The first time I bought a PP watch was ten years ago and it was a 5711. And for a while, I mainly collected Calatravas and sports models. Because I thought I would never use the complication of the watch. However, after I took the plunge and got myself a ...
PS: I eliminated the movement and case numbers from the pictures of the three certificates, for your privacy's sake (and cropped out the Sicilian origin of one of them! ) Cheers.
You must be in watch heaven. Many congrats, Shun! I know this “mission complete” thoughts from myself. But I can’t really believe it. 😎 All the best and enjoy these three beauties to the max! Thomas
Congratulations! I’m surprised that 5070 models haven’t gone up in value in at least 5-7 years. If you account for inflation they’ve lost value. It’s one of my favorite chrono references and historically an important reference for PP.
The lemania movements are certainly worthy of being collected. The 5004P is simply amazing and packs so much in a compact case. Enjoy them (and others) often ! 😃
value while many complicated Pateks have gone the other way - not these 3. 3970, 5004 and 5970 have become significantly more desired as evidenced by their sharp rise in value. This I think is a clear reflection of their historical importance, being PPCs ...