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RIP my beloved 5196.
The 5196 is no longer on the Patek Website. I checked recently and it was still on so must have been a recent retirement.
What a shift this model has put in.
Part of Pateks DNA and I am so pleased to own one with has been so important to the companies development and history.
M. 
This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2022-03-31 15:19:32
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RIP my beloved 5196.
The 5196 is no longer on the Patek Website. I checked recently and it was still on so must have been a recent retirement. What a shift this model has put in. Part of Pateks DNA and I am so pleased to own one with has been so important to the companies dev...
Always one of the best
Platinum, applied numerals. Small things I could nitpick but always a classy piece 👍
Thank you.
And yes one can always find imperfections. But I feel this watch gets away with them. M.
You are fortunate to have one
I was saddended to see it was no longer on the website and to see that a replacement has not been added at the W&W new releases. I have had a platinum version on the radar for the last year or so, only to find it it was discontined. Maybe they will co...
That is a shame.
Yes sometimes factors beyond our control make purchases difficult at times. Let’s hope for something similar and improved in the future. M.
Thank you.
It was a bit of a slow burner but when it landed for my 50th I was delighted. M.
Very much in agreement Miles, the whole 5196 lineup was discontinued earlier this year to keep making room for the "new generation" Calatrava models, but it is arguably an important Patek reference (very popular here, especially in its P iteration! ;-)
PS: I can see you are posting this from a new account, probably inadvertently created with the app. I'm leaving this thread up, but I'm going to deactivate one of your two accounts, per our one-account-per-user policy. Feel free to let me know which one y...
Yes.
The app went mad and put up a picture of my friend after many beers so could have been worse 😜. I would like to use my original account. I have had a security issue recently with cyber fraud so hope it was not anything to do with that. M.
No problem, sounds good (and yes, I can see your friend with a beer and then on a boat in another picture! ;-)) I just deactivated this account, so very soon you won't be able to post from it anymore.
Of course I haven't blocked your IP, so "Miles_151" should continue to work fine. Feel free to let us know should you face further issues with the app ;-) Cheers.
Agree with all you say.
Things have to move on. Account all sorted now and thank you for jumping in so quickly. M.
It is a beauty
and I am still kicking myself that I did not take it when it was presented to my by the PP boutique last september. But hey, the manager said we get a new one 4-6 times per year so you don't need to hurry. Returning in late Octobre it was gone and no furt...
Don’t kick yourself. We’ve all been there.
Interesting to hear your AD received that many. For about 5 years my AD said they had 1-2 per year then they stopped after I had mine mid last year M.
It wouldn’t have been all P it’s probably all metals of 5196
Ive been informed its likely approx 400-500 or so made in platinum, but honestly I can’t confirm that
Wow this info of 400-500 pieces of 5196 platinum over 2004-2021 is new to me
This makes me love more this piece, which I am fortunate to collect it from AD. It was the only one delivered to my my AD since its opening in 2018.
Thank you for the welcome Patrick
But I am the original Miles just a glitch with my account. Yes a shame but excited to see what it is replaced with. M.
Great pairing of your 5196P with a
glass of red wine in the background ! It deserves a bottle !