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13 April 2021, 01:59 AM | #61 | |
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Dear Mr *****, I hope this email finds you healthy and hopeful, despite the ongoing global situation. As we enter the second quarter of 2021, I certainly feel optimistic and proud about what is to come for Patek Philippe. As you know, each year we release an expertly crafted collection of new and innovative models. One of my favorite things to do is meet with you in person and tell you all about them. Although that’s not possible at this point, I am pleased to say that Patek Philippe has found some other ways for you to experience our latest offerings in digital form. Today, as Geneva’s Watches and Wonders show opens online, we launch four new Nautilus models, and I’d like to invite you to discover more about them at patek.com, including a special treat for those of you who are fans of the steel Ref. 5711. Next week my team and I will have the pleasure of presenting to you from inside the manufacture, showcasing a selection of new 2021 models that reflect Patek Philippe’s technical and aesthetic know-how. For your private invitation to this event, please look out for an email from me on April 12 at 18:00 CET. I hope you and your loved ones continue to keep safe. With best wishes, Signature Thierry Stern President |
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13 April 2021, 02:03 AM | #62 |
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Correction, I now have the invite
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13 April 2021, 06:27 AM | #63 | |
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I do not agree with the following part but it is their reasoning: Women prefer a watch which is less fragile because they have an active life (kids, etc). Years ago, they would require quartz and steel. Now their is more and more demand for mecanic movement, so PP is transitioning their movements (quartz -> mecanic). Most of the PP steel watch production (in unit) is for women (even if there is a very high demand from the men because we want a PP not only in the office but also during our active life and because we also take care of the kids hehe). |
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13 April 2021, 08:10 AM | #64 |
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beautiful releases from Patek this year.
when they released the nautilus first and kept us in suspense with the 12 Apr ad, i knew they where going to release something good. something anti-nautilus. something in the DNA of Patek and they didn't disappoint. the thing i was surprised a little with is the pricing of the PC 5236P. to be honest that is way above the PC range and more into the PCC range (5270). i wonder who is going to cannibalise the other watch market (PC or PCC)
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13 April 2021, 11:29 AM | #66 |
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I love the PC. Im gonna ask my AD for it to complement my 5235. Its expensive but f*** it.
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13 April 2021, 11:44 AM | #67 |
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I’m more than happy with the new models, the new Calatrava looks amazing, they have brought it up to date but have kept the traditional style and I’m looking forward to trying one on, I might consider replacing the 5196 if the fit is right, the green Nautilus looks amazing the colour is just right and hopefully I’ll see one soon, I like the 5236 it is truly amazing but is a bit out of my price range, overall a good year by Patek Philippe in my opinion.
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13 April 2021, 12:33 PM | #68 |
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Is anyone surprised by the lack of yellow gold models? I realize that pink gold is popular in some parts of the world, but so is yellow gold.
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13 April 2021, 05:54 PM | #69 |
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Expect yellow gold next year. Also nowadays WG and RG are overwhelmingly preferred to YG, that's just how the sentiment is. Could very well change again in 20 years.
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13 April 2021, 06:16 PM | #70 |
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It's a shame that many people only see it that way and PP haven't done anything to say otherwise. A 38mm stainless complication would be a very understated and nice thing to wear, it fits a niche between the Nautilus/Aqua and the dress watches.
