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After 10 years.....
Feb 16, 2021,08:21 AM
of wearing it nearly every day, I think I started to take the watch for granted ( another way of saying that I got bored with it). I also went through a phase where I didn’t want to be wearing a”Dead Man’s Watch”. I wanted to have Patek Philippe of my own with my name on the certificate . I sold the 3940 and that helped me to get into a 5320 ( in truth a MUCH easier watch for me to read and therefore much more practical as a Dailey wearer. . I must admit that I do miss my 3940. I’ll get another one someday and simply enjoy it as a beautiful timepiece. They are beautiful and exceptionally well made watches. I feel the same way about the 3970. Perfect in its own way.
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Supposing you were only going to have one Patek...
By: blau : February 15th, 2021-13:48
5110 or 3940? That's the short version. Long version is, I currently own one Patek, a 5110G. I love it. It's perfect. But I also love the 3940J. It's also perfect. Do I stick with my world time, or switch to the perpetual? How to decide? Your thoughts app...
Hard choice but
By: Rex2 : February 15th, 2021-13:59
I vote for the World Time.
I am surprised at the answers so far.
By: Costa (aka Connie) : February 15th, 2021-14:24
I would say if it’s one Patek you want why not own one of the most classic perpetual calendar watches ever made, 3940? It is the archetypal watch of the Patek brand. It has so much importance for the brand. It saved Patek during the 1980s quartz watch cra...
Merci.
By: amanico : February 15th, 2021-22:52
That is absolutely correct and a good point.
By: blau : February 16th, 2021-08:44
There are LOTS of perpetual calendar watches that I think are excellent (almost too many to name!) but very few non-Patek world times that I appreciate. Svend Andersen... Krayon (if that counts)... Lange and Nomos both have really good full city ring watc...
'Gentleman's watch' is exactly it.
By: blau : February 15th, 2021-16:18
When I think of owning a 3940, I think of it as an only watch, of wearing it every day and it elevating whatever I'm wearing and whatever I'm doing. Slim, tasteful, subtle perfection. That's a true gentleman's watch! But the truth is, I'm not really that ...
I'm not that kind of a gentleman neither...
By: patrick_y : February 15th, 2021-23:09
But it would be a great daily watch to own and wear! I just like the WorldTime. I find the WorldTime watches to be very elegant and cool. The thin-ness of the 3940 is very elegant. But at the same time I want something that's a little more modern and the ...
I'd pick between 5110G and the 3940P...
By: trs : February 15th, 2021-17:16
I have been wondering if there are any late 5110Gs in grey gold or if they all came in plated white gold. If I there are any in grey gold I'd go with 5110G, otherwise straight to 3940P. I have always wanted to like the 5110P but whenever I look at it the ...
No Hesitation for Me
By: baufoam : February 15th, 2021-17:16
I would choose the 3940. Absolutely, without a doubt. I wore one as a “Dailey” for 10 years and gave it up. That was a mistake, and so I will get another 3940. I cannot recommend the 3940 high enough. It’s a perfect watch. You just can’t go wrong with the...
After 10 years.....
By: baufoam : February 16th, 2021-08:21
of wearing it nearly every day, I think I started to take the watch for granted ( another way of saying that I got bored with it). I also went through a phase where I didn’t want to be wearing a”Dead Man’s Watch”. I wanted to have Patek Philippe of my own...
Makes sense.
By: blau : February 16th, 2021-08:50
5320 is super appealing, too. Less likely to bore you but also, I bet, less likely to slide quietly into 10 years of daily service. 3970 is a whole other story, and an *utterly* worthy only Patek. But it costs significantly more than a 3940 and 5110 combi...
I think
By: baufoam : February 16th, 2021-09:05
you are correct. In 10 years I may well be back to a 3940! The 3940 is such an excellent design and is so comfortable to wear that it fits perfectly into Dailey an easy watch to forget about and draws very little attention to itself. It’s low profile als...
WT for me
By: agyzace : February 15th, 2021-20:44
For PT horological significance but also for being the only complication that beats any digital device. That’s no small feat. Plus it’s ever more relevant in our globalized business world. So win win win for me. All the best, Alex
5110 vote for me
By: xxn : February 15th, 2021-21:59
its a dream watch and more versatile than a 3940 which seems like an ultimate dress watch.
Thanks
By: trs : February 16th, 2021-04:07
No brainer for me.
By: Miles_151 : February 16th, 2021-03:06
3940j all day long. I just let my eyes and heart do the work. The 3940 is a Classic patek for me and ever since sitting having lunch and seeing one on the wrist of Mr Stern Snr it has always drawn me. Not to mention the classic complications which to me a...
I agree on usefulness terms...
By: blau : February 16th, 2021-08:53
though I'd have to get a winder, too, to actually take advantage of the 3940's useful complication! What's the good of having a perpetual calendar if you're going to have to reset the date every time you put it on?
5990 for me
By: happymsp : February 16th, 2021-03:08
Travel time, chrono, and in a Nautilus case.
Not under consideration!
By: blau : February 16th, 2021-04:00
And really an entirely different sort of Patek than the ones I'd consider.
3940J for me
By: BuffaloWatch : February 17th, 2021-12:00
I have a 5230R and 3941J and honestly I prefer the 3941 for the size, look and functions. I don’t find the world time zones as useful as I thought I would. However, when I look at the 5230 as a design — especially from a distance, where I’m not trying to ...
The 5110
By: mrds : February 17th, 2021-14:08
...because it‘s not only top elegant, flawlessly executed and a Patek icon. It’s also cool, in its own distinctive way. The 3940 is all of the above but not cool. It has a perfection to it that is probably unique. However, the danger is that sometimes too...
Subjective, yes
By: blau : February 18th, 2021-04:12
But I suspect our subjectivities overlap on this one--I have the same suspicion about the 3940 for me in the long run, and for the same reasons do not fear for the 5110. I think I'd better keep the 5110.
Ah, my good Blau
By: Chromatic Fugue : February 18th, 2021-18:16
Do not fear the too-perfect. As St. Anselm taught us, if you can imagine a perfect watch, it would be more perfect If it existed; therefore, it must exist. And indeed it does. ...