FabR
[Senior Patek Moderator]
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Great, the countdown has finally started for your big Rare Handcraft announcement! :-) For me it's an even bigger torture since I left yesterday for the US, and can only pick up my "fish" during the Christmas break...a tough four months! ;-))
Of course, I do. 😂 Thanks, Fabrizio.
You know the other piece is already at my AD but he will be on vacation until the end of next week. Man, this is like torture. 😭
These compliments are coming from another extremely well dressed man on this forum.
aperna and pretty boy have a superb elegance and style. Among the best in this forum. I am learning.
As soon as this Covid lifts I’ll be on a plane to Paris to hang out with you guys for a weekend. I would do that in a heartbeat
The trip from Boston is quite easy. I’ve made it a number of times
Yep, you can consider a 5088/100P an "application piece," in the sense that your name has to be approved by Patek at some point in the process.
I can't release production numbers, but they have been (relatively) low for this reference, even though it's officially been in the regular catalog (Calatrava collection) since 2015. However, while I can tell you that a 5088/100P is *much* more rare than ...
Thank you.
It certainly helps FabR. The watch is beauuuuuuutiful. I’ll have to have a chat to my AD 👌.
i am starting to appreciate that watch...
...and placed an order for it: )) it seems pretty accessible.
Limited edition?
Does anybody know the story behind why this was once upon a time released as a limited edition, and somehow in its time line came to be in the regular catalogue no longer stated as a limited edition? Just intrigued.
I guess I'll answer this again, as I had a chat on related matters with the people at Patek before buying this watch earlier this summer, but Volker please feel free to chime in if you want to add something.
Initially, I also considered this move by Patek rather unusual -- listing the 5088/100P as a "Limited Edition" (see my picture below from the 2015 Rare Handcraft book), and then keeping the reference for a few years in the regular catalog as well. This is...
Ah I see.
Thanks FabR for the detailed explanation. Makes perfect sense. Limited in whatever sense of the word, it’s an incredibly beautiful timepiece.