Patek Philippe

Miles_151
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WoW Imran what a great post

And how incredible to have found and been able to meet such a collector. A collector like this is as rare as his watches these days. What a find well done.
For me the the history and evolution of the 5196 is why I love it so much but it also just so happens to be stunning aesthetically. For me since I was 8 years old watches have always been about the dial. The detail in the dial as you correctly say makes all the difference to a collector.
I have some serious concerns about the direction Patek are heading and the recent release of a further 2 Salmon dials as part of the “normal run” of models is a real concern for their mind set. On one hand it makes Salmon dial watches more available for more people which can only be a good thing but at the same time it has for me at least cheapened the brand slightly. I can’t help but think that they have done this on models which lets just say were not the most popular before doing this giving certain models a boost so to speak. The 5270p was the classic example of this. Your barn find of a 5196 and other very limited Salmon dial is where they should have left it but This is probably a whole new discussion topic.
Again Imran thank you for a great post and I do miss your posts so please keep them coming.
As it’s on topic I will post this picture.
M.