Patek Philippe

Greetings Patek lovers, Wife shared fotos as they awaited FedEX delivery this morning. Finally - van parked in front of the house. After signing for box, they brought it inside where it awaits me tonight. Will share fotos when I open. Best, Robert ...  

Magnificent!

guard dog 🐕 protecting your prized possession! Are you sure that it will ALLOW you to take the box away from it ? Any hints ? Sporty, classic, chrono, travel time , ding 🛎️ ding 🛎️ ding 🛎️ , etc ???,

5172 ?

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Understood Amanico. I'm stretching out my anticipation of opening the box because it took 6 years (of a minimum of things going wrong in my life) to assemble the funds. This is a very rare event for me. Best, Robert

Her incoming treat will be 225 grams of food when I get home

Sadly, I don't get this "anticipation" feeling anymore... I have watches from 2019 that I haven't opened the boxes to. Yikes. And I don't think I've really worn many Pateks since June of last year when I brought one of my Pateks to Tokyo for the Patek Phi... 

For my wife and I - a moment like this is the culmination of extreme sacrifice of several years. Zero restaurant outings, no take-out nor delivery food, no movie theaters, very few outings, one mini-vacation per year, etc. We've been happily operating on ... 

Sounds like your wife might want to borrow your watch on occasion!

Kudos to you for defining a goal and working towards it. I for one (and probably most others) can relate to and appreciate this. I hope it is all the more sweet. What we attain too easily, we esteem too lightly. Words I often think of. Congrats and enjoy!... 

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hope we see photos of it soon!

From the delivery truck to the front door. Congrats and beautiful dog!

And that only other Patek required 9 years of dedicated savings. That's why this is my last watch. These watches require too many years of extreme financial sacrifice. I'm not a watch-a-holic nor a collector. I simply appreciate them Best, Robert

But I am super curious about what is in the box 😊

Sorry but I'll have to continue this post in the near future after my wife officially gifts me this watch for our wedding anniversary. However I will reveal that this reference is a 5170R-001. The interesting part is that the ownership document shows that...  

This was not uncommon practice. ADs would log the watch as "sold." The ADs generally send sell-through reports electronically to Patek Philippe HQ every day, weekly, or monthly (depending on their contract and what region they'e in). Selling a watch soone... 

Made in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Would it be a good guess to say about 70-100 each year of that very specific reference (rose gold with opaline dial) More or less? Best, Robert

I'm thinking a little more than that. Keeping in mind how many stores there are and that each store needs to get around one piece every 18 months or so, and the larger stores may even get close to 2 pieces in 18 months. But this is just estimation.

Are you saying that one of each model gets sent to each AD every 18 months?

It obviously depends on the model. For instance, a simple Calatrava, the AD will probably receive one or two of them each year - if they pre-ordered in advance. And more complicated models, they will receive fewer pieces per year. Maybe 0.5 pieces a year ... 

Appreciate your input.

Low Quality iPhone shot Another low Quality shot! ...  

Beautiful applied rose gold breguet numerals absolutely jump off the dial Best, Robert ...  

You have a wife who loves you so much ! She is feeding your addiction

...of working and sacrificing towards the amazing unboxing experience, that is only enhanced by the knowledge, feelings, memory of what it took to arrive to that moment. Amazing! Congratulations on the wonder ful 5170R, and more importantly - congratulati... 

Beautiful watch that I wasn’t in a position to buy when it was released. IMO, the best version! David ...  

Enjoy.