Cant decide/Please help!!! - Patek Philippe

Can't decide/Please help!!!

Hi,

For years I have lusted after the 3940. The only thing holding me back was the fact that I could not read all of the subsidiary dials without glasses. I am now 50+ and, while I can read them with glasses, it is not a quick glance. I have to stare and study to get the day, date and month right. To read the leap year and 24 hr portions is extremely difficult. Yesterday I looked at a new 5140 and low and behold the dial is easier to read than the 3940 but still not a "guick glance" kind of read.

I also looked at the 5146 and its a no brainer for me to read.

I know the 5140 is the best of the two but I don't know if I can live with a watch I can't really read all of the time. The good news is that whichever I buy I want it to be in Rose gold so I have a bit of time until Patek comes out with both models in rose gold.

Any thoughts? The 3940 seems to have proven itself as a watch that holds its value fairly well and is easy to sell on the secondary market. Will the 5140 and 5146 be the same? Is it crazy to own a perpetual for regular use or should it stay in the safe but for special occasions? Any other similar watches I should look at that I might have missed? If the dollar comes back in value will Patek prices come down?

Thanks to all of you any thoughts you can provide.

Tom Patrick