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5396 back on the wrist

By: Erik1 : February 20th, 2021-11:32

After a couple of weeks mostly wearing the reverso ...

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By: blownhippie : February 20th, 2021-11:40

Doesn’t do the watch justice! Gotta get the blue dial and strap. Such a lovely combo!

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Very hard to do this watch justice in pics indeed given the beauty of it! :)

By: Erik1 : February 20th, 2021-11:43

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A lovely reference -- is this the blue dial -015? Looks much darker from the picture but I can't recall any darker dials among the (many!) 5396 iterations ;-) Cheers from my old (and still amazingly in the catalog!) -011 :-)

By: FabR : February 20th, 2021-12:09

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Your 5396 looks great - the classic colour combo is hard to beat

By: Erik1 : February 20th, 2021-12:18

Mine is the 014 (only produced 2017-19 I believe) whereas the 15 is the same as mine but with diamonds on the dial The picture is a bit dark but it is indeed blue - the below pictures show the blue more clearly (it shifts from light navy to very dark navy...

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Thanks, indeed the blue dial I was thinking but it's fascinating to see how it changes dramatically under different lights! ;-) And you're correct, this is -014 while -015 (which is actually still in the catalog) has the diamond markers👍🥂

By: FabR : February 20th, 2021-15:37

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Lovely and classic AC.

By: Pretty Boy : February 20th, 2021-12:12

Best, V.

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Thanks - your aquanaut and this one would make an awesome rose gold duo

By: Erik1 : February 20th, 2021-12:20

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Love it Erik. Patek dauphine hands are just perfection in action. How do you find the legibility on the dark blue dial?

By: jlc.thomsen : February 20th, 2021-12:30

What Reverso if I may ask?

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Legibility is not an issue unless very dark as the rose gold hands and markers contrast enough against the dial

By: Erik1 : February 20th, 2021-12:48

For the reverso it’s just the standard medium small seconds that I typically wear on either a dark green cordovan or mesh as per below. The reverso is actually a very recent addition but absolutely love it as well ...

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Patek Philippe

This pic

5396 back on the wrist

This pic

Very hard to do this watch justice in pics indeed given the beauty of it! :)

A lovely reference -- is this the blue dial -015? Looks much darker from the picture but I can't recall any darker dials among the (many!) 5396 iterations ;-) Cheers from my old (and still amazingly in the catalog!) -011 :-)

Your 5396 looks great - the classic colour combo is hard to beat

Thanks, indeed the blue dial I was thinking but it's fascinating to see how it changes dramatically under different lights! ;-) And you're correct, this is -014 while -015 (which is actually still in the catalog) has the diamond markers👍🥂

Lovely and classic AC.

Thanks - your aquanaut and this one would make an awesome rose gold duo

Love it Erik. Patek dauphine hands are just perfection in action. How do you find the legibility on the dark blue dial?

Legibility is not an issue unless very dark as the rose gold hands and markers contrast enough against the dial

That is a great looking watch sir 👌

Thank you very much!

What a fantastic and rare PP. Well done!

Glad you like it!

The color contrast between the dark blue dial and the gold case makes this watch interesting, and the AC complication makes...

that's exactly how I feel about it :)

very elegant,,,

thank you for your kind comment