Nice - a very charming piece from a different (and more elegant) era

Aug 28, 2022,14:36 PM
 

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Sparkling older Calatrava joins my collection

 
By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : August 28th, 2022-14:30
Being a Patek fan, I owned 1 Aquanaut and 2 World Time over the years. I still own a 5711. One day I decided that my collection couldn’t live without another PP, so I started searching for a Calatrava, one that is easy to tell the time, has out-of-the-ord...  

I love it!

 
By: TeutonicCarFan : August 28th, 2022-14:34
The dial color, the size, the guilloche, even the Roman's (usually not my first choice) great find

Thanks. It's not a common dial.

 
By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : August 29th, 2022-03:07
I think this is my only watch with Romans, but I think the shinny, applied RG Romans add a nice touch on this one..

Thanks. Yes, it is.

 
By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : August 29th, 2022-03:09
I wanted something a little different than my big watches, and a little retro look too.

Congratulations!

 
By: renerod : August 28th, 2022-18:02
Indeed 33mm it a a very acceptable and good looking size for a beautiful dress watch like yours! I even go to 31mm sometimes. Best. René ...  

It's fun to experiment with different sizes and styles.

 
By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : August 29th, 2022-03:15
If that lovely JLC (I think) is a 31mm, it's a great size for your wrist. Also very simply but elegant.

Thank you Ron

 
By: renerod : September 3rd, 2022-17:52
It is in fact a JLC, which I fortunately found and enjoy so much. Best. René

The salmon pink guilloche dial

 
By: GLau : August 28th, 2022-18:56
looks wonderful! 👍 Do not see this often ! Please tell us more about this reference.

Thanks. And that guilloche dial is what first caught my eye.

 
By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : August 29th, 2022-03:23
I also tried to find more info on it. The PP experts might be able to help. What I know is it's a PP 5022R-001 (R for RG). Made from 1997 until 2003. Manual-wind caliber 215 PS (I believe PS because of the small seconds). It came in 3 golds + platinum. No... 

Ahh, it is a beauty and I hope you can find one.

 
By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : August 29th, 2022-03:32
There are hundreds of Calatravas if you do a search on Google, but this one is not very common to begin with, although a few showed up online here on in Japan. Unfortunately, most were either sold out already or did not come with papers. So I had to keep ...