jimjenkins
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Hate to spoil the love fest, but ...
this piece imo ruined the exquisite 5050 with grossly oversized case, resulting in the chopping of the date (at 15) AND disproportionally tiny day and month windows. To me this is a textbook example of how to ruin a timeless classic by forced contemporarization. I had many opportunities to wear and buy this piece, and every time I declined without hesitation. My daily wears 5125 and 5140 are so much more understated. What else can I say. Yes, I admit 5140 also suffers some from contemporarization with squished dates, but at least it still is not chunky compared to 3940. Hope at the 175th anniversary, we will see PP starting to go back to their roots in manufacturing timeless and elegant classics and refrain from fitting movements into huge and chunky cases with large markers. I really miss the understated elegance of PP. Cheers, Jim
To the moderator: Perhaps we should debate this issue under a separate heading someday.
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Reference ?
Could have been better if the leap year window didn't cut into the "15" and "17" of the retrograde day dial. Or was it done on purpose ?
The brand new Ref. 5496P-014 ...
would you mind to enlighten us what you are meaning? You like it better than Ref. 5496P-001, because of the new salmon dial? Cheers, Oliver ...
There is always room for improvement...........
The 5496 P is a definite improvement in design. In my opinion the new dial layout is simply better because the moon aperture has been finished appropriately. It has always bothered me( on the previous design) that the circle underneath the aperture is not...
"The 5496 P is a definite improvement in design"
Are you speaking about the two different dials (001 and 014) of the same reference? The Ref. 5496P-001 was not my cup of tea on pictures, but I found it quite interesting (to say the least) in the metal and especially on my wrist. Cheers, Oliver
To be clear....thanks Oliver.
Yes, I am speaking of the Salmon dial versus the white dial. I am sorry to have been obscure. It is early here in Phoenix and I should have wiped the "sleep" from my eyes. Thank you Oliver. :)
I like the dial better and how they made the full circle around
the moon phase thus making the dial more balanced. Patek must have agreed as they changed it. Just my opinion.
Agreed
It (partly) hides the fact that all the displays are squished towards the middle.
Yes: it has got a strong aura
Saw this one this weekend and the person with me, who is not a watch expert at all, liked this one also. Just for its beauty. And there were many, many other Pateks in the window at display. Wish you can buy it one day. Moritz
extra nice!!! would love to see more photos in diff. lighting!
Congrats and amazing piece, definitely agree!! S
Hate to spoil the love fest, but ...
this piece imo ruined the exquisite 5050 with grossly oversized case, resulting in the chopping of the date (at 15) AND disproportionally tiny day and month windows. To me this is a textbook example of how to ruin a timeless classic by forced contemporari...
Agree
Yes, While its no surprise the company is moving with the times to stay 'with it' in a dynamic market, I have to say I agree, the older perpetual calendars from PP look so much better than this, a touch too loud for me in many ways. Rishad
Ref. 5050 is a beautiful important watch. But there is no doubt
that the demand for the 5050 peaked a few years back. In fact prices have plummeted recently. Great time to buy one.
Most watches today
have issues with design since the movement size is still 29 to 31 mm for most watch movements. Take a look at the new MontBlanc PC which is advertised so much. The dials are in the middle of a big space. Most Pateks have the same issues in the quest to ma...
I agree with...
you. As mentioned earlier on with the post, I wonder why the Patek design team would pass off allowing the 15, 17 date points on the dial to be chopped off ? To allow this to happen is a step backwards.
I do not understand
why the dates at 15 to 17 are cut off. The movement is the exact same size as the 5050 and the size of the case really should not affect the positioning of the displays which are fixed by the mechanics Cleary, they had the room as before.. I am really at ...
It is no more pronounced on the 5496 than the 5059 or 5159 but
Agree they should have not cut off even though so slight.