patekova
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Congratulations on owning such a wonderful, beautiful and complicated watch! It is a mystery to me why this watch and other Patek retrograde perpetuals are relatively unpopular.
IMHO it houses a much more complicated and interesting (retrograde) movement than the 240Q. Plus there is constant motion on the dial because it has a seconds hand and it has the very appealing hinged back. I own and love the similarly not so popular retrograde 5496P. Apparently the fact that the 5496 has a relatively thin Calatrava case does not particularly add to its appeal versus 5059/5159. Will be interesting to see if these retrograde perpetuals gain in popularity like 5020. I doubt it, but ….. Anyway, for whatever it’s worth (or not) I think you have a great and very special watch. And a watch that one does not often see, which at least to me is a plus.Best, Patekova
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New in the house …5059J
Since a quite a while I feel more and more appealed by yellow gold. So when a collector friend offered me 2 of his Patek for one of my vintage Rolex I was happy to make the trade. This 5059J is one of the two and I really like and enjoy this reference. Pr...
Beautiful....
...the 'flatter' dial on this is preferable to me...less frilly. I passed on a 5050J many years ago and it still haunts me...
The 5059 is highly underrated and a bargain in the secondary market.
Where can you get a perpetual calendar with retrograde and an officer case for less than $40k! It wears beautifully as a staple dress watch. Absolutely timeless and elegant. Wear with health my friend!
Nice....congrats
What was the 2nd Patek? (Btw, must have been quite a vintage Rolex to swing that trade....nicely done 👍)
The 2nd Patek was an unusual Calatrava 3542 in YG.
I like that piece a lot. Unfortunately I don’t have a decent pic of it.
Congratulations on owning such a wonderful, beautiful and complicated watch! It is a mystery to me why this watch and other Patek retrograde perpetuals are relatively unpopular.
IMHO it houses a much more complicated and interesting (retrograde) movement than the 240Q. Plus there is constant motion on the dial because it has a seconds hand and it has the very appealing hinged back. I own and love the similarly not so popular retr...
Thx for you comments, patekova 😄
You’re so right with saying these models are not appreciated very much. I also had no interest at all for this reference at it seemed way to old-school on pics. But when I saw it in real the watch immediately got me 😄
