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5959p .. Very Small
Okay.. I can read the case dimensions like anyone, but I always thought this watch came-off larger due to the case-style, lug positioning and oversize crown chrono pusher. In New York today, I tried the 5959 on at a reseller's gallery and found it wayyyy too small. I am really disappointed because this was an aspirational timepiece for me for quite some time. Off the list now. I understand that the big draw with the piece is the complication/thinness etc, but it's so small it comes off un-sexy.
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5959p .. Very Small
Okay.. I can read the case dimensions like anyone, but I always thought this watch came-off larger due to the case-style, lug positioning and oversize crown chrono pusher. In New York today, I tried the 5959 on at a reseller's gallery and found it wayyyy ...
That has always been my problem
with Pateks. If you are 6 ft 4" with a large frame (not overweight) with a 8.5" wrist, it becomes a problem trying to fit a watch that was made for someone say less than 5 Ft tall. I have a 5960P which I absolutely love. The reason being that it is a chro...
....hmm, i think you are right
... last time when i paid a visit to the Patek factory, each of us visitors were given a lube and a magnifying glass, because everyone working there were very very tiny !! But thats alright, some of us out there ( not all ) still enjoys their watches. Sho...
This post highlights the size issue...
If all watches are relatively small the larger persons may go without a gratifying timepiece. If overly large, then smaller persons are left without. So it is good that there is variety in size among manufacturers. Variety in size may, in this case, indee...
Interesting sidebar..
..and on our celebrity flavored vein of the last few days.. the name on the papers of this 5959 were that of a former movie studio head Michael Ovitz. Not sure if he was cured of the collecting bug or if he needed to raise the cash. Apparently only 25 of ...
maybe you should consider something like ...
A Richard Mille RM004. Like the Patek 5959 it's a pure rattrapante (no other complications, not even a date). Like the 5959, it is arguably one of the most significant and innovative new rattrapantes. But, a RM004 has a significantly larger case. I happen...
I fully agree with Eric...
Frankly, the current trend is producing large size watches. What I understand is that Patek is one of the few watchmakers which insists to make small watches and pocket watches nowadays. In fact, it would be a technical challenge to put a small ratrappant...
5959 and 3939
i keep on touching on these references as they are my particular favourites. i do believe that the 5959 was deliberately an exercise in creating the impossible thus the movement and case size. the 3939 was in keeping with tradition and both hark back to t...