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I liked the crown guard of the 5127. Regardless, what's up with the price?
I think the crown guard made the 5127 appear less "generic". I'm disappointed to see it go. I'm also disappointed with Patek's pricing... It's going up and up, without justification beyond marketing. $37,300 list price for a simple Calatrava? Are you kidding me? In any sane market it would be worth half that.
Ref. 5227
By: small-luxury-world : April 25th, 2013-11:44
It´s predecessor is the 5127 and I would like to compare them. The case is only 2mm bigger. The dial, the hands and the date look similar. But the indexes are different , there is only one at 12 and the crown protector s are gone. Anything else? Yes, look...
Ref. 5200G
By: small-luxury-world : April 25th, 2013-11:45
This one is new and doesn´t replace anything from the collection. It comes with two di fferent dial options , but both of them in white gold. Some detaills/parts look familiar, but that is not a mistake from my point of view. For comparison I would like t...
I own the 5100g and...
By: 4Js : April 25th, 2013-16:13
I prefer the the 5100 for the following: The numerals and darts The equal balance between top and bottom of dial. I find too much oversize on the lower half of the new one The blue color of the dial. But that may not be fair until I see the new one in the...
Viisual effect
By: Theodore Diehl : April 30th, 2013-02:00
Hello, I heard from the UK Patek representative that they did this 'tromp l'oeil" effect to keep a visual continuity between the 2 movements, since people were so familiar with the the older model. I can't remember where it was, but there was another watc...
Thanks for the info.....
By: MTYC : April 30th, 2013-21:30
Quite disappointed to see such faux bridge arrangement on such a movement. Understandably, the designer has to make space for the day-date quickset mechnism right underneath on the dial side, but still..... This is not something new. I have seen quite a f...
Visual effect´s ...
By: small-luxury-world : May 2nd, 2013-02:04
Hi Theodore, thanks for your reply and it is good to read you here. If we talk about visual effect´s, we should not forget to ask about the reasons behind. Off-topic: Maybe it´s hard to believe for anybody who is observing the watch industry today, that t...
Question...
By: dirost : May 2nd, 2013-17:00
First of all, many thanks for these pictures and explanations. To be honest, I got something strong in my mind looking at the 5200G blue dial. Did you try it on your wrist ? Your impressions ? Any wristshot with the blue dial ? Thanks a lot.
Ref. 5170G
By: small-luxury-world : April 25th, 2013-11:46
No crystal ball was needed to see that there will be another version of the 5170 some time soon and the white gold case was not a big surprise as well. People (me included) exptected to see the same dial and just a different metal. Breguet figures are not...
Ref. 5539G
By: small-luxury-world : April 25th, 2013-11:48
The 5539 replaces the 5339 , even when they look very different. Both are 37mm an d have the cal. RTO 27 PS inside . Bo th are typical watches from Patek Philippe, at its best. Only the new one sings louder to me, much louder. Is there anything I would ch...
Quiet year...
By: patrick_y : April 25th, 2013-19:31
No standout favorites. The 5539 is a favorite, but not a possibility for even most of the top 1%. Really like the 5130J, but still love the 5130R and P models. The 5116R is nice, but the G is the one I'd wear. The 5227 still isn't as good as the 5127 in m...