5270p vs 5236p Which grand complication to get

[watchnerdofficial]

Hi guys

Advice sought;

I have finally manned up and decided to order a grand complication.

I have narrowed my choices to 5236p and 5270p but I can obviously only get one. I was leaning towards the inline because of lower price and blue dial beauty but with it being so new and no geneology/history I worry it might not be relevant in future years.

What do you guys think?

[jon_jon]

PCC always beats out PC in the complications world.

[Mbbgysam]

just my ...

5396p: everything sings to me except for the "choppy space" between the date discs. I love the micro-rotor automatic... you get to enjoy a relatively unobstructed movement without the headache of a manually-wound PC. Future collectability is anyone's guess.

5270p: PCC is quintessential Patek and the p is the best of the bunch. That said, at that price point I'd be seriously considering a pre-owned 5370p.

[Vipes]

Originally Posted by Mbbgysam

just my ...

5396p: everything sings to me except for the "choppy space" between the date discs. I love the micro-rotor automatic... you get to enjoy a relatively unobstructed movement without the headache of a manually-wound PC. Future collectability is anyone's guess.

5270p: PCC is quintessential Patek and the p is the best of the bunch. That said, at that price point I'd be seriously considering a pre-owned 5370p.

I’d take the 5370p over the 5270p also.

[broca00]

5270P for me. As mentioned, quintessential Patek. Platinum case w salmon dial combo is sublime.

[epistrophy]

The 5270p is probably my favorite Patek, except it is manual wind. Manual wind chronographs are perfect, but a manual wind perpetual calendar? Maybe it that was my only watch. You have to decide if you weigh more beauty (5270p) or practicality (5236p).

[Watchdoyouwant?]

God, that's a hard choice!

Both are truly lovely. But I would pick the 5236P only because I feel a perpetual calendar benefits in utility from not being a manual wind. Having to set it over and over defeats the benefit of a perpetual calendar in my humble opinion.

[Patek_collector]

i am getting it end of next week. when i tried it, i felt this is a different level of Patek.

[watchnerdofficial]

Originally Posted by Mbbgysam

just my ...

5396p: everything sings to me except for the "choppy space" between the date discs. I love the micro-rotor automatic... you get to enjoy a relatively unobstructed movement without the headache of a manually-wound PC. Future collectability is anyone's guess.

5270p: PCC is quintessential Patek and the p is the best of the bunch. That said, at that price point I'd be seriously considering a pre-owned 5370p.

True it is cheaper on secondary market, but getting from my AD and they always throw in a nautilus or aquanaut to sweeten the deal for Grand comps

[azizu]

for me, i would definitely pick 5270P
and if you think the jump is big between 5236P and 5270P then why not think about the 5270J
i believe the YG is the metal that aged well on previous PCC ref. (3970 and 5970)

[Mbbgysam]

Originally Posted by watchnerdofficial

True it is cheaper on secondary market, but getting from my AD and they always throw in a nautilus or aquanaut to sweeten the deal for Grand comps

Absolutely, I'd do the same. Unfortunately even some of the grand comps have a waitlist in NYC (including the 5270p at my AD) and are no longer good bargaining chips for sports models... maybe a year ago, but not now. Hopefully things are easier in London

[uniqueMR]

5270P, period!

[mrmoto88]

I was weighing up both too having recently seen them both.

The 5236P is a very simple and clean dial automatic at 42mm. 5270P is manual PCC, busier dial but stealth white metal, felt it had the edge over 5270J for me.

So ordered the 5270P intending it to be a daily wearer as far as possible. 5370P another level again in horological feature but less useful daily


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