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My Dream Realised - Complicated Gold Patek Philippe
Hello All,
Thank you so much for the kind words and advice.
After much thought and consideration I have purchased my new watch (new to me that is as it came from a vintage watch dealer).
It is the fantastic Patek Philippe 5035 in Yellow Gold.
I just could not pass up an Annual Calendar for a first Patek.
I am so proud to have a "complicated" piece on my wrist.
I also love the 24 hour display and the Romans sealed the deal.
The watch was built around the 315 movement - not just a conversion to fashion like the 5146 which is simply a 5036 with added size (for no good reason that I can see). 37mm for a conservative dress watch is a great size!
If I wanted a huge watch I would have bought an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Off-shore!
I think the term "traditional size" fits the 37mm size. Infact the current model 5140 Perpetual Calendar is around this size also.
I have seen articles on the net stating the 5035 has great investment potential. In fact a 5035 sold for more money than a 3940 in New York last year! (was it a mistake or is the 5035 taking off?).
I appreciate all the kind pieces of advice and help.
Thank you so much for making this a great purchase!
My Dream Realised - Complicated Gold Patek Philippe
Hello All, Thank you so much for the kind words and advice. After much thought and consideration I have purchased my new watch (new to me that is as it came from a vintage watch dealer). It is the fantastic Patek Philippe 5035 in Yellow Gold. I just could...
Congrats! And to defend the 5146 which I love ...
Congrats on a lovely and timeless Patek AC! Since I do love the 5146, I feel I have to defend it only because you made this comment "just a conversion to fashion like the 5146 which is simply a 5036 with added size (for no good reason that I can see)" I t...
Congratulations on achieving your goal.........
I trust that it will bring you many years of pleasure.
I wish you all the pleasure ...
you can imagine with your new watch. You realised your dream, congrats! Now it´s time to enjoy and to stop thinking about "similar" watches or oportunities. It looks like that your choice fits your style very well and to me it looks good. Cheers, Oliver
I would separate
my investment funds from the funds I spend on watches which is for pleasure, as you will soon learn the cost of pleasure when its comes to watches can be very high. I was reading in Patek's book on minute repeaters they made maybe 20 minute repeaters from...
That is a classic Patek
A very fine choice! What I like most about this one is the chamfered bezel. YG and under 40 mm are and will be always popular. One piece of advice if you o not wear it daily: long jumps of the date pointer need really a lot from the power reserve. Wind th...
Congrats on your dream realized!
Great choice on a Patek Annual Calendar! Your watch has a timeless design and it will still look great even decades later. Your photos are also nicely taken and thanks alot for sharing them! I can almost feel your joy and pride all the way over here in Si...
Note to all: Breguet3820 just changed his name ...
and had several others before. The most famous one is Archie. He was already banned here (and at several other places!) several times. We all have seen his watches before, but with a different story ... I wrote a PM to him and I really hope he will be sma...
Yes and I banned him the other day as did others....
No need for Trolls here or on any forum....JMHO....Cheers,