I’m rarely wearing my 5960P during this lockdown period, but I do have it with me at home.
I enjoy it keeping it running all the time, which is quite easy thanks to the handy power reserve indication. I like seeing the days passing on its beautiful annual calendar display. And I also play with the chrono flyback function from time to time, just for fun.
But you know how this works, you cannot avoid temptations, which are everywhere. And for my 5960, the main contender is the 5270, the watch that I always considered to be my grail (together with the 5970). I’ve never seen a 5970 in person, but I’ve had the opportunity to handle a few 5270s in the past, which served to confirm how much I love this reference.
If I could afford both, the solution would be clear, with only the easy challenge of finding complementary case materials or dial colours. But this is “unfortunately” not an option.
So the thought that’s coming back to my mind every now and then is to consolidate my collection and use some of the pieces I currently own (including the 5960) to help with the funding and acquire a 5270. On paper, the perpetual calendar chrono is definitely a superior watch from every angle, including a gorgeous manual winding calibre and optimal proportions, which make it sit perfectly on my wrist (IMO, of course).
Having said that, my 5960P has beaten the 5270 so far every single time. And the main reasons are:
- I would miss some of my pieces a little bit too much. I’ve bought every one of them for a reason, and on watch will not fill all the gaps. I must confess that I prefer quantity to quality here.
- I use my watches daily, so the automatic movement is more convenient from a practical perspective.
- I do like power reserve indicators. They are quite handy during the weekend when the daily wearer is in the drawer waiting for Monday. And it also helps to keep the watch running in a wider range of the power reserve, avoiding winding it fully every day (which means that the mainspring only works fully charged most of the time).
- And I also prefer window displays for the calendar instead of subdials. Again, practical reasons. Although the dial layout of the 5270 is visually perfect, I have to say.
What do you think? What would you do?
Thanks for reading and stay safe!