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Yes. Nico it seems ordinary. Not asthetically appealing and pleasing. 😊
Definitely yours in Platinum is better.
Geross.
Patek Philippe 5110G Prototype.
Our friend Quattro initiated a thread about Patek WT, and the 5110G Proto came out of the wood. So, I did a research and fell on these photos, most probably to be credited to Sothebys. To be honest, I am not impressed at all by this unfinished dial. And a...
Thanks Nicolas for highlighting this protype for us !
Any idea on how this piece got into someone's possession ?
I regret having sold my 5110 but I couldn’t live with the crown horns on that watch.
And the wobbly rectangular pusher was another reason I sold it. 🤷🏻♂️
Isn't a prototype (supposed to be) NOT FOR SALE?
Even though it's been a long time since I found out that Santa Claus doesn't send Christmas presents all over the world, I still see things every now and then that you people wouldn't believe. The box and warranty are just icing on the cake.
I have read the watch belonged to a watch maker at Patek Philippe
He had presumably fitted a prototype dial into a standard 5110G
This seems to be confirmed by the extract of the archive,
which mentions an opaline dial, with guilloche center, which lays in the box just next to it. So my guess is that this timepiece is a regular 5110G model from 2003 on which the original dial has been replaced by a prototype one dating from 2000 or even be...
Here's what's written in an Sjx article
entitled Auction Watch: Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 5110G Prototype Dial at Sotheby’s : "According to Sotheby’s, the consignor of the watch is a watchmaker who worked at Patek Philippe for many years, so he presumably installed the prototype dial on a ...
Yes, I had read this article,
from which I borrowed the photo for my thread, but completely forgot what it said!
Nothing new, Stahl has been doing this for years with Rolex
So called prototype dials retrofitted to later watches Frankenwatches
Yes. Nico it seems ordinary. Not asthetically appealing and pleasing. 😊
Definitely yours in Platinum is better. Geross.
