Patek Phillipe Aquanaut 5066
Presenting the Aquanaut 4066 by Patek Phillipe. It's a boy size case, well, by Rolex standards anyway, and it's currently sized for MrsJedi's wrist. It's an extremely elegant piece, with a very accurate movement, non-COSC, but not many Pateks are such.
It is simply stunning to look at and to wear, with the most beautiful movement I've ever seen visible through the caseback. The build quality and finishing is simply outstanding for a stainless steel model, and as it's a Patek, it damn well better be! It's running at +1/day at the moment.
Without a doubt, this has been our craziest watch acquisition on impulse during a recent trip to Hong Kong, and I'm surprised that this piece came along with an impressive price for a Patek and the model, and we were told that this was the last new piece ever on the island. This was confirmed when we spoke to a few more ADs while on the trip and discovered that shipments of the new model 5167 at 40mm are to be expected any time. With production at 700 or so a year, we feel fortunate.
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