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What is the "cheapest" PP, the unloved child of the brand?
31mm manual wind yellow gold ones from the early 1960ies?
Aquanats in quartz?
Sculpture?
Mid-size Ellipses with that Italic "Quartz" logo on the dial?
What is the "cheapest" PP, the unloved child of the brand?
31mm manual wind yellow gold ones from the early 1960ies? Aquanats in quartz? Sculpture? Mid-size Ellipses with that Italic "Quartz" logo on the dial?
Interesting
My wife has a quartz aquanaut I bought her 25 years ago. She still loves it. I have the 3923 and 3796, both 31 mm with the 215 PC, and they are well balanced and a joy to wear. Later iterations just enlarged the cases.
Why the interest in the unloved PP?
For the same money, you could get a nice VC or AP?
Searching for something off the beaten path perhaps?
Unloved doesn't mean undeserving!
3900 Nautilus for example
The most under-the-radar/department-store-watch-look a PP ever sported?
Try little known brands like AP
Actually. I respect historic AP a lot more than Patek. You would have a treasure if you get your hands on a nice historic complicated AP. Have a look at this article ... www.hodinkee.com
Talking about repect...
I respect JLC more than PP, AP or VC. They conceived the ideas, but often JLC executed it. For the price of an unloved, used Patek, you could buy a new fully in-house movement, case and bracelet from the brand many call Patek's "kissing cousin." And JLC h...
Let's keep the discussion on Patek
I'm getting some flak for bringing up AP. So, let's keep the discussion focused on Patek. Thanks