cbb in honor of Chamnong Bhirombhakdi
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5130 Mecca
Sep 28, 2020,01:21 AM
Hi All,
My late father was close to Mr. Phillip Stern and he respected different religions. As such, he was fortunate enough to be allocated a 5130P-015 Mecca although this piece was destined for the Middle East markets. My dad was also born on Wednesday in which green is the day’s color. The green color represents paradise in the Quran. The green dial has sunburst guilloche. The heft of the platinum case is wonderful and gives such wrist presence! One of the most meaningful 5130 Limited Editions IMO. The Patek Philiippe Worldtimer 5130P-015 was made as a limited edition of 150 pieces in 2011-2012.
Your thoughts ?
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5130 Mecca
By: cbb in honor of Chamnong Bhirombhakdi : September 28th, 2020-01:21
Hi All, My late father was close to Mr. Phillip Stern and he respected different religions. As such, he was fortunate enough to be allocated a 5130P-015 Mecca although this piece was destined for the Middle East markets. My dad was also born on Wednesday ...
i think it s great watch
By: Passionata_george : September 28th, 2020-01:43
added bonus it has no so called funny nickname due to its green colour (like Hulk or Kermit or so)
It is THE best version of the 5130p.
By: ArmisT : September 28th, 2020-02:04
I share similar points of appreciation as you, cbb. The deep richness of that green, and what it represents. It’s mesmerizing. Thank you for posting this one since we don’t see it often enough. -A
Serious suggestion:
By: blau : September 28th, 2020-03:32
I think you should consider selling this one to a Muslim watch lover. However much it means to you, wouldn't it mean that much more to someone who actually holds the religion this piece celebrates?
I disagree
By: Time to watch : September 28th, 2020-03:41
The watch holds no real connection to the Islamic religion in any real meaningful way. It’s a world timer with a focus on the city, and not the religion. It’s not a world prayer timer. Sincerely H.
While I am not aware of the public tower clock connection,
By: Time to watch : September 28th, 2020-05:55
I also do find this iteration among the nicer world time watches. And so it’s no surprise it’s one of the highly sought after models for the world time collectors. While I’m not big on world time pateks, my favorite is the 175th anniversary edition. Regar...
That's a fair point.
By: blau : September 28th, 2020-09:15
It's not like this is an actual religious artifact.
I am a Muslim and I too disagree
By: sham1 : September 28th, 2020-04:01
simply because your dad was allocated this watch specially, probably the only person to be allocated one outside the Middle East. This is a great honour in my opinion and should be cherished and celebrated like you have done with this post.
That's also a fair point.
By: blau : September 28th, 2020-09:17
It is certainly an honor--not an honor I would have been eager to accept, but what do I actually know?
Agreed [nt]
By: Chiranuj Bhirombhakdi : September 29th, 2020-07:28
Very nice
By: pongster : September 28th, 2020-08:15
I hope to be fortunate enough to own one in the future
Wonderful WT CBB.
By: Wristenthusiast : September 29th, 2020-09:55
Thank you as always, for sharing your collection.