Patek Philippe

Patek 5170R vs DeBethune DB8R

For yourself... which gets the nod?

intemporal design, my favorite dressy chrono👌

(Nice LF in your profile thumbnail)

There's always been something special with a "dress-up Day" Chrono, at least for me

The golden dial is classy.
It’s a chronograph which do not scream it’s a chronograph.

Other DeBethune watches are very good designs, so this brand do a good job for me.
Colleague Voutilainen the same.

classy !

Since this is a Patek forum and I am the co-moderator, the 5170 gets a bigger nod ! 😇

Thanks for allowing my partially non-patek here ; )

Opaline vs Radial Guilloche'd Rose Gold Dial

However, it’s a great looking DB that I wasn’t even familiar with in this declination (unique piece?), so this is a totally legitimate competition...It might be interesting to see if the feedback you receive will be any different on the Independent Forum😉Cheers.

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(though sounds like some may simply not be as familiar with the DB)

The De Bethune for sure. The Patek 5170G would have given the De Bethune a closer fight with its pulsometer scale but the 5170R is quite plain by comparison. And I am a Patek fan by the way but this is one of the nicest looking De Bethunes I have laid my eyes on (and I include the Starry Varius here).

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But both stunning

The hand guilloche on the dial itself makes it no contest. If it's the re-release of the DB8 then the movement is no contest either.

And just like that - tie ball game at 6-6

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Entirely personal decision since the DB is gorgeous and a technical one-pusher marvel, and I also appreciate the 3D-like numerals on the DB dial... but the Patek dress chrono sings to me.
Best,
Robert

And yet here we are - at a 7-7 deadlock......

The Patek has more oomph movement wise, and the DBT is rather more quirky. I’ll go classic this time.

Cheers,
John

I went G with black dial, which really is a super utilitarian watch that works well with evening wear as well as jeans.

The black dialed breguet’s is iconic. Had I not had another black dialed chrono I’d have likely gone that direction. But I basically never wear black shoes, and while I like the tan strap, black dial combo - a lot... the opaline dial works a lot better with what I wear.

While the 5170 is classy and impeccably made, to me it is not one of the strongest PP manual chronos. I‘d take both the 5070 and 5172 over the 5170.

The DB has equally strong design and excellent execution but in addition there‘s the originality of a piece that‘s very rarely seen in the wild.

Cheers,
Daniel

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