Patek Philippe

a grail for me. you are a blessed man , enjoy the complications.

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                                                                             geross

Beautiful watch and always desirable. Thanks for sharing the picture. 

yours as well

Thanks!

Oliver

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Certainly one of the Patek classics

I noticed that the chrono second hand and the split second hand are not in-line.

This demonstrates the possible effectiveness of one the new changes in the 5204:

Patek has taken care of the matter that big forces are working on the split and chrono hands when they are set back again.

The hands can act like a whip and bend over the zero mark.

When I was reading about this new patented feature of the in-house chrono I was wondering about the practical meaning as I do not own a PP chrono and aslo not a split chrono.

Your picture, which is a lovely, lovely shot, explains it.

 

 

Best

 

Moritz

 

The hands are correctly aligned in the photo.  The bottom split hand has a wider bottom than the top one.  The top one aligns on the midline and the bottom one is slightly wider on both sides at the bottom.  Both then rapidly taper to same width on the rest of the hand.  I have a 5004R and it is the same way.  When run and reset they realign the same way with some minor variances once in a while which is part of the joy of a mechanical object.  As you point out, the 5204 offer technical benefits over the 5004 but in my view does not hold a handle on aesthetics.  Others will have different views of course, all of which is good

That the hands are differently wide is something I can not judge or see as I do not have any of the two watches.

The "play" of the hands is mentioned in reviews and as you are saying are an essential part of a mechanical watch.

 

Speaking for both watches:

the 5004 is a cult Patek.

 

The 5204 is a the technical cult object as it takes a very, very small detail in consideration and solves it magnificently.

 

I was thinking that Lange's DS is THE technical marvel but Patek has gained a lot in the split second chrono race ( ) with this 5204.

 

Best

Moritz