In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

Hi all, First post here! I am a Canadian and have been collecting for a decade or so. I have recently sold off my Omegas and JLCs and shifted focus to vintage Patek, I am currently hunting a mint YG 2508. I am visiting Japan and have been asking around fo

Very beautiful! I had a 2508 with that dial. Was a joy to wear. Look how beautiful the second hand is on the 2509. Little things (or not so little actually)like that and the quality of the dial making I think were better back then. I'm comparing time only

From the left: 2508R center second（Mov.27SC） and 2509A small second（Mov.12-400） The unique dagger index is attractive. In later years, dials with bar indexes were also available. This model has also nice indexes. It has the unique beauty of a 1950s steel

to Christie’s lot 2508 and scroll through the photos, you’ll find a short video: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6347332?ldp_breadcrumb=back There’s also a short video here: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/changing-history-a-previously-undocumented

One single collector from New-York , two Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters , both featuring elements designed to make the watch easier to handle and read: oversized trigger (and crown for one of them) and blackened hands and numerals : The ref. 2419 was pro

But tbh I prefer the configuration of mine with the dial design more specific to this reference than the one you show with the classic baton markers which exist with so many other Calatrava's How about you? Which configuration do you prefer?