And I do love the 5196, but struggling to get past the huge movement ring they need to put inside it! The 3796 is a work of art, but just too small. I’ve recently been obsessing over the 5096 (an obsession recently fueled even more by someone posting it on here a few days ago) which seems a happy medium. I’m not usually a yellow gold guy, but if I can track down a good example I’d be very tempted.
I don’t know what it is about the 5196, because I wouldn’t even care if they kept the solid case back, and I don’t have a problem with the proportions of the design as I think it looks stunning, but just knowing that movement is in there would sully it for me, and at Pateks prices, I need to be 100% sure!