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A very special new arrival
My first Patek and very long time grail.
It took a while to find the right one and boy am I glad I waited!
Remember, folks, the grail is not the end game, it’s how you get to it.
Cheers
It wears very nicely. It's the ideal case size for me, highly legible dial, clean lines. Lugs 'hug' the wrist slightly, thin side profile so it disappears under the cuff easily, just the right 'heft'.
A beauty!
Agree with Nicolas re the last line. It reminds me of
a quote I heard years ago. Unfortunately I don't
remember who said it. "Live not for the battles won,
live not for the end of the song, live in the along."
thanks both
That's also a great quote. In the framing of the along, these things then are like punctuations - important, but not the soul and substance.
So nice!!! Enoy! I would even say this is the finest calatrava all time (along with the 5227). All the best!
Thank you!
I feel the same, there's just something about it. I like that the crown guards also talk, it their own way, to the design enthusiasm of the 5711, but in a much more restrained and formal way.
That is a Calatrava I really want to get. Cause it has a screw down crown. Cheers happy you have it. 🍻
Thanks geross
The screw down crown is a great feature that makes the watch more versatile. I can't guarantee what the weather will be like when I'm out and about, but I can have some confidence that it will survive an unexpected downpour and not have to keep it covered in a panic as I have in the past with snap on vintage watches.
Congrats!!
I was so close to getting one too but I think it was the 5127. What's the difference between the two? They look pretty much identical..
Thanks!
The 5107 has a flatter bezel and more of it. The 5127 feels a bit taller visually due to the arch on the bezel, and looks like it has a wider dial or at least wider dial opening. Both beautiful but I am drawn to the 5107. Aesthetically it feels more balanced.
I see..thank you for the clarification. I too am one who appreciates the small details that can possibly be a deal breaker for me. Well, enjoy your beauty in good health!
Cheers Leedo
There’s a nice side by side photo here of the to models, albeit on bracelet. www.watchprosite.com
The 5107 and 5127 are very similar, and of course both are the best modern Calatravas ever made, but the 5107 has a weak point in that the clasp is a little tricky to use,
especially when worn on a bracelet. But with a leather strap, it's no problem at all. And I especially like this clean and universal G type.
One of my all time favorite Pateks
This was in the window of Tourneau in, like, 2005-2006? I tried it on with extreme trepidation. It was like shaking hands with a king. Very nervous. I wondered if I could ever bring myself to buy such a thing. Well, I never got one, but it started the dream machine, which produced many realities. I don’t love Patek in general but there a few models that make me very… irrational! This is one. Congrats.
