Its nickname isn’t the Wonder Watch for nothing 😉 I don’t know about you but I much prefer the ref 3448 rather than 3450…

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

This is a wonderful and very special timepiece. Its “ Padellone case ” links it to some major references of the past (3448 & 3450) and its Regulator display and Advanced Research features make it a quite unique timepiece in Patek's catalogue and history.

After that it was it was Roman numerals. At one time I owned both my 3448 and a red dot. I decided it was a bit redundant and more than a bit self indulgent to keep both. I decided to let the red dot go. A factor was the “ cleaner” dial of 3448, although

This setting problem is so real and the invention of the red dot featured on the dial of ref. 3450 was so important that, in the Patek Philippe Museum, the window display no. 36, which is dedicated to these watches, is called "Le point rouge" ("The red do

Specifically, one cannot quick set the month (there is no month corrector), and there is no indication of the leap year cycle. Practically this means one might have to depress the day/date corrector over a 1,000 times to correctly set the watch. Patek app

that stands out above all others as my clear favorite. It is the 5970 - in any metal. For me the it is about as perfect as a watch can be, from both a functional and aesthetic standpoint. Love the perpetual calendar chronograph complication, the size and

The simple yet elegant and cleverly designed annual calendar is one of the iconic caliber of Patek. Though differing in case design, it’s dial layout always reminds me it’s vintage big brothers 3445/ 3450, which I have dreamed of acquiring someday 😊 Cheer

The 3450 is probably more dressy, while your 3971 is a bit more sport (mega) chic, so depending on the circumstances I would choose one or the other (at least that’s the way I do 😉) You can’t be wrong with either anyhow that’s for sure 👍, enjoy them and w

Huge congrats to you on these two beauties!! 3448 and 3450 are absolute stunners, I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do with mine (3448 second series) And your 3970 second series is amazing too Because my other PC and PCC are colored gold J or R I decide