Hi everyone, my 6007 just arrived and it is sooooo much better in person than in pictures. The Dial color is beautiful, the checkerboard middle section with the inside middle track is mesmerizing and complimented wonderfully with the muted grey strap with...
....but can't get an allocation, unfortunately. Who cares about long/short lugs or date windows when the value pops 3x for owners...the "feel good" and happiness makes up for it.
who knows someday you will be trading them for another more desirable “grail” so that plays into my consideration. Knowing the appreciation definitely makes it a no brainer.
And you've highlighted something important that's rarely mentioned or noticed, but which is actually one of the chief reasons why I'm crazy about Patek -- it is (and will hopefully always be) an independent brand! ;-) Enjoy your 6007A for long, as you are...
haven’t got the date but it is coming. Yes people forget Patek is independent and calls the shots fo itself instead of a big corporation. The 6007 is truly a beautiful watch that I cannot quit looking at...Jim
Unless of course one wants to argue that Patek produces "too many" watches, or it's too rich, or successful, or anything of the usual rhetoric...but that would hopefully be a "different" story ;-) As we well know, not only is Patek's independence a big re...
Like the one I’ve owned for 47 years is a world apart from the big boys. Calling your own shots is a breath of fresh air albeit I know smaller independents are maybe more important in the new zoological creations...Jim
Has allowed them to make smart long term decisions without worry of constantly benefitting their shareholders with year over year double digit gains, even in doing so would come at the detriment to the overall value and success of the brand. This is why P...
It is controversial but that makes it all that much sweeter when you open the box and say “wow that is beautiful” somehow the controversy doesn’t come to mind ...Jim
I especially like the overall balance the watch has, size, dial, strap, how it fits and even the date window. I have had at least 6 Calatrava’s and this is the best looking one yet...Jim