a real beauty and the finishing is incredible. Of course if you also consider vin... 

Laurent Ferrier movements are stunning. Yes indeed this was 2 modern watches only. Don't worry, we shall do vintage soon

Only two OMG 😱 Can we add a zero please 😁 Well, I think I would go for the Romain Gauthier Logical One and a minute repeater. Why not the JLC Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon 😉 Best wishes Alkiro

Best wishes Alkiro

Hi Think I'd have to go with a 5078p with a black dial. As for my second - think I'd have to go for a JLC Reverso Duo, though would be mightily distracted by Memovoxes! Cheers JML

As much as I like the Reverso!

Did also think second watch could be something as simple & robust as a Seiko five & just wear the other on high days & holidays. Cheers JML Ps if you asked me next week it could well be a memovox

5650g and 5370p. Covers most bases for me and two totally fascinating watches.

Within reason that is. Both very wearable and complement each other well. Obviously if there are absolutely no constraints whatsoever it would be possible to dream up unobtainiums, but assuming the exercise is to name two modern pieces that are somehow re... 

.....the latter wins for me as it does have that dual time capacity AND it has the stunning advanced research angle too....also, its a watch that can be worn in the pool. Yep....within reasonable parameters, those two would do it for me. A truly hard prob... 

or a modern five watch collection with requirement each is in a different case material....

I'm going to do some more themes later. More USEFUL criteria. The goal will be to conduct mental exercises that help us to collect and enjoy watches better!

The only problem with that is choosing which to wear in the morning. One for each wrist?

I do it already as have too many to choose from otherwise ;-)

For me, the two vintage would be 3448 and 1665 Mk2........the two modern would be 5370p and 5650g...... But if i had to pick only two from all....agghhhhh.....yes, torture.......but it would be: 3448 and....agghhhh.....5650g.

I think that could be the peak. Imagine this, Time travel. Buy both watches new, return to the present day. Stride the earth like a demi-god.

...and I was waiting for another to come asking the same question for 2 vintage watches only ! 2 modern + 2 vintage was hard enough, I don't think I could narrow it to 1 + 1 as mentioned in another thread... If 2 vintage only my choice would be PP 3448 + ... 

This would be a very fun combination.

it is not going to happen...it is not going to happen...it is not going to happen... Ok now, a humble manually wound pair... Reverso and 5196g Best, mahesh.,

5960A and 5230G Thomas ...  

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Very cool

My Hublot is a special one (Red Devil KP) so I think I'll hang on to that one for a long time. I have 2 other Hublots but one will go to my son. I think Rolex is also a 'must' but I prefer vintage Rolex to modern ones. Casio G-shocks are also good picks b... 

Would love to have a 1675 small gmt hand.

Most hardcore watch combo ever! Was mentioned above

Original Datograph Flyback + FPJ CMB

But let's go with 5370p and Datograph (not the ab/auf, the first version).

Ok, I am changing to 5370p and KV GMR.

It's so hot here, my brain is melting.

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No I'm not.

I think for me it would be 5370p and a steel ceramic daytona white dial...

But I would go with a FP Journe grande sonnerie (since this game is probably the closest I will ever get to having one) and a Patek 5990

For around town and out for dinner: For life in the water, by the beach and outdoors (a lifestyle I'd love to have a lot more of if I had the disposable income) ...  

I refuse to answer. 8-)

Both of the chose watches would be outside my top three if the question would be "choose 5..." However, there are complication which I would like to have if only two watches were the limit. Among those are: - Perpetual calendar - Chronograph or split-seco... 

Makes for three of us so far going down the road of a 5650G... and two of this would go 5370P and you 5372P. Very similar tastes I must say... choice between 5370 and 5372 is a tough one but the black enamel Breguet dial wins over the perpetual for me but... 

If I HAD to chose. The Patel choices have been very strong here. Great taste from the Purists

Look at the movement in 5372 it's Caliber CHR 27-525. Best, Kari

But it is amazing on the 5370 as well.... Both amazing pieces. But that black enamel dial....

Perfection vs. Perfection. Best, Kari

If you can only have two, might as well go all the way!

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not a bad way to go imo ...  

This would be it

Just love the extraordinary complication and the engineering behind these two pieces - with the Patek a "dressy all around piece" and the RM for fun. One can dream eh? Peter

But if we consider the speedy too old, I'd opt for the new moonphase iteration Breguet 5347 in platinum my old Speedy new moonwawtch moonphase Kind regards, Max ...  

Very different from everyone else here. Good to see!

I'm just a newbie, I'm not able to take into account so much brand history or philological meanings, still learining and I see this is the right place! Kind regards, Max

Go with your heart always. I think you've got a good thing going

For instance, I didn't appreciate Picasso until I studied and understood cubism. I just was ignorant (=not educated). Now I see it's a great idea to have Pia's front and back in the same painting! So I consider myself a WI (=WIS minus the S). The process ... 

There is much to learn in this hobby. Mountains of information.

Assuming money no object (if only ), I would have the Patek Philippe 5959P and the Patek 5078G. Slim, wearable coupled with amazing movements! ...  

Is just to die for!

and in such a small and tiny package too

Fully agree. Maybe just consider some other repeater from PP or VC

the decision becomes super tough as I love all the watches in my small collection. But if I was forced at gun point to keep only two, it would be the Patek 7200 London edition and the Ptaek 5940G ...  

For any forced at gun point situation good choices, you have excellent taste in my opinion. The 7200 is a very special watch!

but I saw its potential and seized the opportunity!!

The first one is the Breitling Chronomat Airborne B01 30th anniversary edition of the chronomat. It is a very well made and robust watch featuring Breitling well acclaimed and proven B01 movement which has self resetting hammers, ability to adjust date at...  

I like to see watches off the beaten path, these two are very cool. I like the tech in the Breitling.

A George Daniels is the peak! And paired with a Nautilus, you've got all your bases covered pretty well. The Nautilus seems to be so much more practical than the Royal Oak too. Someone above mentioned George Daniels and a G-shock. Now that is cool!

. . . which represents the pinnacle of modern watchmaking balanced by value, and most any manual wind GS . . . . . . which represents the same balanced by absolute cost. Art ...  

I'm very interested in the reasoning behind your choices. I don't know that much about GO and their technical innovations.

Tough choice, but I'd have to go for the 5370P and Turbograph

My choices would be a Breguet Marine 5817 in steel and the Lange 1815 in WG. For me, these two covers all I'll need.

For me it's the only competition to the Lange 1

Don't quite like bracelets and the leather won't make it in the water even though the watch can ;-)

For me, it would be the Voutilainen Tourbillon 6 and the Patek 5370. Adding these two to my collection would mean game over! Well, at least for awhile. Here they are... ...  

Brilliant response!