amanico
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One of my fav PP movement...
Still in an " affordable " range, the Cal 240:
Nicely made with its lovely micro rotor, as you know, it was used for the simpler PP watches ( Nautilus moonphase / 5110 - 5130 etc... ) to the most exquisite PP, like the Celestial ( 5102 ).
A well born caliber, IMO.
Best,
Nicolas
Just curious...
It seems that the bulk of discussion revolves around highly complicated or " very hard to get" pieces and I sense the simple watches for some reason don't measure up for discussion. So I would like to see if there is some interest in 3796's (my favorite) ...
One of my fav PP movement...
Still in an " affordable " range, the Cal 240: Nicely made with its lovely micro rotor, as you know, it was used for the simpler PP watches ( Nautilus moonphase / 5110 - 5130 etc... ) to the most exquisite PP, like the Celestial ( 5102 ). A well born cali...
Agree, the cal. 240 with the micro rotor...
is so versatile.From the simpler watches like the Nautilus 5712: to the more complicated, like the Celestial : cheers fernando...
Fascinating Duality, Fernando.
You should post some pics, in a near future, of your 2d Cal 240... Best, my friend. Nicolas
My favorite caliber is the 240 caliber...
My favorite caliber in what appears to be a 5110P, my favorite world-time watch! Thanks for sharing!
Great photo....
of a great movement..... do you miss your Nautilus my friend? (although you 5070 must make up for it) cheers
I love the Cal. 324 in my 5296 sector dial
runs dead-on for days at a time. Cheers, -- Richard....
Hobnail Bliss
I agree with Whit that the 3796 is one of the most classic Patek designs of all time. Another watch that is historically important but mostly forgotten is the 3796D (the D represents Decoratif referring to the hobnail bezel). In my opinion, the 3796D and ...
Calatrava
Here's a 5053. Had it for sale, but decided to keep it instead. Runs on a 315......