Alkiro1
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Enamel dial colours have noticeably changed between 2015 and 2016 (especially South America)
I don't know if the light was exactly the same between these both shots but I much prefer 2015 colours.
Regarding the cities:
Sao Paolo replaced Rio
Dubai replaced Riyadh
Marshall Islands replaced Noumea
Buenos Aires replaced S. Georgia
Midway was not there in 2015
Moscow has not the same time zone as well as Sidney but I'm not sure here.
Best wishes
Alkiro
5131R - Time to play spot the differences.
Recent photoshoot I did with a fellow Patek owner of his 2016 5131R and my 2015 5131R has highlighted the huge differences between the two pieces - care to play spot the difference? I have 4 differences at least in addition to the actual cities shown and ...
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.....huge differenes in the enamel, but you say excluding enamel..... So....i can see multiple text differences in the diffreent city wheels as well as city placements.
Enamel dial colours have noticeably changed between 2015 and 2016 (especially South America)
I don\'t know if the light was exactly the same between these both shots but I much prefer 2015 colours. Regarding the cities: Sao Paolo replaced Rio Dubai replaced Riyadh Marshall Islands replaced Noumea Buenos Aires replaced S. Georgia Midway was not th...
The lighting is the same and yes the 2015 dial is much more vibrant - noticeably so
However, I don\'t think it is a deliberate change that Patek have made, colour changes are down to the variances in the process I think. I did wonder if some of the cloisonné differences represent seasonal variances of vegetation?
Based on the lighting, the better enamel dial is the...
2015 version because more vibrant colors !
Have there been changes in the dial on other series as well (J and G)?
Could the color changes and other variations just be due to the person making the dial? They do seem to be almost unique pieces. Here's another pic of one. ...
Your 5131R looks great ! The workmanship involved in making each dial makes each 5131, no matter J, G, or R, an....
unique piece ! Photo of my G shows how different the color scheme is compared to your R. Furthermore, different artists might be involved in the three series and the various teams make the differences in dials more pronounced. ...
Thanks, Russell.
Being an owner of the 2016 version, I also like the vivid colour of the enamel in 2015 version more. However the green and yellow colours in the 2016 version seems to be more transparent and golden respectively. Best, Henry