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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

Last year I tried it at the Patek Salon in Rome, since I had fell in love with it looking at the pics. It was a bittersweet experience. The watch itself is fantastic, but it is quite large and heavy on my wrist. And I did not pull the trigger. It seems th

The 5059 is very appealing indeed. And it might be the best option. Best, Emmanuel credit: @ramsss on reddit

However not one I can wear on a regular basis for fear of the scratches and dents as has already been pointed out above. Likely to end up a safe queen. Personally I do not favour the size increase of the 5159. I prefer the older 5059

Went to *another* place that has the X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy tool. Also took my yellow gold 5059 for comparison and I got more assurance that this 3448 watch is not made out of yellow gold, because the two are very different . 5059J tested h

The best I can do is join you here with my 5059G. It's the same movement. (Pardon the date not adjusted.)

ago in Phillip’s November HK sale lot 884 a single sealed one with box and papers sold “all in” for approximately $45,000 USD! Think about it - factory fresh, single sealed platinum retrograde perpetual with 2 backs for almost $15,000 less than a platinum

Sadly, while it made a big splash prior to 5059 borrowing the same movement, it seems to have lost favor somewhat with prices in the secondary market way way down from the initial highs. In general it seems like 5050/5059/5159 are very underappreciated. I

Note that this thread includes only the "simple" retrograde perpetual calendars, meaning those with no other complications. Therefore, the references with a minute repeater and a tourbillon (5013, 5016, 5213, 5216, 5217, 5316) are deliberately lefts aside

Of the three, my preference is the 5235R. The 5015J is polarizing for sure. Much like a Ref 5059 it's either great or horribly outdated. Depends on the day. The 5396R is not my favourite, as I just don't find it attractive enough to overcome the conservat