These are my two favorite Calatravas and I'm wondering which you prefer. I know this has been asked before but I can't help myself ;-) Sorry for the image size variation. The 5127R is 37mm, the 5296R 38mm. Thanks. John ...
Very sensual piece, and with the crown guards, almost wears like 38mm. No scalloped lugs, but the 5127 does have wonderfully curved lugs and bezel. Cheers, John
I like the flat polished bezel. And I think a dress watch looks better without crown guards. But I am splitting hairs, here, they are both fantastic watches.
5127 wears much smaller than the 5296. 5296 wears like a 40mm. 5127 also has the traditional sized font on the dial not the super big print used on the new models and the 5296. The 5127 was always a very brisk seller when in production and seen as a big i...