FabR
[Senior Patek Moderator]
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Many thanks my friend, I feel truly fortunate to be able to...."look after" a few of these incredible pieces! ;-)
Have you acquired anything from this year's Rare Handcraft collection? I regard Patek's Rare Handcrafts as among the very best horology and today's art have to offer...and I'm already excited at the thought that the announcement of the 2022 creations is only a few months away! 
Enjoy.
Incoming Patek 5177G-028 "School of Fish" in enamel, from the 2021 Rare Handcraft collection! :-)
Dear Friends, let me officially share with you the HUGE joy of this new enamel piece, which I picked up upon arrival in Italy last week --- simply put, one of the best-looking watches I have EVER seen in person! I know my pictures will never do it justice...
Yes I agree…
They take on a different “feel” as the light changes and catches the dial.
Huge congratulations on yet another special timepiece.
Stunning and another example of what Patek do best. Enjoy my friend. M.
Marvelous! Congratulations on this amazing masterpiece.
It’s ownership by a nuanced Patek handicraft collector is well-deserved, IMHO. Wear it in the best of health. Hussam
Gigantic congratulations 🍾🎉🎊🎈!
The enamel work by AP is so amazing 🤩 and the claus de Paris really accentuate the painting ! Enjoy this piece often while your other ones are jealous🤣 My Rousseau 🦁 lion better not have a GTG with the fish 🐠 🐟, otherwise it will eat them for breakfast 😂 ...
Awsome
Congratulations on both additions. Have a great week and enjoy them in health and prosperity.
Big congrats dear Fab on this new arrival of this marvelous timepiece from Patek. Enjoy it so much and in the best of good health my dear friend.
I send you my best wishes for next New Year 2022. Be it with much Peace and Good Health for you and your beloved ones and enjoy your wonderful collection so much! Cheers! Abel
Ha ha ha!! Thanks a lot for your so kind greetings my dear "twin moderator" Appreciate so much your kind message. I also wish so much meeting you some day. It will be a real pleasure and honor.
Hopefully the World will return to more normal times soon and allow for travels again. A big hug for you Fab and again my best wishes for Next Year. Cheers! Abel
Absolutely amazing, and many congratulations!!!
The photos of this (I can only imagine) does not come close to capturing the mesmerising dial, nor the unimaginable moment. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful occasion with such wonderful photos, and high praise on this acquisition!!!
I am so happy for you Fab!
This is a sublime addition to an already amazing collection! Museum-worthy pieces, all of them. Wear them in good health!
Incredible
The watches comes to life! Fantastic collection of pure artistry you have. Such a passionate collection 👍 -Kevin
Major congrats my dear friend
That’s a real score with Patek and also the Rolex OP. If only I had a girlfriend like yours LOL. Very happy for you mon ami, wear it in the best of health. Looking forward to more photos Best Gatsby
What a beautiful addition to your already impressive rare handcrafts collection FabR!
Bravo, Complimenti e mille di questi giorni !!!
What a unique piece
Turkey next level! Art for the wrist! Fantastic!!! Congratulations, you wear it exceptionally well
What a lovely collection of special Pateks that you have!
My first thought was Gordon Lau would be envious!! And for me my favourite has to be the lovely Italian seaside village which always takes my breath away no matter how many times you post it.
You are right sham ! I am now
GREEN with envy !! Perhaps I should trade Rousseau lion 🦁 for fish 🐠?
Many thanks Sham, “Boccadasse” will probably always be my favorite as well…I simply can’t imagine a more special Patek for me personally, than one representing one of the most beautiful corners of my hometown!😁
This new 5177 is however on the same level artistically, so if I were not from Genova, I confess the competition would have been much tougher between the two!😂 Cheers my friend.
Congratulations, Fabrizio!!! A spectacular piece of art!!! An absolutely rarity!!!
What amazes me about this enamel is as though the body of the fish appear to be shimmering in the dark blue sea. So beautiful! And the hobnail bezel is my favorite! You deserve this!
Huge congrats Fabrizio!
Beautiful dial and I would like to say the name calligraphy is also something special! Even my wife who is very picky said the dial was beautiful! Wear it in good health! And what a present for the end of the year! Samer
What an incredibly beautiful piece!
The dial conveys such a sense of depth that I know must be even better in person. Huge congratulations on this very special piece. Your collection of rare handcrafts is truly beautiful and inspiring!
🤩 🤩 🤩
What an amazing reference!! Love the color and I’m sure is more vibrant in person…only if WPS can one day migrate to the VR world and we can all share in VR. Would be amazing!!
Just wonderful! Congrats for landing this marvel of an art!
One could imagine this one as an ultimate mafia boss watch...on a wrist of someone who sends people to "sleep with the fishes" 😄😉😜 Enjoy it in good health, Fab! 🙏👍👌
Enormous congratulations, Fab!
That's a gorgeous cloisonne dial, both on design and execution! Anita P. did a terrific job!
OMG….green shoes, blue shoes, yellow shoes, purple shoes….
Your are the Fabulous, Flamboyant Fabrizio 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congratulations 🍾 what a home run to end the year!
Congratulations!
A really beautiful dial. It could easily be my kind of watch!!!! Thanks for sharing it Fabrizio
You're right!
Let's hope Patek Philippe will make a dial with math equations on it (if I rememeber well!)... ;-)
Congratulations to your newest addition!
Very happy for you; hope that I can join soon (at least partially) with the 5088
Fab, I am speechless, and if you know me at
All that occurrence is rare …congratulations, you are a true purist and overall great guy deserving everything, that is good in life, you receive. Your collection is only surpassed by you giving of yourself. I am only but a mere mortal but got my own Chri...
