... however tbh, the 5711 design has never appealed to me (probably one of the very few around here) Love your 5088 and am considering to purchase one as my AD offered it to me. Only drawback is that you can hardly tell the time with it ;-)
Well, telling time is overrated and certainly not the primary consideration if you want to buy a rare handcrafts model. Just look at any 5131, 5231J or 5089G.
As a rare handcraft in the regular catalog, it's truly as good as it gets in my opinion (I certainly favor it over the 5231, for instance). Here's a couple of recent wristshots I took of it. Cheers ;-) ...
I thought up to now that this piece (5088) is only made on order but there seem to be a few floating around at ADs right now. I wonder if it will get discontinued some time soon...
So I'm assuming this was the case for you as well, in the sense that even if your AD already has it in the shop, in case you decide not to purchase it, either they need to get another customer approved by Patek or they will simply send the watch back ;-) ...
Just saw your love for LP as well! No better company for fine clothing. I think I have practically all of their models of coats (horsey, martingala, Sebring, roadster, etc) and sweaters and shoes. I guess collecting in one arena prepares you for many othe...