5020

All photos except the first one are taken from various sources. Thank you. This is a 5940j that I once owned. I bought it because I was very attracted to the tonneau case and the cream-colored dial. However, the main reasons I ended up selling it were tha

...I think long out of reach for me these days... I guess my point is, the type is interesting, not just what is expected. It goes along with the entire character of the watch. I find it amusing that the typeface on the 5270, a high-end, expensive watch,

but it's personally not what I prefer about this model. I could do with a simpler font, like in the 5020. Cheers, Emmanuel credit: Sjx

But the typo of the numerals isn't what I prefer: interesting and well done, but I personally could do with a simpler font, like in the 5020. Best, Emmanuel credit: Sjx

Thank you also for sharing your knowledge about the yellow/blue moon disc of the early versions: it’s a detail I didn’t know at all. I definitely like the design of this watch: no tachymeter scale, Breguet numerals and hands, cushion-shaped case: it’s ver

of this very low production and initially decidedly unpopular watch your report shows the error of thinking that way. I remember how during it’s run it was thought of as being an “ugly duckling” by most. Initially, I felt that way too. About the time its

getting to the heart of most collectors because they don't look sporty. But I think there's something specific to the 5020: the absence of tachymeter scale, which makes this watch even more dressy or even less sporty than other chronographs. Shaped + dres

The perpetual calendar chronograph is a complication very intimately linked to the history of Patek Philippe. Among the most celebrated references are the 2499 , the 3970 and the 5970 . For whatever reason, the ref. 1518 and 5270 seem to be a little less

... there's no "downward direction," just occasional models or lines that aren't appealing. The 1990s 5090 "Sculpture" was almost universally hated, few love the 5015, and the 5020 had no fans until auction houses and Hodinkee latched onto it. We don't de

enjoy seeing this unique tonneau shaped watch with round dial display, a 5020R. (In case you are wondering I am not the fortunate one who owns this watch.)