Patek Philippe

 

Irony of Fate... When I bought the Patek 5070 six years ago, I was quite happy and proud to have built a nice collection of modern Chronographs, as I already owned the Vacheron Les Historiques Chronograph salmon dial / platinum case, the Jaeger Lecoultre Duometre à Chronographe in platinum and the Lange Datograph, in platinum, too. 

Among these " Big Four ", I only own the Patek 5070G, today, due to some unfortunate circumstances, to say the least... That's life. 

Today, it is the 6th birthday of my 5070G. And that counts a lot for me. 6 years of common life, punctuated by good and bad moments, more often good than bad, truth to be told. 

And if I cannot forget the three chronographs which left me, I can only like my Patek 5070G a lot. 

Not that it is the finest among them, nor the most original, but the coolest, certainly. 

The evidence of its coolness by the picture:

 

I will slowly re build my modern chronographs collection, and will soon include the Montblanc 1858 Tachymeter steel, and in a more long term the Duometre à Chronograph in white gold. But this 5070G helps me a bit to put a smile on my face, each time I strap it. 

It was time to take a fresh picture to give justice to its coolness. 

 
Maybe I can add " class " to describe it, too? 

Indeed, in terms of coolness, the 5070 has an unexpected competitor, the 5960A, which haunts my brain quite a lot, since I discovered, thanks to Jester, that it was possible to remove the old looking bracelet to mount a strap, more in concordance with its spirit. One day, maybe, I will add this reference to my collection.

After all, owning a manual winding AND an automatic Patek Chronograph movement has a certain allure. Strangely, owning the 5070 helped me to realize that adding a 5960A would not be  bad idea.

And three Patek ( let's not forget my 5110P, which is another true treasure ) is better than two.  

Best,

Nicolas

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