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Originally Posted by dh1
@Dave from NYC, thank you!! Your post definitely made me smile this morning!
That's interesting! I knew the 0944 bracelet had a different clasp but I didn't know it was slimmer.
One of my unresolved questions is whether the 1240ST bracelet can be attached to the 0944ST models or vice versa? Anyone know? Not sure if it would look "off" though.
Yes, I think the 14802 is great and it was undervalued for a long time.
However, one potential consideration for me is the following: other than the special dials colors (salmon and the rare custom Yves Klein 14802ST), from the front the 14802ST looks almost identical to a 5402ST MK2 dial (AP @ 12) visually. You could tell the difference by seeing the display back, of course.
Unless you are a completist, if you already have a 5402 the 14802 would be somewhat redundant visually, while the 15202 would stand out as distinct.
The Swiss vs. "Swiss Made" gives away which one is the 5402 vs. 14802 in the pictures below
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Hey. I added some photos to contribute to my previous post.
I will try and find out if the bracelet change is do-able.
I have a friend that did install a modern (1240st) bracelet into a 5402. They should all be interchangeable. Even my 15305 bracelet should fit into the 15202, but that would look odd IMO. The 15305 bracelet is ALOT thicker than the 15202.
As for the jubilee edition, agree 100% that they were sleepers ,but then again, the entire RO line up was (including QPs up until very recently).
It's all relative though. They were sleeping compared to todays prices, but it was nowhere near normal to pay $100K for an ultra thin or 5711, etc.