5100

From Basel Fair, year 2000. Year 2000 was a great cru, with some good releases from Patek, such as this one and the 5100. 26 years after, where are we??? Best, Nicolas

A Manta Ray floating in the dark. A two years old photo taken in Paris, of one of my favorite relatively modern Patek reference. Best, Nicolas

I know and understand your preference. I might share it. But until I've seen this one in person, I can't tell. I don't care for the 10-Day power reserve of the 5100: winding a watch daily is a pleasure for me and I love the architecture of the 9-90 calibe

Your Gondolo duo is simply wonderful and these photos are a pleasure to look at. These two timepieces have style, personality, refinement, elegance and a beautiful movement which is a great tribute to traditional watchmaking. I couldn't agree with you mor

And I'm glad your preference goes to the 5100P too! Best, Emmanuel

and a watch that has aged beautifully. For me the 5565 appears rather cold and sterile … certainly not charming. Again, this is only my personal viewpoint. On the other hand, 5100P is a mechanical marvel (10 day) that is complicated, very different aesthe

The case of the 5565 never appealed to me. It's a weird hybrid between a crisp edged case (overall shape) and a soft curvaceous case, leaving a broad ill defined bezel, lugs, etc. that's neither fish nor fowl. The 5100 on the other hand is well defined an

But it all depends on what one considers an every day watch: I, for example, wear the Chronometro Gondolo daily and would rather wear the 5100 than the 5565. But I know it's just me, and the 5565 is of course closer to the usual definition of an every day

My vote goes for the 5565A, due to a more special look wearability and legibility. I owned the 5100G and sold it with no regrets. While the movement is very special and visually very appealing, the legibility was close to zero and due to the curving middl