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My first Patek

By: bbqduckie : August 4th, 2014-13:18

Just took delivery of this last week. Still in relative shock that I finally checked my grail off the list. Very happy but a little sad that this is the end of the journey, for now anyways...

my 1st patek

By: geross : August 4th, 2014-13:40

think of it this way. you own an icon of a watch. even if the

journey stops for a moment. cant have everything in this world.

congrats & cheers

Great first choice!

By: Yenteng : August 4th, 2014-23:18

My first Patek grail was the 3800, wear your watch in good health.

Enjoy

Baaah, there is a time for the hunt, and a time to enjoy the possession;

By: amanico : August 4th, 2014-13:45

I am pretty sure you will enjoy your grail a lot.

All the best, and congrats!

Nicolas

Congrats on getting your grail piece!

By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : August 4th, 2014-17:59

It must have been a fantastic journey and I am very happy for you.
Don't be sad.... the journey goes on! Now you will get to spend lots of time with your grail watch and enjoy this beautiful PP. And continue to look out for and hunt pieces you like

I see you just started posting recently. Welcome to our forum and looking forward to more of your sharings here.

Cheers
Robin

Congrats ! Looks really nice..

By: cmclee : August 4th, 2014-19:29

... and it is the beginning.. cheers !

Take your time and enjoy

By: srvjrg : August 4th, 2014-19:43

Congratulations, a wonderful Patek, and trust me, the journey has just begun , take your time, now you are in a regrouping stage in order to go for the next...

Jorge

Very good choice for your first Patek because...

By: GLau : August 4th, 2014-21:50

...the 5396 strikes a good balance in that it is part of the iconic Calatrava line, a useful complication, has a well structured an balanced dial, and looks classy and elegant !!

Well done!!

Cheers,

Gordon

p.s. I have one also (in Rose)

There is non exit watch :-)

By: COUNT DE MONET : August 5th, 2014-02:16

Congrats on a very fine choice!

Most of the time my choice is for YG or RG but this white gold watch has had my attention for a long time and still has to this day.

Enjoy

Moritz

Big congrats and welcome to Patek Philippe! Cheers, [nt]

By: Highlander65 : August 5th, 2014-02:51

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Congratulations to you....

By: Baron - Mr Red : August 5th, 2014-04:16

....I think many empathise with the feelings you have.

Take some time...really enjoy the watch you have caught...its beautiful and a worthy grail.

Congratulations again

First

By: el1125 : August 5th, 2014-07:46

Congrats. An absolute beauty.

Welcome to the family...

By: akitaishi : August 5th, 2014-09:14

Your 5396 in white gold is really stunning. Its triple date AC + moon phase complication will mesmerize you for many moments from now on.

While this was one of the PP that I initially wanted as a first, I settled for a 5055.

Can sure tell you, if this watch speaks to you, one hour with it is like a minute.

Congratulations on such a superb choice of Patek as a first. It will take another iconic piece to beat it.

Meanwhile, enjoy your watch in good health.

Cheers,

Aki

Congrats! The journey has only begun. :) [nt]

By: fernando : August 5th, 2014-19:02

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Promising and addictive comes to my mind.

By: small-luxury-world : August 6th, 2014-00:45

I like a lot the spirit of your first picture. Congrats!

May it show you good times, only.

Oliver

Fantastic Choice

By: patekova : August 6th, 2014-09:54

IMHO, the annual calendars are the best watch Patek makes for the money. While technically not a "perpetual", the A/C functions like one, other than at the end of February. The 5396 has a sweep seconds hand, unlike the 5140 which has no seconds hand at all. Thus there is constant eye-catching movement on the watch. It might better be compared to the 5496, but at substantially less than 1/2 the price. Plus it has a great look - often compared to 3448/3450. And since you choose white, many would feel equally comfortable wearing it with jeans or a tux or anything in between.

Unusual, in a very good way, that you bypassed the more typical path of starting with a time only. Instead you went right for the watch you coveted. Time only watches are superb, but they obviously didn't speak to you the way your grail watch did.

So a big congratulations!

patekova

congrats!

By: watch-mania : August 10th, 2014-00:40

enjoy it!

Excellent choice!

By: jon_jon : August 10th, 2014-19:10

I think an Annual Calendar is a wonderful choice for a first Patek watch. Amongst the current ACs, I think the 5396G is the most elegant. Enjoy the watch!

Great first piece!

By: patrick_y : August 11th, 2014-08:00

Great first piece.

My personal favorite annual calendar that Patek Philippe makes, and also the one I'd get if I were in the market for a perpetual calendar.

Good choice! Not that you could've made a wrong choice.

Things to watch out for in the first several months of ownership, make sure you set it correctly, sometimes the dealers that sell you the watch are incompetent and set it incorrectly.

Secondly, keep an eye out for the month date not changing or changing incorrectly (not properly differentiating the 30/31 day months). It's not unusual for an annual calendar's month wheel to not change over properly.

Last, enjoy! The 5396 is all polished, so be careful and cautious when it comes to scratches. But enjoy!

congrats...

By: seehoo : August 11th, 2014-11:22

on a journey that has only just begun...wear it in good health!

Congrats!!

By: bsodmike : August 13th, 2014-17:41

I too got my first Patek a few years back and I recall other pieces I was considering at the time. An Annual Calendar 5146 had been my grail for several years and while I hadn't visited the PP boutique to buy one, I left with a 5146J as my first.

As many have stated here, wearing a "personal" grail is incredibly satisfying. That moon phase complication extremely mesmerising. And it truly is just the start to a different hobby, seeking out more wonderful Pateks.

A year since I got my 5146 and I've added a second Patek to my collection.

All the best!

Cheers M.