patrick_y
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A Compelling Argument!
You've convinced me! The 5712 is indeed significant! To me, the 5712 is significant. It was the first watch I ever bought! 
I bought mine over a decade ago, back in the day when these watches weren't hard to get... I even took mine hiking! Today, it doesn't come out of the bank anymore, sadly.
When Patek uses red on their dials, dots and markers, numbers, hands and needles...
I have an observation that Patek uses Red sparingly on their watches. When Patek, uses red on their dials, numbers, markers ,hands and needles, the pieces tend to be important. Is this observation accurate ? Just curious. ...
You left out one of my favorites, the 5951P!
However, I am not so sure red is saved for "important" pieces even though many of the examples you provided would certainly fall in that category. Another reference which frequently featured a red chronograph seconds hand was the 5960. I think that one pr...
I know right....
Thank you for bringing this up ! I know right ? I wanted to put this into the list but the reference number just escaped my mind. There is another reference, I forgot the number. It's a Patek Rattrapante Split Chronograph that has a < 35 mm case. Refer...
Important may not be the right word, maybe change it to "Of significance"
Agree with you. The watches you listed are kind of special in their class in some ways, I think. Eg. Bracelet Steel. Special Calendar Calatrava, Petite complication. Maybe Important is too heavy a word to use. But I might say that red use on Patek pieces ...
I think my impression of red on Patek was formed ...
looking at how that I might have formed an opinion of this, was when I saw the Ref 3448 and this 3450 with a red dot. The 3450 was the successor to the Ref 3448. And the 3448 was the first perpetual calendar wristwatch to indicate leap years. Both had the...
Who can forget the recent Aquanaut 5167A-012
I remember seeing this also in 2019. Ignore the matching red strap. The minute markers and second hands are both red. Which is why subconciously, the red design element somehow makes one pay attention ! ...
It is significant to mark an occasion.
Not horological significant, in that sense. But this Aquanaut is not "any other" aquanaut. It's commemorative to mark the Watch Art Grand Exhibition in Singapore (2019, I think), limited to 500 pieces. I remember seeing it in the Patek Exhibition and it h...
Take a look at this..
Maybe if we look far back enough. The Patek 97975 had all the dates around the dial, each number in Red. This is the first perpetual calendar wristwatch in 1925. This precedes the 1518 by 15 years. Surely that's vintage of vintages ? I deem that is signif...
Not just hands
Design language maybe. But extend it beyond hands, to markers, dots, as I have alluded to. The usage of red elements in their watches. One begins to see some trends. Surely Patek considers the use of red on their watch very carefully, to accentuate their ...
True that.
I really hope they do an article about this in their Patek Magazine. That would be a good edition, a copy to keep, if someone in here is listening.(^-^)
Important? How is the 6007G important?
The 5712 is not important neither. I think the bigger question here is how you define "important."
The question should be how is 5712 set apart....
How is 5712 not significant ? The group of complication (Date + moon phase + power reserve only), often referred to as Petite Complication was once was built on Calatravas. The 5015, 5054 and 5055 once had these groups of complications. Now no longer, as ...
A Compelling Argument!
You've convinced me! The 5712 is indeed significant! To me, the 5712 is significant. It was the first watch I ever bought! I bought mine over a decade ago, back in the day when these watches weren't hard to get... I even took mine hiking! Today, it doesn'...
I always smile when I see this reference 5712
I always smile when I see this reference. It's the Nautilus that I would pick (If I were to pick from the pile) But it's also the one that I can never carry well because of my small wrist. Nice picture ! Really a pleasure to see 5712 worn out on a adventu...
This has been one adventurous 5712!
The only thing it doesn't do is go into the water. Since it's only got 60m water resistance - I prefer to take watches into the water only if they have 100m water resistance.
I agree “watches of Significance “ might be a better word
That explains the use of red on the 5960p which was a significant milestone. Interesting observation. M. ...
Is that 5004 the only Ti watch Patek has ever produced at that point?
It is incredible and will probably fetch insane values in years to come. I love the way it looks.