In 1994 Patek Philippe launched their first serially produced rattrapante wristwatch in many, many years, reference 5004. The first made, 879’500, currently resides in the Patek Philippe museum while the second, 879’501, was sold to a retailer in December...
As you probably know, I’ve included several variants of the ref. 5004 in a thread dedicated to Patek Philippe’s split seconds chronographs . Only photos, of course, as I don’t have your knowledge. Best, Emmanuel
"And this of course a non exhaustive overview, especially for ref. 5004 ." is very funny, I was going to try and catalog the custom models but gave up when I realized there are at least 50 of them known, and service centers would throw random 3970 dials o...
- 5004 arabic dial in silver, black or multiple shades of salmon - Black 5004 arabic dial with red 12, or 2, or some other number. Also one full black and red dial - 3970 gem set dial in various colors with white/black/yellow diamonds, rubies, sapphires, ...
I actually like the dial on the 5204 you posted the downside is the upside down moon. Well the Ti version with the black dial and checkering looks slick too.