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On the off chance that watches can get lonely too, I prefer to collect them in pairs.
Pairs
On the off chance that watches can get lonely too, I prefer to collect them in pairs.
I have never thoght about pairs as such
but in the Patek world still have a couple:
3738 & 5738
3700 & 3700
5960A & 5960P
5711 & 5980
3712 & 5712
5450 & 5550
5110P & 5110G
5110J & 5110R
5196P & 5134P...
A second thought: perhaps I have all the time been thinking in pairs. But still there are several watches without a sibling. Need to think about that.
Best, Kari
Oh nooooooooooo Kari!
I was aiming to have all four 5110 WTs (I only own P and R) , and thought that was a rare or even unique collection.
But of course, you have all four :-(
;-)
But of course, you have all four :-(
;-)
That was an "accident"
I once thought that if I would find the missing three in NOS, complete, open papers, etc. I would get those. And it just happened. I am thinking that I would borrow the whole bunch to a more experienced Purist and ask him to review and compare them all.
Best, Kari
That's a very interesting way to choose your watches
What I learned is that getting several versions of a reference is something very understandable.
Enjoy your watches Rainer.
Cheers.
Enjoy your watches Rainer.
Cheers.
Thank you, Mark. Could you please elaborate on the point you raise?
E.g. what are considered reasons for having several versions of the same reference? I have 5170j and 5170g, because the g was issued later and I liked it much better than the j. 5711/1A 001 and 5711/1A 010 because 5711 is my favorite PP. 5227g 001 and 5227g 010 because 001 is almost a Plato "Ideal" (the essence of a watch) and 010 is absolutely, totally breathtaking. 5146p and 5450p (effectively also a 5146) because they share the same robust yet beautiful case but have a totally different dial.
Then I put them in different boxes until they cool down and promise to behave themselves. [nt]
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