Patek Philippe

yet so much about what is written about the 5107 is on the topic of its bezel, or the newer model's rounded one. Someone even compared the new rounded bezel to a body part and presented an analogy with voluptuousness and curves, but I digress.

The "whole" of this watch works for me. It feels contemporary, masculine, and has a steely quality to it. I like it quite a bit, I also like its newer version, yet differently. The 5107 feels like it aims to make an understatement, yet still being close to the archetype. The dial has a tremendous quality, and the obus inserts are quietly impressive. I have another Patek that my wife calls the "old man's watch". I don't think that's a quality of the 5107, but I'll have t ask. Maybe I can tell her that the newer model is "voluptuous", and this is well...more Kate Moss like.....maybe not.

I like.  It is a watch that doesn't try to reinvent the dial with absurd contortions and dubious mechanical achievements.  As you say, it is masculine...and beautiful.  My only concern would be the back...is it solid or see through?  I am from the old school that says "a rich man doesn't have to count his money...and certainly never in public."  I feel that way about a watch movement  and my wife in the nude.
John   

is a display. No disagreement, and while this watch doesn't need a display back it serves as a personal and private reminder that functional limits are always pushed on a PP movement.

I have always felt that the 5107 was the star of the Calatrava series.The 5107 is probably the one timepiece that one would want to buy if one was thinking of starting a collection.This simply put, is a great timepiece.To quote Nicholas Foulkes,one of Britain's arbiters of style:"The Ref.5107 is what Patek Philippe does best, embodying the subtle and allusive sotto voce elegance at the heart of the brand".

The 5117 , for me it was an agonising choice between the two ,
I lile them both , perhaps the choice of the hobnail reflects the slight ' exhibitionist '
in me
Regards,
Chris .