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5130G or 5130P or if i can get 5131G
Hi,
I am a new watch ethusiast till now fro past 5 years i owned a B1 Breitling and recently last week aquired ROLEX daytona S/S and now wanted to get Patek Phillipe.
I zeroed in on Patek world time and i have been debating between 5130G or 5130P till i came across 5131G (white gold) which is to die for ....and as the recomended retail price was same as 5130P, I decided to get 5131G, but to my surprise found that even though this was a recnet 2008 model it is not avaiable in Dubai.
Thsi is realy can not udneratnd......So can anybody help me explain why this is not avaiable and how can i get it, hopefully with this recession and all surely i could get this at thsi time...advice and help gr8 apprecaited
And....
By: Dje : July 4th, 2009-03:58
Hi, Indeed the 5131G has a very limited production, apparently due to its hard to made enamel dial. It is also very much looked after so well known (to ADs) PP collectors probably get them in priority. Furthermore it was launched only this year at Basel (...
5131P
By: Baron - Mr Red : July 4th, 2009-08:50
My brother-in-law has been promised the 5131P from his AD. He has looked into the watch a great deal, and it seems that PP under-estimated just how hard it would be to produce the type of quality enamelling required in the volume that would be demanded. H...
Enamelling....
By: Baron - Mr Red : July 6th, 2009-03:42
Eric, i asked my brother-in-law to check again. Apparently, PP are training two more people in-house to do the enamelling. I asked myself at my AD, who said that he was not sure about the PP methodology but did know that JLC also have in-house enamel expe...
In fact no....
By: Dje : July 10th, 2009-05:10
Hi, In fact I'm sorry but I got confirmation that Patek Philippe employs no enameller in-house. Patek Philippe works with several external enamellers who generally are craftmen working alone at home. Some work exclusively for Patek Philippe. Maybe there a...