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lutz
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Has anyone seen the new 5396 in metal cp.to 5125 yet?

Hello all,

there were several posts here about the new 5396 design,but no real "in metal" impressions yet,but only pictures from official sites or catalogues AFAIK.

I also read posts here which compared those "almost twins"-5125 in REAL life pictures to pics of  the new 5396 dial design taken from prints ,giving the 5125 much better cards of course -but such comparisons are of no value IMO.No one can compare a catalogue pic to a real photograph of a watch with all subtleties of lighting etc.!

Therefore I wonder if anyone yet had personal impressisons.

As far as I saw  it has an extremely classic and beautiful case and dial layout (reminding as closely as possible of the classic designs of the 3448 family,only slimmer...) and PP seems to have at last answered the plea of countless watch lovers to make a watch looking like 3448 or the limited 5125 as regular model -and probably deserves a kind "thanks" from us

(Could it be that they finally decided to build this watch so long asked for because even PP feels a lack of demand caused by the general problematic economic situation and needs a new "blockbuster" ??)

The critical voices(e.g.24 hours indicator,shared by 5125) I personally cannot follow.For me it's me the most classic PP since decades and surely one of my absolute favourites among the current collection.

Unfortunately  it will never get any collectors' value as there is no kind of limitation and thousands of it will be built and resale -if necessary and inevitable - will be difficult and at a great loss therefore.

A comparison to 5125 in metal would be very interesting yet.The lack of crown guards makes it much more appealing to me,no Wempe written on the dial too, and 38 mm diameter seems a perfect and more contemporary size.

I never liked the crown guards of the Wempe watch.A sportive attribute to a classical design.In person ,the YG version of 5125 did not convince me at all,too bulky (thickness over all compared to the rather small diameter of 35mm) and lack of elegance ,the RG version might be nicer and a temptation,but I never saw one in metal,and prices on the second hand market are still far from being reasonable for an anual calendar.The limited number is an interesting attribute of course,but value might suffer now with this new 5396 dial.

thus my question here.

kind regards,

lutz