patrick_y
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Beautiful watch!
The history of this piece really harks back to the original 5050 timepiece made in the 1990s. The 5496P is a temporary reincarnation of this piece in a platinum "96"-style case.
Definitely a nice and clean watch for those who liked the 5159 retrograde perpetual calendar but wanted a simpler less ornate case.
I think it is well loved and well respected by collectors worldwide. I personally love the 5396G and the 5140 J/P the most just because they have the advantage of being the incumbent and the 5140 is amazingly thin. The 5396 and the 5496 both have cases with sharp angles which worry me slightly regarding polishing etc.
Great watch and congrats!
My latest catch ...
... the 5496: It seems to be a somewhat "unloved" PP. What do you think of it? Best regards Georg...
Great perpetual calendar with retrograde date
I love it very much, except the high price. Now using its less expensive "brother", 5396G at the time being....
What do I think?
It's a fantastic watch and a great contender of 5140P. I have handled the watch in real and I like it a lot. However, my final preference is a bit smaller and slimmer Patek perpetual. Congratulations for a fantastic watch, Kari
It is a beauty
But my heart keeps returning to a 5050 with Romans Enjoy yours Best, Joe
Georg, I think.......
You should give it to me if you don't like it! ;-) Seriously, it is a cool watch. J.
Thank you, J., but... (+backside pic)
... don't get me wrong, I like it a lot, but I think I read some negative comments on this piece and want to know, whether the experts here like it or not....
Breathtaking
This watch is awesome. If you have the means, then definitely, a classic time piece. I have tried it on, it does speak to me but not as loudly as a couple of others lately but come on... Platinum , perpetual, retrograde, calatrava, what's not too like. En...
Now this is what I was talking about
What a great scan to have this discussion. All beautiful watches. For me the 5050 has the size elegance and eliminates the cutting issue that FX discussed. It has the sweep seconds which a 5140 does not, while the 5140 has the elegant 240 micro rotor. So,...
Beautiful watch!
The history of this piece really harks back to the original 5050 timepiece made in the 1990s. The 5496P is a temporary reincarnation of this piece in a platinum "96"-style case. Definitely a nice and clean watch for those who liked the 5159 retrograde per...
Honestly... not a fan. But tastes and colours, you know the story.
I will be frank with you: I was not seduced by the 5496. Because the dial seemed to me unbalanced. I don't like to see the date window cutting the date scale and there is a huge free space around the moonphase. But the most important is that it remains an...
Thanks for sharing
This is a great watch with interesting complications : perp., retrograde date. I never put it on my wrist but I do prefer the 5140, even if the last one has no second hand. For 3 reasons, one totally subjective and 2 more objectives : 1- The first one (su...
It's a recent model
Hi, Congratulations for your 5496. I would not say it's unloved. It's a fairly recent model and many other models have hed years or decades to seduce us. I've not had the opportunity to handle one so I have no "definitive" opinion yet. But it seems to be ...
5496
Its one of the few modern Pateks and I should have stuck to the vintage ones...its too big for me and if I could trade it for a 5050 I would do that. Roni
5050
I liked the 5050 and 5059. This dial is really unbalanced, with a crowded top half, with lots of space on the bottom half. The 5396 has a nicer dial. Just my opinion.
5140 and 5159 are my choices
5496 seems to be too "unobtrusive". But some like it hot and some other like it cool. sorry for the poor qualiy pics....
I love the format of the 5050, with one exception
I would prefer a baton over numeral dial. I was unsure about the newer version, until I saw FX's photo and for me that showed the watch in a completely different light. Would be interested to know whether the bezel is a scratch magnet?
