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Question to the Patek Grand Complication owners
During pre-COVID times, were you able to wear your Grand Complication to work (assuming office job) and during commute which may involve some street/subway/sidewalk environments? I'm curious because I don't know if these pieces are most often left in the bank vault/safety deposit box OR if they get wrist time in public.
I've read previous posts about keeping the watch under a cuff, sleeve or otherwise not being flashy with it. I certainly appreciate that logic. I also understand keeping the watch protected in your pocket until you arrive at a safe location. But eventually the watch will be put on your wrist and it is going to be visible, even if it's only while the owner is seated, relaxed in a safe environment, and his elbows are bent either over a keyboard, a desk, conference room table, restaurant table, etc.
I'm not referring to physical safety from robbery, I'm simply trying to determine the wearability of a Grand Complication watch such as a Patek 5970, 5270, 5370, or six figure piece such as Lange Dato Perpetual, Double Split, etc. If I work my way up to purchase a piece in this upper range... are there opportunities to bring it to work or other daily public outings? Many thanks!
If the answer is "no, simply owning a super complication and being able to appreciate it under a loupe in the safety of my home"... I fully understand and applaud the lucky owner. But if there are more answers like "I have no problem taking mine on the commute and into the office - but I'm certainly safe/reasonable/conservative with how I wear it"... I'd love to know about those owners and how they go about enjoying their Grand Complications!
Best,
Robert
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Question to the Patek Grand Complication owners
During pre-COVID times, were you able to wear your Grand Complication to work (assuming office job) and during commute which may involve some street/subway/sidewalk environments? I'm curious because I don't know if these pieces are most often left in the ...
In a wrong place - I don\'t think a grand complication attracts much more risk than any other good timepiece...
most often than not - people might not even recognize them...there are few brands like Rolex, Omega who might suffer this instant recognition from general public imho the watch collectors are still a drop in the ocean.... btw i do wear all my timepieces -...
My own personal thoughts are this.
I wear and enjoy each and every single watch I have ever owned. Absolutely no point in having them and not wearing them. Having said that I have always been very careful not to have certain watches on show and have always been very choosy about what watch...
Well said Miles and I try to do the same except for certain vintage pieces that are more delicate...
I have even played golf with a few which some would consider a little dangerous for the watch as they are of higher value. Life is short, enjoy it while we can is my motto 😉 😜
I agree.
Golf, fishing, jet skiing, swimming. Life is defiantly too short. Even the most risky of events.....letting your other half enjoy your treasures. I must be mad. A couple of pics for you. M. ...
You are my hero!
Definitely not at your level but try to enjoy these watches to their fullest extent. I tend to follow a rule for water sports. Min 20m WR - pool 50m - snorkeling 100m - waterski and free diving 200m - scuba Cheers Peter
Agree.. never buy something that you can’t use as a daily beater is my opinion!!!
The PP PC under water is maybe a bit extreme 😂😂😂 ...
Thank the Lord I’m not on my own here my friend.
I’m sure Some think I’m reckless or unappreciative of my watches but this is not the case. I adore them all from a Patek GC to a Tudor BB but have always said the day I stop being able to wear them is the day I buy my last watch and sell them all. Sadly t...
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i did not know we could put these watches under the water without ruining them tho!! same as for the leather strap nice timepiece/car/boat/etc etc... Kev
I think you are mainly using the term "Grand Complication" interchangeably with "expensive" here...so it's very subjective territory, and you are likely to receive a pretty diverse set of answers.
But most important of all in my view, I would *never* buy any watch ("expensive" or not, whatever that means for you individually) if I cannot fully enjoy it... Buying it just to admire it at home or in a bank is, from my perspective, simply not an option...
My most expensive watches
are my Patek Philippe pieces. Very few people in 25 years of collecting have ever noticed ( or commented) on any of my Patek Philippe material. When I have been wearing Rolex, people tend to notice. I totally agree with the notion that there is no point i...
Baufoam, many thanks!
You answered my question and helped. After all, I'm not talking about security from theft/robbery or unwanted attention... i'm simply asking if such important pieces are worn much for everyday activities such as at the office and walking around. Once agai...
Robert, I don’t own any “Grand Complication” but...
...I think I can answer your question anyway. I have several pieces which either as a result of the passage of time or other factors have seen increases in value. While I still wear these watches I do tend to baby them more than before BECAUSE of this cha...
Excellent information Jay - many thanks!
A good deal of responsible planning is required - very sensible. Thinking through modes of transportation, locations that you might want to visit, clothing to wear, people you might run into, etc. The way you speak of planning out the activities of the da...
Broader then just Patek
If I understand your question correctly, you would like to learn how people wear such types of watches lets for argument sake call them the higher end watches (priceless relevant but for argument, sake take 50K+. If so, then the issue is broader than just...
Hi Robert, You posed an interesting and relevant question, especially when you are referring to a "large amount" (to the general public) for each of the watches you mentioned.
For this forum, our members tend to be passionate Patek fans. Hence, even (or especially !!!) for the owners of more expensive pieces, they want to enjoy and admire their Pateks by wearing and inspecting them. For me, I wear my 5131 enamel world time watc...
There was a post in a german watchforum...
...where a user was mugged on a train by two guys. They took his vintage platinum Nautilus.
I wear all my watches
I wear my Lange Zeitwerk daily and used to wear some of my other $$$ pieces daily too. No issues for me. I rotate between Vancouver and Salt Lake City though and both cities are very very safe. I also don't look very robbable though lol
Yes I do wear them to the office everyday
I alternate most of the time between a 5270P, 5550P and 5960A To be honest no one notices and I distinctly remember going around HK with my 5711. My wife and I ate at a fancy restaurant and after dinner, the waiter complimented my wife's Rolex datejust wh...
I agree to wear what you own and enjoy it,
but, I am also aware, it is not stolen until it is. Wearing anything in public you cannot easily replace or shrug off is probably not a great idea.
Tough question, easy answer
Like most here, I buy them to wear them. I am not wealthy or cavalier, but if I lose it in a robbery that is a chance I’m prepared to take. I have been mugged too many times to count, in a couple of coups d’etat and just yesterday evening I had to deal wi...
Chimaera, May I ask where you live?
Not sure if you're unlucky with that many assaults, in the wrong place at the wrong time or just a dangerous area. Keep safe! Best, Robert
London....
......:but (until last week) most of my “adventures” have been in West Africa - Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone. Thank you for your good wishes - same to you and all the fellow Purists.
I
own just one single watch and that is a Patek Grand Comp. I wear it every single day whereever I go. Not for sport though.