Patek Philippe - No hate mail from me....

No hate mail from me....

I don't think your question merits anything like "hate mail"!

However, i would take teh view that the use of teh Lamania movement is not in the slightest a problem. You have to remember that for a very very long time, Jaeger LeCoultre made many parts for virtually all watch makes. JLC were the watchmaker's watchmaker. Does that in some way invalidate the watches made by the others? Or does it just add to the charm and beauty of a piece? I would argue that the Lamania movement is a superb piece of engineering...and of teh highest quality. The fact that it is now to end makes the use of it rare and collectible. Does it mean that it in some ways devalues the 5970 or 5070? Each to his own on this, but my vote would be that I love the Lamania and find PP's use of it attractive. In no way (to my mind) does it imply 2nd best.

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Please don't send me hate mail for writing this

By: Josephlemma : October 20th, 2009-00:33

Am I the only one who thinks that it is a sacrilege for Patek to be using Lemania movements in their 5970 and 5004 lines? Just a thought... Maybe that explains why the 5970 is relatively cheap compared to the 3499...

No hate mail from me....

By: Baron - Mr Red : October 20th, 2009-01:19

I don't think your question merits anything like "hate mail"! However, i would take teh view that the use of teh Lamania movement is not in the slightest a problem. You have to remember that for a very very long time, Jaeger LeCoultre made many parts for ...

Nicely put, Joe...In the same vein

By: amanico : October 20th, 2009-02:09

We know that KV watches house Longines or Peseux movements. Do we have to reject KV watches for this? I don't think so. Back to the Lemania movement housed in the manual PP Chronos ( 50 and 5970 ) we also have to see, and therefore say, that the Lemania m...

Hard to compare

By: Dje : October 20th, 2009-02:28

Hi, I would not compare so easily a 2499 to a 5970 -produced at different times in history of watchmaking and watch market- but I can remind that the 2499 calibre was based on a Valjoux calibre, like the 5970 calibre is based on a Lemania calibre! Rarity ...

WHICH company do you know ....

By: tic-toc : October 20th, 2009-03:05

... nowadays makes everything in house ?? When i say " in-house", i mean IN HOUSE ?? Unless patek philippe have their own steel mill, their own gold mine, and their own goldsmiths, dont tell me Patek shouldnt be using Lemania movement. Dont get me wrong, ...

rolex

By: antoine.rauis : October 22nd, 2009-09:49

mmmmmmmmmh rolex, no ?

AFAIK no, not Rolex!

By: Dje : October 22nd, 2009-12:34

Hi, They are doing much in-house, maybe more than anybody else (or maybe nobody does more?), but not everything! Cheers Dje

They're completely reworked Lemania movements...

By: patrick_y : October 20th, 2009-12:37

I presume Patek Philippe sends special requirements to Lemania. The finishing on these movements is superb, also, if you compare the back of the Patek Philippe Lemania chronographs to other non-Patek Philippe Lemania Chronographs you will notice significa...