chris russell
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Patek movements
It occurs to me that, while Patek is updating the sizes of many of their new 3-handed watches to close to 40mm, they have not updated the movements to match. Thus their HW/small seconds models have their seconds hands snugged up close to the center, looking quite awkward. The auto models have the date wheel quite a way into the dial, also looking a bit awkward. These uncomplicated watches cost 25-40,000 dollars each. Does it seem to anyone else that Patek could have afforded to update/upgrade the movements? In this class and category, physical beauty is almost the whole point of the object, and it is spoiled by their not going the extra mile. I'm disappointed. I wanted to want the 5123, but the movement is not much more than half the diameter of the case. It could easily go into a 25mm womens' watch.
Wristshot
foversta · Jun 13, 2012
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Patek movements
By: chris russell : May 6th, 2014-14:05
It occurs to me that, while Patek is updating the sizes of many of their new 3-handed watches to close to 40mm, they have not updated the movements to match. Thus their HW/small seconds models have their seconds hands snugged up close to the center, looki...
watch movements
By: watch-er : May 13th, 2014-13:58
are somewhat limited in size by the size of standard parts which has not changed since early wrist watches of 30mm cases. From there the goal was to go thin over the years and increase the power reserves beyond 24 hours. All this resulted in standardized ...
you have a point...
By: sam1234 : May 13th, 2014-17:45
...but consider for a moment a comparison of 2 storied watchhouse, Patek and Vacheron. While Patek has chosen to recycle their time proved but diameter challanged cal. 215 as the powerplant for their Calatrava 5196, Vacheron has gone a different route ent...
