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All other things equal, yellow gold has never been at or near my #1 choice in buying watches. However….

Over decades of collecting, for sport type watches, I generally prefer a white metal. Specifically, steel. For dress watches, usually my first choice is also a white metal. Specifically, platinum or for a close second, rose gold. For me steel just makes a
15d
By: patekova
41
anaroku
2381

Not too daring strap but just enjoying the burgundy vibe…

Every detail of the Wonder Watch makes me crazy of it still after all these years… I just love this 3448…
25d
By: Mike H
7
Watchonthewrist
573

You made the right choice for sure my friend…

…since you were not enthusiastic with the classic brown one and you seem quite excited with this one. This watch is a pure marvel (that’s why I call it my “Wonder Watch” 😉) and the strap is only an accessory to enhance the beauty of the watch itself. But
26d
By: patekova
31
patekova
1604

If I have learned anything from decades of watch collecting, it is this…. A change of strap can almost totally change the aesthetics of a watch and can drastically

change one’s appreciation of and joy from wearing a watch. Now don’t get me wrong I loved this watch dearly before changing the strap, but I was never thrilled with the prior brown strap. It suited the character of the watch perfectly, but I found it to b
26d
By: patekova
31
patekova
1604

Still in love just like on Day One 😍😍

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…
1M
By: Mike H
9
Watchonthewrist
520

Patek Philippe Double-Signed Watches

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
30d
By: quattro
63
quattro
5620

Huge congratulations, Tony!

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.
1M
By: aperna
57
Robert65
4000

The first one.

Looks like the moon has craters. I see from the other responses the question was about the pieces themselves. I thought you meant the moon on the moon phase disc. If you were referring to the pieces I vote for the 3448 you lucky fellow!
1M
By: Mike H
11
joenghenry
775

Because it was full moon today...

I thought of doing some dial close up photos. Which one is your favorite moon phase? (sorry for the poor quality pics) Let's start with the Wonder Watch the nick name I gave to my 3448 since I have it... The successor of 3448 being the ref 3940, let's go
1M
By: Mike H
11
joenghenry
775

Dear Emmanuel - Thank you for your reply including the images and analysis. The 3450 is much rarer than the 3448 and the red dot was only supplied at the very beginning of the run. So extremely rare.

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
1M
By: patekova
23
patekova
2667