Patek_3944
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Building a humble 4 piece Patek Philippe collection
Hello my Patek friends,
I am so pleased to be posting on this great forum.
Captains of industry, heads of commerce and humble working class people like myself. We can all share the love of Patek Philippe.
I have been a lurker for years and I have read hundreds (if not thousands) of posts. From the oil tanker owners, to the beer barons from Thailand...... I have enjoyed the stories and the love of all things Patek Philippe.
Unfortunately I could not afford the great treasures that many here possess.... I last worked in a waste processing plant in Brisbane, Australia. I was fired for spending too much time on this very forum! Purist Pro!
Brisbane is a small capital city - a place made famous by Patek Philippe when they accidentally added Brisbane to the first release 5230. This was of course immediately corrected and the city removed from future 5230s without mention.
I wanted a Collection of Patek Philippes.
I decided to buy pieces from the Golden Era of Patek. From when Patek started to release larger sized pieces and also added some "useful complications."
I think we are talking late 90s and I also wanted to put up an end date. I think the end of the Geneva Seal would be a good point. Not that anything is wrong with the fabulous Patek Seal...... but I wanted to set a good range for the collection to follow.
I studied the forums hard, I got the old catalogues (eBay sellers from Italy are expensive) from around the world and I designed a humble collection.
1 piece is not a collection at all, 2 is simply a pair and 3 is really not enough to be considered a collection. The Asian number for bad luck "4" was to be the perfect number for a humble collection.
I started to think about what I would want in a collection...... I think back to the key complications....... what would they be......
So I decided on the following as a start......
1) Some sort of Calendar (something more than just a date function)
2) Some sort of Travel Companion (to be able to tell the time in a different timezone at 1 glance)
3) A dress watch for important functions (like the dust bin man ball?)
4) A dream watch to achieve in the future if my lotto numbers ever come up or I inherit a fortune
1) I looked and searched and I really fell in love with the 5035 Annual Calendar. The worlds first annual calender featuring the 315 movement and a nice size of 37mm.
2) I thought the 5134 would be the choice but I eventually went for the 5110. The coolest World Time since the 2523 from the 1960s. The price of the predesesor of the 5110 is stagering!
3) Many suitable choices here..... 3919, 5119, 5196, 5107, 5127, 5227, 6000, many very good pieces here. In the end I chose 2 pieces. The white gold 5127 and 5296. A perfect pair to lust over and possess.
4) My dream piece to hold out for..... Dare I say it..... (As a humble working class guy) 5070, 5170, 5960.
5127 and 5296
Brisbane city
Brisbane GPO
Brisbane in winter
5035J
5127G
5127 and 5035
5035J
5110J1
Best WT dial by far
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Building a humble 4 piece Patek Philippe collection
Hello my Patek friends, I am so pleased to be posting on this great forum. Captains of industry, heads of commerce and humble working class people like myself. We can all share the love of Patek Philippe. I have been a lurker for years and I have read hun...
Apologies for the wrong pic
I meant to include this pic 5127 and 5296 5127G 5296G Class of the brand An afternoon delight with my mistress ...
5212
I am SUPER excited about the 5212... it's a fair piece out of my price range, but perhaps in a few years I can find a used piece. It really is magnificent
Welcome Patek_3944!
I also think 4 is a good number for a collection, actually is the number of Pateks I currently own and I believe you can cover all the basis pretty well with this amount. And we also share a couple of references, like the 5110 and 5960. On your other post...
Thanks for your nicely written post, and for sharing with us your knowledge and genuine passion for our favorite watch brand :-)
I can only agree that the remarkable variety of our backgrounds/lives/locations/etc. is one of the key factors in making this the most interesting (and instructive) watch forum on this planet... I'm just sorry you got fired because of it -- but I'm sure m...
Great collection. đź‘Ť
Welcome Paul, I look forward to seeing how the collection develops.
This 5035...
.... is just wonderful!!! Enjoy your passion for these excellent timepieces!
Thanks for sharing your journey. A fantastic collection you have there.
The WT was the first Patek that really captured my interest, and so the 5110 is the star for me here. I can’t say I’ve ever seen it in this metal, it’s beautiful.
Congratulations on your collection.
Is it just pure coincidence that there are two people with a four Patek Philippe collection living in Brisbane, or is it you, AC3?
You bet!
It’s definitely Paul “ArchieLuxury” Pluta. No doubt about it. Hey Paul, what do you think of the Patek 5320g?
I love the 5320G......
However this is a very expensive piece, I have tried to cut the cuts down to allow me to focus on what is really important...... building a collection with most bases covered.
Paul Pluta
It is definitely Paul Pluta. His old LV luggages are shown in some of his videos
Love the 5127
I had one in rose many years ago. Seeing your 5127 has sparked my interest in obtaining a G as you have. I like much more than the 5296. I do enjoy your videos. Welcome to the forum. Bob
