First Patek to enter my watch box !

Here it is - the first ever Patek to enter my watch box. A pilot watch reference 7234G.

Apart from the case, I can't yet feel the DNA passed down from its 1930s ancestors but still, the piece is striking. It retains the obvious look of a pilot's watch (including some of the best lume I've seen so far) but with the added poesie of the GMT hand and the double day/night indicators. These are a lot of fun to track though sadly do not account for seasonal change. So it's a GMT with a twist, a pilot's with a twist and a Patek with a twist. At 37.5mm in width, to which you add the pushers on either side, it's the right size and is aesthetically pleasing to me.

Taking a step back, it's definitevly a proud moment. The first Patek is like the first Ferrari (I think? If you're a petrol head, let me know!). So there’s a huge sense of excitement discovering what is Patek for the first time.

I notice in particular the golden hue of the white gold case. I notice the poetry of the movement compared to my Lange. I feel it has a soul and a unique horological expression. The font of the PATEK PHILIPPE is also imposing and it feels like the Sterns are reminding me to treat their watch respectfully!

In any case, I'm ready to discover more pieces from this manufacture even though I still hesitate about the number of "P"s in Patek Philippe! A next potential target is the Regulator 5235G which would complement the Pilot very very well. Simple but with a twist, Patek but with a twist!

Thanks for reading,

Hugo

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One of the few Pateks I really like.

By: sludgeriff : July 10th, 2022-20:29

Wear it in good health!!!!

Thank you sir

By: Epilogue : July 11th, 2022-15:31

Not only pictures

By: LiftAngle51 : July 10th, 2022-20:38

Good information about the reference too. I have the requirement that with my big wrist a little watch looks silly. So i go not smaller than 39mm. I know from myself that for me the Aquanaut is the best Patek. In your 7234G at the back, i recognize some o...

Very cool watch - black or white dial?

By: Epilogue : July 11th, 2022-07:42

Blue

By: LiftAngle51 : July 11th, 2022-16:34

Magic blue. No joke, normal blue. It is no Patek you can see. It have a Sellita movement, and i wear it at work where iron storage devices, dust, wood, concrete is more than a silent bush or terrace in a petit village. Better said, no place for a Omega, P...