Patek Philippe

Around ten years ago a member wrote a nice review of the 5496 in rose gold. Everyone on the thread agreed that PP should produce a version of the 5496 platinum with a black dial. In fact, there's now a 5496P- 016 for sale on C24, already extant in 2015 an...  

challenging readability (judging from these pictures, it looks like a black hole).

Looks like it’s not only got a black dial but also someone PVD’d the hands and dial furniture, or some similar treatment. Which would be very…unusual for Patek. And look, if going for the full black-out effect, why not also invert the colours on the day, ... 

If you download one of their pics and edit the luminosity it looks more like other 5496Ps. And, as they provide a photo of the Certificate of Origin, this piece seems genuine. But, if it's a unique bespoke piece, I doubt that we will ever know how it came...  

There certainly would financial motive to give it a try. Perhaps Patek will shed some light on the matter?

you can confirm this is a unique piece ! In such case, we look forward to your wrist shots and owner review !

It's great to join the forum. As concerns the authenticity of the piece, I suspect that it's not an issue. A photo from Fine Watch Bank (re-posted by Emmanuele) includes the Certificate of Origin, and 'noir index obus gris' is legible in the description o...