You must be joking...right ?

The ceramic work on the watch is no better art than any elaborate hand made dial. The list price of Patek is a testament to that reality. If Patek felt that this really is a rare art, they would not even think a nanosecond to jack up their MSRP. As a Chemist, I can state that any inorganic chemist with some light reading on ceramics and with access to a high temperature furnace can prepare the same dial with no problem. Since the map is hand drawn, it does not have to be accurate either, i.e. it will be "art". Yes the technique was invented centuries ago, but the dials are made today using todays technology. Cheers. Jim
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Deserving Part II - Who in the eyes of the AD is deserving of a ref. 5131 ?

By: Aussie : January 10th, 2012-07:25

I don't have the slightest idea!

By: dr.kol : January 10th, 2012-07:51

I just got a negative reply today. The explanation was "we do not take new orders in". I understand that; during the past four months I have bought just 3 Pateks... If I really would like to get the watch, Grey Dealers would be the only alternative. But I...

The problem with the 5131

By: hewitgar : January 11th, 2012-00:52

is that Patek have adisproportionately long list of people wanting the watch, so they are more or less instructing ADs to take no more orders... The list goes out several years... It is like going into a Rolex AD and asking to be added to the Steel Dayton...

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL WITH THE 5131?

By: murcielago_boy : January 11th, 2012-05:09

- yes, I know it's got a special hand painted dial? - It's pretty (like most Pateks) - But WHAT is this amazing desperation for it?

I also don't get it ...

By: Greenwatch : January 11th, 2012-07:30

But upon reading through and searching through the net, I learned that it is a sought after model because of the cloisonné dial, which is unique and only a few artisans can do it.

I also don't get it!

By: nautilus : January 11th, 2012-14:04

I imagine the dial will be copied on a Chinese production line by artisans doing painting by numbers.

englightment

By: chris22nyc : January 15th, 2012-04:03

You guys should read up on the history of Cloisonné enamel. It's simply the finest, hand made technique in the business. Cloisonne has been used for over a 1000 years to adorn important altarpieces and cherished property of european royalty. Its synonymou...

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