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I am sure you are wrong
because that many people could not afford paying the entrance fee of 10k.
Best, Kari
Transporter room ......
...... it takes you direct to your bank vault, where by the staff of Patek will take all your money ??
Beaming .....
...... it takes you direct to your bank vault, where by the staff of Patek will take all your money ??
Those are pretty thick, cushioned doors...
... The 'birthing room' where all the little PPs come from?
Sound proof room? Repeaters?
Or like Darth Vaders personal pod, where M. Stern recharges?
G
It is a minute repeater listening booth.
We were invited by Patek to a private exhibition of minute repeaters and chronographs last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thierry Stern gave us a warm welcome at the entrance and ushered us in to a magical night of horology.
The Patek museum in Geneva sent out a good portion of their vintage and modern chronographs and displayed them in a beautiful pavillion.
My favorites were the 2499 and the very first Patek wristwatch chronograph from 1924 with an officer case.
In the center of the pavillion, I was able to talk to Philip Barat, the Director of Watch Development at Patek. He explained to me some of the new patented mechanisms of their chronographs with working scale models of the movements. I have gained even more respect for the technical aspects of Patek's new chronos after this chat.
In the back of the chronograph pavillion, there was a sound proof minute repeater listening booth where I was able to listen and play with most of the current collection of Patek's minute repeaters, including my favorites, the new 5539 and the ladies 7000.
I was immediately in love with the sound of these two watches. The volume was loud and clear with beautiful tone on both watches. The 7000 had a slight advantage being just a bit more clean compared side by side to the 5539.
Now if only I can find that Powerball ticket that I bought in Florida... 
Sorry for the bad picture. Photographs were not allowed on the grounds and the lighting in the booth was quite subdued.
Sounds like you have been in heaven ...
or near by
"chronographs ... working scale models of the movements" That sounds very interesting and I hope I will see those sometime soon.
5539 and 7000, I am not surprised that you like them. So far I didn´t have the pleasure to listen to them and the new 5539 I only saw through the window.
The latter was addictive enough.
Regarding the lottery ticket, will have to check my mailbox ...
Thanks Allan, for sharing with us!
Oliver
"chronographs ... working scale models of the movements" That sounds very interesting and I hope I will see those sometime soon.
5539 and 7000, I am not surprised that you like them. So far I didn´t have the pleasure to listen to them and the new 5539 I only saw through the window.
The latter was addictive enough.
Regarding the lottery ticket, will have to check my mailbox ...
Thanks Allan, for sharing with us!
Oliver
I was very sad after listening the Minute Repeaters
In the end of last year I had an opportunity to visit a Minute Repeater Exhibition in London. There we had an opportunity to listed all current references.
I did not like it! All of them were wonderful but one stood in my ears above others: ref. 7000. My wife likes it, for me it is too small.
Best, Kari