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It is perfect for me too :-)
Everything but the asking price 
I know perfection does not come cheap but as the saying goes 'aim high, hit low!!'
I know perfection does not come cheap but as the saying goes 'aim high, hit low!!'
Simply elegant
Some newer models have added the tourbillion which, to me, is completely unnecessary with a the minute repeater. This is the art form at its best. I imagine the chime is amazing.
I agree :-)
the 5539 and 3339 both have tourbillons in them which although not necessary in a minute repeater, it is Patek demonstrating its technical prowess in combining the two complications in a thin case.
Beautiful watch, its going to be a heck of an auction, there are some rare birds in there for sure! [nt]
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Thank you 'doubleup'! :-)
Yes there are quite a few rare beauties at this particular auction. I am partial to a Cartier London crash watch, a rare Tank Cintree in Platinum and even the rare Dufour Duality. Apparently only ten of those were ever made and the prototype in platinum is on sale. I have a strange feeling that the Dufour will break the estimate and will sell for as much if not more than this Patek 5029 even though for me the Patek is THE watch
You hit that right on the head it looks like... Seems like the 5029 went for pretty low comparatively [nt]
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On the plus side
perhaps by the time the next 5029R makes it to an auction, I might be in a position to bid because I would have gladly have paid $375k for the watch. Living on bread and water for a few years would be worth it!
Agreed!!
The fact that so many other pieces sold for more makes this $375k watch a relative bargain in my opinion. I am just angry with myself for not having been in a position to have bidded for the watch. If only!
Perhaps it was the size
that limited the appeal of this watch to many but it is purrrfect for me!!
Amazed? Really? A few Patek repeater perpetuals have sold for less recently! [nt]
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But we all know
that one can never overestimate the rarity value of a Patek and there are no more than ten 5029Rs around. It is all about supply and demand since it is possible to still buy a Patek repeater perpetual or even a Patek repeater tourbillon but not a minute repeater in 35mm with a hinged back case which for many would be the ultimate understated elegance dress watch.
Quintessential Patek Philippe
So simple in appearance ... yet ... so complicated "under the hood". For those of us Patek enthusiasts who value the understated nature of many of its references ... the Uncluttered Minute Repeater is at the TOP of the list!
I could not agree more!
There are minute repeaters and there ARE minute repeaters! The ability of Patek to compress the complex mechanism into a 35mm thin case and to be able to bring out a sound defying the case size is quite something! :
I went to a Patek Minute Repeater event ...
... and I found that the best sounding Minute Repeaters were devoid of other complications. That doesn't mean one shouldn't value a Repeater that possesses a multitude of other complications ... because of course combining a number of different of functions is also a hallmark of Patek Philippe ... it's that purely with respect to sound the uncluttered case seems to be the best.
Absolutely!
I too attended a similar Patek minute repeater workshop and the best sounding (clearest!) minute repeater was actually the 33.7mm 7000R, the simplest and smallest of all the repeaters