One of my favorites, men's or women's. It has a gorgeously balanced dial with exquisite finishes. The raised numerals and sub-dial rings on the mother of pearl allows for new discoveries at different angles and lighting. I have never been a fan of diamonds on a timepiece (too ostentatious) but the e

I hadn't seen this posted and also recall forum rules are strict on links to other sites, however this is a story that ought to be shared. I had been considering the history of my own Patek and the world as it was in 1941, when I came across this New York Times article: www.nytimes.com

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Received PP's Extract from the Archives today, so mystery solved. My Patek is neither a Ref. 425 as marketed nor a Ref. 1560 as surmised by Oliver. It is a Ref. 1468. I have attached a copy of the extract with the last four digits for each of the movement and case numbers redacted. I am very pleased

Thanks for posting the glamour shots. Way out of my league, so I'll just have to appreciate as a work of art.

Just received the appraisal from the vendor who had also submitted the request to PP for an archive extract. Good news. He has appraised my watch at precisely the value that I negotiated, which is 32% below the selling vendor's listed internet price and 10% below that vendor's initial in-store negot

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Thanks Oliver for the scan! It certainly looks like my watch, particularly considering the frame and angle of the lugs, though I notice a few differences. The pictured watch seems more square than rectangular, both on initial impression and by reference to the layout. The minute hand appears like it

It is like alternating between a rock and an eggshell. My IWC is stainless steel, water resistant to depths of 180 feet, covered by a grade 9 hardness sapphire glass and double cased (with the inner one made of soft iron to protect against magnetic fields). I wear it indiscriminately. My Patek is go

As advised, I am doing all I can to determine the provenance of the piece.