Patek Philippe

I have been a visitor to this site a number of times and finally, I took the pluinge and registered. Tons of great info but even better is the enthusiasm that comes through on each post. Anyway, this is my first post. Just bought a display 5111R from Tiff... 

I have no idea what Gabardine is. But this is the color of the strap that comes on the 5111R. I would consider it a matte chocolate. You can also look at the Patek web site for the color. I'm a bit curious as to why, since Tiffany is a Patek dealer, they ...  

Wow! That black strap does look nice! yeah, I don't know what Gabardine is either. I guess they go through their NY customer service. Apparently, Tiffany NY has three certified Patek technicians so I guess that is their first stop. If yours is a matte Cho... 

I would consider mine medium chocolate and the one you mentioned, a dark chocolate.