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Watch Shopping Yesterday...
...In San Francisco. We hit Patek and Lange, but the Rolex reservation was wonky so we will go back soon.
A couple of observations. Our 'Ambassador' at Patek was Jay. Very nice guy who knows his stuff and loves watches. He was wearing a vintage mono-push chronograph (not a Patek).
I tried on quite a few for size and the Cubitus ref. 5821 at 45mm, while not my favorite, fits fine on my 7.25-inch wrist. The smaller ref. 7128 seemed a bit small.
The ref. 6119 is a lovely watch and very thin, but maybe a bit formal with the dark dial.
The ref. 7200 is aimed at women but could work for men with smaller wrists with a strap change. If I was buying a special watch for a woman it would be high on the list.
The two I would take home are the ref. 6159G (retrograde PC) and the ref. 5270J with the light dial. The platinum version with the green dial was nice, but I fear I would tire of the bright color. But the 5270 prices are out of control, let alone getting an allocation...insane. If I had a couple of hundred grand burning a hole in my pocket, the 5270J would be the one.
Nash at Lange does a great job as well. I found that the Datograph is quite comfortable (my friend has his eye on it) and the Lange 1 Moon phase has a very cool moon phase 'complication' with the changing sky.
Ended with Manhattans and Martinis at Tadich grill (ask for Tall Brian for your waiter...very fun guy). Overall a great day in The City...
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Watch Shopping Yesterday...
...In San Francisco. We hit Patek and Lange, but the Rolex reservation was wonky so we will go back soon. A couple of observations. Our 'Ambassador' at Patek was Jay. Very nice guy who knows his stuff and loves watches. He was wearing a vintage mono-push ...
I'm not totally convinced. I tried on the two-tone (which I normally like)...
...but would have preferred the gold in yellow...
I love the 5270 in most versions, but for some reason the J doesn't sing to me in the wrist
Although I do believe that the 5270 in yellow gold is something special
I tried the 5270p with a green dial in Vegas.
I was blown away. It is simply incredible. Next to my 5712. ...
I just don't know if the novelty would wear off...
...whereas I see the J with light dial as a classic...
I agree, J has all the elements to be a classic
Although my pick would probably be the new grey one, despite the tachometer scale around the dial ...
Being a bit picky...
I would have loved a narrow lume line on the hands, similar to the 5905, but for some reason Patek decided to go no-lume on the 5270s...
The dial is already quite busy.
They might have tried this option and decided it was a little too much... Just my guess.
I have not seen this reference live.
But I imagine I would really love this dial color.
Do you know what?
I have discovered that I normally prefer the versions without the tachometer scale, so the green would be my favorite of those three
The green has to be seen in real life to get the full impression:
it's incredibly eye-catching. Best, Emmanuel
