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Patek Philippe 5016 Minute Repeating Tourbillon
Question;How expensive is expensive and if you won the lottery(or maybe you can afford to buy one)which one of the two 5016`s in the Christies auction would you buy and why???
contingent on approval...
By: mjnoumoff : May 21st, 2010-19:32
i believe for this piece to be acquired "new" you need to be approved by Mr. Theirry Stern. If Mr. Stern deems you to be an appropriate collector, then you are allowed to purchase the watch. A whole application process must occur with an authorized dealer...
Patek 5016
By: malcolm : May 22nd, 2010-01:34
There are rumours that the 5016 will be discontinued very soon. The entire production run would have been in the region of 200 pieces. One can therefore conclude that either of these watches is extremely rare. A few years ago, if I had been asked the ques...
Metals and sound!
By: Dje : May 22nd, 2010-06:05
Hi, There are several theories about the sound and the metal of the case but AFAIK pink gold has often been recognized as the best sounding precious metal. Titanium and steel have been also recognized as sounding very well, if not better than pink gold (A...
Different Case Metals
By: tom wright : May 22nd, 2010-10:34
I sure I am right in saying that in the ref 5016 the movement caliber and the minute repeter mechanism are identical. The gongs strike the circular wires attached to the movement, which creates the sound. The resulting sound passes through the metal case,...
Very right
By: COUNT DE MONET : May 23rd, 2010-00:48
The case does not create the sound, it is just transmitting it, as well as the saphire glas and the aperture for the lever to active the repeater. It must not be forgotten that such watches are not water- or dust-proof. F.P. Journe's steel repeater is wat...
5016 movement numbers
By: malcolm : May 24th, 2010-07:51
The mysterious world of Patek Philippe conforms to little else that I know of. I suppose this is why it is such a wonderful enigma. Patek reserve series of numbers for their more special watches so that each of the tourbillion movements are numbered depen...
It's Arrived !
By: dbrown : May 25th, 2010-13:56
The postman delivered the brochure for the Christie's Important Watches on the 16th of June in New York this morning.To see such a huge range of magnificent watches in full colour in A4 size is so much better than reviewing them on the internet.I can now ...