Wow!🤩🤩 Simply spectacular! Congratulations on this rare and beautiful addition to your already impressive collection!
And the green OP is my personal favorite color of the new OPs. You are blessed with a thoughtful girlfriend and an abundance of some of the very best watches. Life is good!
Big congrats to a “big fish “
The colours look incredible even with these pics Enjoy Julian
An amazing piece, Fab!
Lovely to see such rare pieces-your expression says it all. A true Purist, Enjoy it in the best of health 👍🍾🍾🍾 David
The most lovely enamel
This is the most beautiful enamel dial which suits the dial and style perfectly.
Congratulations dear Fabrice!
Your watch is a piece of art that you can wear. Simply, all the details in the cloisonné enamel must keep your sight hypnotized. Thanks for sharing and as always: wear it in good health. Oh! And happy holidays! Best. René
Wow 🤩
Nice topic and beautiful colors!!! Huge congrats, I can see your smile when you look at it! Best Tempus
wow
that is an incredibly beautiful piece! an amazing collection of art pieces you are accumulating, can not decide which one of them would be my favorite to wear. One piece I understand shares a special spot for you as it is your hometown, and if I had one w...
From a bubble making sub....
...to a dial watching one, congratulations for your new acquisition. Enjoy it too much
Congratulations on such a fine acquisition. I love the water and fishes are a beautiful theme.
This piece will sit perfectly on your collection. Wear it in great health dear Fabrizio.
Great to see Italy on the top of the world ;-)
Huge congrats, Fabrizio! E Forza Genoa Sempre
All are beautiful,
my favorites of the 5 are the world timer and the "Boccadasse" dial. Wear them all in good health.
Huge congrats, dear Fab!!
This dial is amazing and … enchantingly beautiful. It looks almost three dimensional!! Also your whole collection you showed in this post is very impressing. But this “School-of-the-fish-“dial…. A really great addition to your collection. You can feel ver...
Of course proud, lucky AND happy!
I didn’t mention that you are VERY “happy” because that is obvious. 😁 Cheers 🥂🥂
My god! That one is spectacular
And aside from your other enamelwork pieces, I think this one is my favorite. Congratulations and enjoy this incredible and special model. What a way to close out 2021! Cheers Peter
Incredible piece, many congratulations!
I haven't seen this piece in real life but one of my friends saw it at my Rolex AD and he said it was unreal.
Thanks a lot -- really glad your friend was able to see one in the real, as it's indeed impossible to fully render this dial with pictures (especially with mine! ;-)))
As usual I don't have an official production number, though for sure at least 2 were produced given that my dial and the one in the official press pictures are different If I have to guess, 3 to 5 might be a reasonable range (similarly to Boccadasse, of w...
Huge, huge congratulations Fab
This one is really stunning. Amazing piece. I’m really so happy for you. Great smile on your face. Life can be wonderful sometimes.
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW Fab. Huge congrats bro. What a stunner and great addition to your handcraft collection. Would love to see that IRL one day my friend...
I also picked up a SPECIAL piece by Anita which I will post this weekend or afterwards as Santa came late, but at least he showed up 😉
Huge congratulations!!
It’s always a delight to see focused collectors with their niche. Amazing set of rare handcrafts you have
Many thanks my friend, I feel truly fortunate to be able to...."look after" a few of these incredible pieces! ;-)
Have you acquired anything from this year's Rare Handcraft collection? I regard Patek's Rare Handcrafts as among the very best horology and today's art have to offer...and I'm already excited at the thought that the announcement of the 2022 creations is o...
I am also very fortunate to be able to...."look after" the "School of fish" from Anita...
Just got this today after a long wait... ...
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️you again???😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My most sincere congrats Michael, and an equally enormous Thank-You for sharing this stunning new entry with the Forum!🙏😍😍 Quite amazingly, in case some of our members don’t remember, Michael and I happen to have THE ONLY TWO 5177G-010 “Boccadasse” refere...
Hi Fab, long live our Enamel King 🤴 Michael !!!
So great to see the passion for enamel dials from you both ! 👍
Fab, thinking 🤔 more, we as Patek moderators must agree to promote
Michael to enamel Emperor👑 and you to Enamel King. Yours truly stays as the humble enamel slave/addict😇 Deal ??
PLEASE, to all of our distinguished forum members *and non-member readers*: If you also received a Patek reference 5177G-028 "School of Fish" this year, and you feel comfortable to publicly share a picture, we would LOVE to hear from you! :-)
Note that AT LEAST ONE MORE of these incredible pieces does exist, since, this time around, the watch Patek used for the press pictures and the Geneva Exhibit is *different* from both Michael's and mine Here are three photos in relatively similar position...
The beauty of these rare handcrafts is no 2 watches are the same.
I am aware an AD in the UK received a "School of Fish" allocation and I will ask their watch manager whether it was the same as Patek's official picture
Indeed, some remarkable differences are even noticeable in "regular-catalog," simpler enamel references such as the 5131/5231 line, that in this type of models they become totally amazing! ;-)
Even the three "A.P" signatures are so different....My girlfriend just pointed out to me that the "press fish" at 6 o'clock goes the other direction than the rest of the school, unlike Michael's and mine!! And on and on.... This is truly the marriage of h...
PS: Notice my choice of words "this time around" in my earlier post.... For fun, this is the thread I opened a year ago with a collage comparing Michael's and my "Boccadasse" Pateks:
This was the collage: [Michael's 5177G-010 "Boccadasse" (left) and mine (right)] .....and this was Patek's official press watch: How many different watches can you see above....two or three? VERY interesting! Cheers. ...
Every time I look at this dial it feels as though the fishes come alive.
Absolutely amazing! Like a miniature aquarium, or port hold to the ocean. Amazing.
