LarryFRCGP
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The essence of wearing a Patek is not for others to admire you
So it is absoultely in the spirit of Patek to keep the tourbillon at the back
There is also a semi-official explanation from Thiery Stern that day I met with him at a Patek dinner in Hong Kong in 2006. That was before he inherit the CEO position.
He did say that the hidden position of the tourbillon was deigned to lessen photo-degradation of the special lubricant and hence maintaining the accuracy of tourbillon per se.
Whichever way, I support the hidden design. Please do not change it before I can save up enough to buy one! (Perhaps in 2018)
Cheers,
Larry
Question PATEK and Tourbillon
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