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Do you not think people are intelligent enough to understand what another person’s opinion is? I certainly do.
If I’m convicted enough about a watch, I’m going to acquire it no matter what anyone else’s opinion is. If other people’s opinions give me enough pause to not buy the watch then I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Perhaps I was getting ahead of myself and some of the other people had some perspective that I had not yet considered. I welcome and want an honest assessment when asking for the opinion of others no matter what their hierarchy for considerations is. We are not delicate flowers. We can tell the difference between fact and opinion. I can’t speak for anyone other than myself, but I want that kind of direct, honest, unbiased, unfiltered feedback. It’s one of the most valuable things about the forum, to me.
In the Patek game! Patek 5296G-001
Thanks for all the great info over the years - I wanted a watch I could wear a lot - and I honestly like a more trad watch than the nautilus or aquanaut. So I took something dressier and put a casual strap on it and got it in white gold. Can wear with a t...
You did the right thing. Im happy for you.
Best wishes , what is important is flexibilty. And the 5296g sectoral dial is very versatile. Geross.
I think it looks great. As you are a 10 year member tell us a little about the journey.
The combination of your Patek on a vintage style leather strap is genius. I like it very much. Bravo Bill
Firstly congratulations …
It will always be a great watch in your collection. Personally I think that you could try something more adventurous when it comes to the strap, dark blue always works well. Whatever you choose keep enjoying it !
It takes too much from the elegance of it
To me it is becomming a clearly Bauhaus design watch, which is not a design I like. I love the dynamic elegance of this G model, with ist cool blue strap. So my personal verdict is: no, it does not work.
People asking for the opinion of a forum
but not necessarily subjective, they want the objective way too, as Cpt Scarlet said, because the point is to be able to choose well in the end. Just giving a very partial opinion as if it was a standard truth is misleading. For instance saying that someo...
It depends
It depends on what the aim is, what weight we put for comfort, price, finishing, waterproof, price, looks, elegance, sportiness etc... If you buy someone else's grail, you may not like it and if you finally end buying nothing you may not be enjoying somet...
Ingo5711
I have a great deal or sympathy for the point you are trying to make. There can be a tendency for people to transpose their own taste onto others. Similarly, one can see situations where what is deemed "correct", "tastful", "relevant" etc etc etc is seen ...
Do you not think people are intelligent enough to understand what another person’s opinion is? I certainly do.
If I’m convicted enough about a watch, I’m going to acquire it no matter what anyone else’s opinion is. If other people’s opinions give me enough pause to not buy the watch then I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Perhaps I was getting ahead of myself and s...
In my opinion it was not an even an "infiltered feedback"
I did not use any strong expressions, rude or what so ever words. My opinion might be strong, yes, but in no way disrespectful.
And I agree about your point regarding the values of this forum
It is actually written in steel, on a rotor of a watch I happen to own: passion, opinion, information ...
It gets into grey territory.....
.....when opinion is unfettered. Also part of the forum rules is that one should addess others as if meeting them for the first time at a cocktail party. If i was to meet someone at a cocktail party and saw their watch was a 52mm bronze jewelled diver, my...
I agree that respect and decorum should be mandatory.
I think I’m coming from a place in which I assume that’s given. That’s, perhaps, an error on my part, but I bet many would agree that respect and decorum should absolutely be a part of sharing one’s opinion. That’s one thing. Asking people to basically no...
See it like this:
See it, see the discussion like this:Imagine you enter a cocktail party with a twin swan under your arm. Do you know whether there a swan lovers in the room? Or people with Anatidaephobia? I think everyone should decide for him or herself whether the duck...
Congrats on getting this 5296 with its wonderful “tracks” !
It would be more impactful to see wrist shots with different clothings to get a better sense of how this casual strap fit or not.
Thanks all for the kind words!
I’ll tell the whole watch journey story later! I wasn’t really looking for hard validation or anything - it’s a specific vision I had and it’s exceeded my expectations! thanks again!
I have the same watch
I wear it with a blue matte strap. Looks great and works casually. Not a big fan of your strap choice, try it with dark blue matte. It’s casual enough. My .02
Put my 5296g-001 on a camille fournet black matte
It's been nearly a year. Wear this almost every day. ...
