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Surely not me:-) I also don't like it when a powerful term is used to the extent that it loses significance, but I agree that if there's one instance where "grail" is perfectly suitable, this is the one! :-) [nt]
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The incredibly rare titanium Pateks: Only 12 ever produced? [Answer updated on May 5, 2022: They are now 13! :-)]
If Patek limited editions are reasonably rare, and unique versions produced for special collectors are (in modern times) even more exceptional, titanium pieces appear to be among the most exclusive and prestigious of the entire Patek production. So for so...
Thanks for sharing
Very interesting! Looking forward to read more about this. I didn’t know that PP produced any Titanium pieces until your post. Thank you
What a wonderful thread, thank you!
As much as I love a wide spectrum of Patek timepieces, I too am most intrigued about their rarest pieces. Having tried a titanium edition in the metal so to speak, I can’t say I prefer it over platinum or gold, but I no doubt found it very intriguing! Tha...
Fabulous post.
Patel’s are t really my thing, but I appreciate your research here! Please keep us updated if any new ones join your list of 12.
Cool topic!
I would be all over a titanium Patek if ever produced within reach for mortals like myself... I once mentioned to Thierry Stern that I would love to see a titanium piece in my collection and he told me there usually is an opportunity for anyone to purchas...
Excellent post!
I don't have anything to add, but will be watching this thread carefully.
Thank you for sharing. I was aware of the auction pieces, less so the private collection.
Many of you recall I believe the adjective “grail” massively overused by collectors...will anyone dub me a hypocrite for using it here 😀?!?
Nice study, Professor Fab...
did you check with our honorable cbb? From what I observed here, her late dad’s PP collection seems second to none, maybe even the uber famous collector you mentioned 🤔 We might be in for more surprises.
Interesting read!
Thanks for sharing! I wonder who the original owner was? Perhaps a low key individual with unique taste. I’m happy with their steel pieces although a bracelet Nautilus would be pretty light and spectacular on the wrist at that weight.
Thanks a lot, appreciate it. I've actually received some initial information on the possible original owner since I wrote this yesterday, which if true, would be very interesting.
I don't feel like posting any details at this time, however, since that information is still entirely uncorroborated. In any event, I do agree that an individual ordering the first titanium Pateks ever in the early 2000's, whoever they are, certainly have...
Dear Friends, let me just record an amazing update to this 2018 Patek thread of mine that I hold VERY dear, where I had gathered together ALL 12 (twelve only!) known Titanium Pateks produced until year 2018 (of course all unique pieces)!
Well, nearly four long years later, number 13 has just seen the light! It's this stunning, green-dialed ref. 5270T, of course a unique piece like its 12 predecessors, which will be auctioned for charity come November on the occasion of "Children Action 20...
My dream of a ti
Goes many years back… recall handling the 6000T at the Phillips HK preview about 6 years ago and have been dreaming of this piece since… I see now it sold to a passionate collector who will likely never let it go which is great since I can give up on that...
I do remember your interest, I believe you also mentioned this to TS himself👍 Of course all past T watches will be extremely unlikely to come to the market again, so I'm really happy that such a special tradition is continuing, one piece at a time :-)
I sincerely wish you all the best in realizing this dream one day --- it's not an overstatement to say that a Titanium Patek would become THE single most valuable piece of virtually any world-class watch collection! Cheers.
Indeed
I did tell TS about my wish for a T… and he told me one was coming up for sale later that year at Only Watch … I did also tell him I wished for a green dial Nautilus or Aquanaut as an alternative to blue… and he did two years later release greens … but I ...
Great cause.
A win for the children’s charity. I’m sure it will also bring greater attention to the PP perpetual calendar range, especially the 5270.
Also for me, it was indeed REALLY interesting to research this matter (of course "research" in a non-academic sense --- I humbly just put together known information and reported on what others created....in this case, Patek! ;-))
All of these are obviously *incredibly* rare watches, and some of them also truly surprising..... The 3928T below, with a 9.44 carat diamond encased in the back (!), is easily one of the most unusual modern Pateks I have seen! Cheers. ...
Fab, many thanks for an incredible post - both academically and photographically! Seeing the 5396 leads me to this idea...
At this point the iconic 5396 whose antecedents include the legendary 2497/2438, is getting a little long in the tooth. Maybe it is time to retire it. If so, I think it deserves a special send off, namely a limited edition. While a T would be fantastic, c...
Many thanks for your input Patekova, always my pleasure to report on these amazing Patek creations for our forum! It's indeed quite remarkable how long the 5396 has been in the catalog, not to mention its large number of iterations over the years! ;-)
I happen to have the R-011, which I bought in 2011 and is still in production today, outlasting several more recent versions (I even saw it, of course "exhibition only," at one of the ADs today here in Italy! ;-) Patek is reading our forum, and your sugge...
In many ways for me 5396 represents Patek at its best: seriously complicated (almost like a full perpetual), arguably the most useful complication, perfect size,
Calatrava case, continuous motion because of the sweep seconds hand, and above all that it is BEAUTIFUL.
Breaking news with sincere congrats to Patek Philippe for the CHF 9.7 Million (!!) achieved last night at "Children Action," for this unique 5270T-010 in Titanium! :-)
This FANTASTIC result is the best obtained so far at any 2022 watch auction. Thanks to the Brand's generosity, the entire amount of CHF 9.7M will now be used to benefit countless children around the world! For further details please see Patek's official a...
Congratulations to both the buyer and Patek
That is indeed a fantastic result! I hope the buyer will actually wear and enjoy the watch, and not lock it up in a safe forever hidden.
My huge pleasure O., "researching" this lesser-known area of our Brand's production was a source of both surprise and excitement (even if here 'research' only meant gathering together information on the marvelous works of others....namely, Patek! ;-))
It is not an overstatement that these 13 Titanium watches are among the most rarefied and exclusive timepieces produced in Patek's 183-year glorious history. I can only imagine the honor and responsibility of the fortunate custodians of such historically ...