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Congrats on the wonderful incoming!
Having owned several versions of both 5970 and 5270 I wholeheartedly agree here. My end game:

I suspect....
By: baufoam : September 3rd, 2018-11:08
in years to come, what people will regard as “High-End Finishing” by Patek Philippe will not involve any work done by Philippe has made it very necessary for themselves to produce more watches than ever before. They really are a different company than wh...
RM
By: tom2517 : September 3rd, 2018-19:44
RM movement to me is fancy design masking a lot of stamped parts. I’m not impressed with their movements. However, I do like the case design because it shows off those movement so well and very recognizable once you know what they look like. To me the RM ...
Please reconsider...
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2018-01:10
The 5970's Lemania chronograph movement is beautifully finished. But I would say one has to see both the Patek and the Lange movement at high magnification and determine the polishing quality. Average Patek Philippe to average Lange watch; the Lange defin...
Sounds like excuses.
By: tom2517 : September 4th, 2018-07:19
You can defend Patek it’s fine but to me It could have been done better. Check Credor Eichi II where the counter sink meets the anglage, it’s not twisted like that Patek. I think whoever did the anglage on that Patek movement just messed up, not by design...
Well said!
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2018-11:17
Another reason why I like Lange (and I like Patek Philippe very much as well) watches because their low end and high end all exhibit very good and fairly equal levels of finishing (except early 1815 models had some missing finishing on parts you couldn't ...
I humbly disagree...
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2018-01:05
The finishing on Patek Philippe, which is one of my favorite brands, unfortunately is not usually as good as a Datograph movement from A. Lange & Soehne. On average, most Patek Philippe watches, including their grand complications, will not pass muster wi...
It’s all relative....
By: Langeholic : September 4th, 2018-05:39
The 2499 belonged to an era that Patek was at the forefront of innovation in horology, very few brands could compete. Even during its time, it stood out as a champion of that era despite its imperfections. It was rare practice for any brand to make such c...
It's all relative....
By: Langeholic : September 4th, 2018-05:49
The 2499 belonged to an era that Patek was at the forefront of innovation in horology, very few brands could compete. Even during its time, it stood out as a champion of that era despite its imperfections. It was rare practice for any brand to make such c...
A fair perspective...
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2018-11:24
I was first a little surprised when you said the 5970 was a little "lazy" and I started wondering what could you mean by that. But after I read your post in its entirety, I think I better understood where you're coming from and it's a fair assessment. Now...