Hi All, W&W at the Patek booth was a great experience, and this post contains more photos and information on some of the novelties, while consolidating the links for previous ones by other moderators, members and myself.
The day started with a 20-minute taxi ride from downtown hotel to Palexpo , exhibition center next to Geneva airport. As I rushed out for a 10 o’clock appointment, I had no time for breakfast because of GTG from the night prior somehow ended with (lots of...
The 24s are very nice as are some others...
...I would have done the power reserve on the 8-day differently, but they may have been constrained by the underlying movement... It is an interesting watch.
The Leopard…hehe
How was the wildlife? 😜 the people-watching there can be hilarious. Gonna have to get the lowdown on the Cubimini from you when I’m next back in HK! Best E.
Hi Esharp, When I went there I could feel that
Lou Reed was performing a “walk on the wild side” !
The 6159 g surprises me
It seems to look really good in live pictures. I did not expect that.
Yes, 6159G looks 👀 really good in live photos but
even better in the metal !👍 When will you get to try it ?
Thanks for the wonderful coverage. Now it is time to look into the details.
Great to hear Jasmina and Ignacio are still our champions at Patek.
Jasmina and Ignacio have been very
helpful to WPS 👍 Jerome is also a BIG supporter 💪 Which one(s) sings to you ?
This is great coverage Thanks so much for your selfless reporting, exposing yourself to alcohol, food chocolate and coffee all in the name of watches
Seriously thanks for a lovely and personal report You are the best Julian I have not made any opinions on any of the Patek lineup but that 6196 def caught my eye
Hi Julian, For my first reportage on W&W, “sharing is caring” is simply not enough, and I had to scarify my
liver and waistline to make it personal !😅 Thank you for your kind words !👍 Hope you weigh in on the new pieces soon.
Thanks for this wonderful comprehensive coverage, Gordon.
The novelty which sings the most to my heart is 5370R (probably predictable given my taste for colored gold and traditional looking watches). Thanks again. Best, Emmanuel
Hi Emmanuel, you are most welcome ! For 5370R, I am sure that you will also appreciate the
difficulty in producing the enamel dial with two contrasting colors !
Wow! What a great experience!
Thank you for sharing the photos and your access to the novelties! I feel Patek presented some of the “best of show” this year.
Interesting comments ! Did any from this year make it into your list of
"glorious quality" ?
This looks like a once in a lifetime experience.
Wow. And that 8 day calatrava is fire 🔥.
Yes, thinking more about the overall experience, this visit qualified as a
tick on my bucket list ! Overall meaning the Patek visit, meeting with Anita Porchet, various GTGs (Horology Ancienne, WPS moderators, and forum members), after-party, etc.
Hope you like the 5328G in the metal (if you have not seen it yet) and that we see
your wrist shots soon !
Thanks for sharing interesting novelties also for ladies. I was wondering though what is the diameter of the Pt Calatrava ? It seems huge (40+mm) or it is just an impression ?
To me these should not go beyond 38mm and even 36mm in the current trend of reducing diameters
Looks like you had a great time at W&W...
It might be tough to resist if that dial on the 5370R is cased in white metals.
Gordon, a BIG thank you for all your coverage of W&W! In addition to your extensive reporting about the watches, your colorful, fun filled
and light hearted reportage helps make it an entire experience and adventure. Much more interesting that way! As for the watches, the one I am most interested in is 6196P. By any chance do you happen to know the lug width (21mm?) and buckle size (16mm?) B...
You are most welcome Patekova and many thanks for your kind comments !
Unfortunately I do not know the lug width and buckle size, but can only inform you that the case is 38mm. Does a 38mm case imply certain lug width and buckle size ?
Gordon - thank you thank you for the selfless reporting.
We live vicariously through you. These are great insights. Please tell us you have a picture of your rare handcraft in the leopard room?
Hi seabas132, Glad that you had a good read and enjoyed the visit
vicariously ! Leopard room was a bit dark which was conducive to much drinking but not wrist-shots unfortunately !
Many thanks Jon ! The visit was fabulous and way outweighed the
long traveling time !
Fantastic report, Sir!
Really lovely to read about your report and access to the inner PP circle as well as life at W&W! That the brand is personable and is prepared to give time to you and WPS goes a long way to explain why PP has its diehard fans. Thought it was 6196P as the ...
Hi David , thanks for your kind comments ! What is the difference between what I now
do as a Patek moderator vs being an influencer, other than that I am a volunteer on WPS and provide positive criticism where needed ?
Thanks for all the pics
Since wrist shots make watches look bigger .. I suspect the 45 Cubitus maybe a better fit for you.. Anyways the 5370 is outstanding in your pictures, unfortunately I couldn’t find one to give it a test drive The 6196 looks good on your wrist
Glad you had a good read ! Now please stop
POISONING ☠️ me !🤣 For Cubitus, my sweet spot would be 42.5mm 😇 Which one(s) are you gunning for ?
🧐
What’s lacking in my PP collection is a 3 hand manual winding calatrava maybe one day they will make it with breguet numerals.. meanwhile I will try to be contented with this, although not 3 hands : ...
012 is the London limited edition, correct ?
Please share a photo of the back engraving !
FYI, Here is the 5153 sibling of 011 (Beijing) to your 012 (London)
Original post: www.watchprosite.com ...
Yeah I know..
I read your post abt the sutle differences between the 2.. thanks for that post..
Just want to thank you Gordon for giving us such a great coverage.
Wish I were there to share the wonderful experiences with you!
Thanks Gordon for this awesome report!
It was also great meeting you, looking forward to repeating next year again 😉 From the novelties, the 5328G and the 6196P are already noted in my wish list 😊 Cheers!
Thanks 1WatchMan ! Our GTGs were wonderful !
Hopefully we meet again at W&W and/or the Milan Grand Exhibition next year ! Will you be going to both ?
I plan to go to W&W again, that's for sure! 😉
The Grand Exhibition was not in my radar, but I would love to go too. Do you have any info? I've just Googled it and didn't found mucho, other than Patek's announcement. Cheers!
Patek’s Grand Exhibitions are fun 🤩! I have been to
New York (2017), Singapore 🇸🇬 (2019) and Tokyo (2023), and each one was different and enjoyable. See you in Milan ? 😉
Wow, what a record!
I will definitely look at it, I've already put a placeholder in my calendar... hehehe
Thanks for the great reviews
What an AWESOME 🤩 trip!! Nice to see wrist shots of the new references…especially the 40mm Nautilus.