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Thanks for all your replies.
It's great to join the forum.
As concerns the authenticity of the piece, I suspect that it's not an issue. A photo from Fine Watch Bank (re-posted by Emmanuele) includes the Certificate of Origin, and 'noir index obus gris' is legible in the description of the dial. A counterfeit certificate seems unlikely in the situation, but I suppose a request to Patek for an extract from the archives would give the final verdict.
If it is genuine, I'm interested in how it came into existence, i.e. whether its definitely bespoke and therefore 1/1. The other (and in my opinion more interesting) situation would be a very limited production, like the blue dial 3490P. But I can't say I understand the circumstances under which such a run would occur, for this Patek or any other.
And yes, GLau, if I acquire this piece it will be my pleasure to write a review. I'm in the possible minority of those with a deep appreciation for the 5496p, and I'm also a sucker for black Pateks, so the 5496-016 does a lot for me.
- Nathaniel
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5496P-016 -- A Confirmed Black Dial
Around ten years ago a member wrote a nice review of the 5496 in rose gold. Everyone on the thread agreed that PP should produce a version of the 5496 platinum with a black dial. In fact, there's now a 5496P- 016 for sale on C24, already extant in 2015 an...
nièce pièce but a possibly...
challenging readability (judging from these pictures, it looks like a black hole).
You don’t say! 🤣
Looks like it’s not only got a black dial but also someone PVD’d the hands and dial furniture, or some similar treatment. Which would be very…unusual for Patek. And look, if going for the full black-out effect, why not also invert the colours on the day, ...
I thnik the photos of Fine Watch Bank are simply awful.
If you download one of their pics and edit the luminosity it looks more like other 5496Ps. And, as they provide a photo of the Certificate of Origin, this piece seems genuine. But, if it's a unique bespoke piece, I doubt that we will ever know how it came...
Third part dial work.
There certainly would financial motive to give it a try. Perhaps Patek will shed some light on the matter?
Hi Nathaniel, a warm welcome to our forum and hope that
you can confirm this is a unique piece ! In such case, we look forward to your wrist shots and owner review !
Thanks for all your replies.
It's great to join the forum. As concerns the authenticity of the piece, I suspect that it's not an issue. A photo from Fine Watch Bank (re-posted by Emmanuele) includes the Certificate of Origin, and 'noir index obus gris' is legible in the description o...