Patek Philippe

Thank you to replying to my questions in my yesterday's thread about the dial and hands. The watch was actually tested with a UV black light and indeed, both - the hands and the dial are tritium. They glow with same intensity under the UV light and are fa

As background, when the Aquanaut was first introduced in the 1990s for me it was definitely not love at first sight ….. far from. But over a period of many years I went from indifference to appreciation to love. It took me quite a while to acquire each of

The other magical encounter among the watches I was able to try on in Paris last week was this Patek Philippe Chronometro Gondolo ref. 5098R-001 . I asked to try it on because I really love the " Gondolo & Labouriau " part of Patek Philippe's history, but

Beautiful play of light on the perpetual calendar. And soon it will be the weekend.

I'm considering 5065A (actual watch shown in first 2 images). I understand that these watches were introduced in 1998 and I believe that the transition to Luminova was around 1999/2000. Interestingly, this watch was made in 2000 but it is showing lovely a

From 1948: A killer beauty. Best, Nicolas

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During a short stay in Paris last week, I was able to see and try on many watches about which I will post in the coming days/weeks. Among them was this rose gold Patek Philippe ref. 1415 HU , a model I thought I would never see in real life (and to which