Patek Philippe - Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Today I was watching a video of the concert in homage to George Harrison at Royal Albert Hall in 2002. Eric Clapton was wearing a Patek chronograph on a black strap. Once I noticed the watch on his wrist that’s all I could see for the rest of the concert. What a classy, elegant, just perfect watch. The quintessence of tastefulness, subdued refinement and propriety. The yellow gold, the black strap, the size, the way the watch wrapped around his wrist was just perfect. A watch for a statesman, a renown scientist, a great literary figure. And then I thought: There isn’t a single watch like that in today’s PP catalog, not a single one. What I find now are watches for rappers, corrupt third world politicians, oligarchs, and nouveau rich. I guess the Stern third generation has a new view of the people they want to cater to.

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PP cubitus

By: pmh6000 : November 5th, 2024-21:17

I had the good fortune and opportunity to triy on the gold and steel blue dial cubitius today at my AD. I was skeptical of its size from the various pictures seen recently as I have a small wrist and thought it would be outsized for me. Pleasantly surpris...

Thanks for your first hand thoughts of the actual watch!

By: GWIS : November 5th, 2024-22:44

All the best, Jon

Thank you I hope you get a chance to try one on.

By: pmh6000 : November 6th, 2024-01:46

Thanks Patrick for your assessment. Glad that

By: GLau : November 6th, 2024-00:40

you had a chance to try Cubitus in the metal. In Hong Kong, ADs tend to have one Cubitus each for display & to enable customers to try on. Was the 1AR available for your purchase it you had wanted it ? Hope you get to try the green and P before deciding.

Cubitus

By: pmh6000 : November 6th, 2024-01:53

The watch was in a single glass case with a reserved sign under it and the only one in the shop. Hopefully more will be forecoming. Thanks for your kind response.

Eric Clapton

By: Besançon : November 6th, 2024-03:24

You make some good points.

By: LarsG : November 6th, 2024-10:45

I’m with you on a lot of points. Clapton has s bunch of super elegant PP’s (if he hasn’t sold them at auctions).

"Beware of Darkness"

By: India Whiskey Charlie : November 6th, 2024-21:24

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As both a Clapton fan and a modern PP skeptic I agree with you

By: andrea~ : November 7th, 2024-07:40

It lacks everything that made Patek to be The Patek

By: Club : November 6th, 2024-08:59

It looks even worse in the metal, than in pictures. When placed next to other Patek models, it just become obvious - no elegance, no character, no esthetics, nor there is any complexity. The watch is huge. The bezel is thick and totally unimpressive. Ther...