It's funny how things stick, when the Aquanaut came out someone told me it was a funky ladies version of the Nautilus and I thought that was true for quite a while until I saw men wearing them. But even now some twenty something years later I still never even looked at one to buy for myself because in my head it's a ladies watch. |
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We had 5270J last released in that complicated cycle. |
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13 April 2021, 09:31 PM | #72 | |
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What I would have liked is a unisex version of the ladies watch they did release yesterday, no guillauche or diamonds, just a basic 35mm SS two-hander powered by the 240 micro rotor movement. Take my money. |
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14 April 2021, 01:16 AM | #73 | |
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Why Patek continues to stuff their line with ACs and PCs and AC chronographs is beyond me (well, not really, it must be the margins on selling multiple complication watches). Why not a chronograph in a Calatrava case similar to the 5227 or the 5127 in steel or even gold sans the diamond indices. |
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They made very few SS watches before 1976 when the Nautilus was introduced. Back then people considered SS watches as cheap watches. In many parts of the world, people still have a perception that a watch in SS is cheap. So there are many people who ask why buy a WG or Platinum watch when to most people's eyes, they can't tell it apart from a SS watch. And so Rolex DD always had to be YG and not WG/Plat unless you were a WIS. Things have changed over the past 20+ years as AP has become more and more a SS Sports watch company and many would like Patek to be the same. But if Patek made 80% SS watches, it wouldn't be the same company as it has been over 175 years and as long as the Sterns own the company, it won't happen. I believe TS is opening up to making more watches in SS as he has with the Calatrava and the new AC and prvisouly the 5960. Who knows he may introduce a PC or a chrono in SS. But IMHO once you introduce something in SS it is a lot harder to sell something in PM. An example would be Rolex with their SkyDweller. |
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Based on his designs for PP, AP, and Bulgari, Gerald Genta must have felt that less is more since he seems to have eschewed unnecessary functions and, in most cases, I agree. |
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14 April 2021, 09:13 PM | #76 |
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I love the AC function. I like a mechanical watch to do more than time alone, and I think the chronograph fxn is almost useless given that I never feel the need to exactly time stuff (and when I boil eggs or cook steak I just say, “Hey Siri, set timer to...”
Love my 5726 and 5205G. I’m considering the 4947 because it is a steel AC, but I’m not sure about a 38mm watch on my 7.5” wrist. |
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There are many other watch companies that make chronos in SS and they are a dime a dozen. But very few make double or triple or quadruple complications like Patek. |
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I don't need a stop watch and I find things like GMT redundant because it's quicker to do the math in my head, but I do like the date and I do like the moon phase. The moon phase for tides. It shouldn't really be necessary but for some reason I can never remember where we are in the lunar cycle, perhaps because I'd been so busy in between sails and had my mind on other things, but with a moon phase a quick glance tells me what the moon is doing and I know whether to allow for springs or neaps. My wrist is a tad over 7.5" and my 5196 looks perfect for a dress watch, and a Nautilus looks perfect, but a round SS sports looking watch might not fly at 38mm. |
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I always found ACs to be interesting, horologically, and there's no doubt that moon phase functions are wonderful and quirky. |
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As a young man I was into motor racing, so a chronograph would have been a good thing to have in the pit lane, perhaps not essential but fun nonetheless. Similarly with the moon phase for sailing, non essential when I can look tides up instantly on a smart phone, but still nice to have it on my watch. In an office environment it might be nice to have the day and date at a quick glance. Combine any (or all) of those with an accurate chronometer and something pleasing to the eye and it can be a nice (and handy) thing to have. |
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I need the date since for some reason I can never remember the date and when signing documents I have to glance at the date a dozen times a day! LOL.
The name of the day and month are just mechanical novelties, and I love that the gearing accounts for the whole year except one point at the end of February. I just like knowing where we are in the lunar cycle, wondering what the light will be like that evening. I too sail but knowing where the moon is has almost no bearing on planning my day sails, I suppose if I were going out for days on end it would be useful. Chronograph is not something I need, though I do have a Zenith Chronomaster Open XXT with the el primero chronograph (beautiful watch). GMTand travel time are curious novelties that don’t add any useful information for me. |
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It is the same with the Nautilus 7118/1A. PP has done everything do "feminise" it (size, waves, shape of the "aiguilles". However the 7118/1A is still super popular among men. :) When my wife bought one, I had the feeling that the seller was doing everything to ensure that the final wrist for this watch was my wife's and not mine. :) |
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20 April 2021, 12:51 AM | #84 |
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The 5326P, 5990/1R, the Calatravas, AC and the 5711 baguette look fabulous in this video.
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The new 2021 handcrafts collection is out.
5177G_024_1@2x.jpg https://www.patek.com/en/collection/rare-handcrafts |
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Unbelievable work of art! And they use marquetry to great effect this year. My 2 favourite pieces.
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Patek just released a 10 min YT video of the rare handcrafts.
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I don't know what to say about this... Way beyond my level I guess.
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