FabR
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Heartfelt congrats! The 5196P is indeed a much beloved Calatrava reference here, and with good reason! Great gesture towards your AD as well. Enjoy for long🥂 [nt]
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A new toy - I've thought about this for years...
I figured now is as good a time as any to support my AD and get something I've thought about for so long. Thanks to all for the posts about this watch. New straps will be on the way! 5196P ...
The case is listed at 37mm...
...but I met a man last summer who was wearing one. At about 6' or 6'1" he was not small...the watch looked fantastic on him. With my 7.25" wrist I would wear it in a second : )
I‘m 6‘6“ and I don‘t wear below 39mm anymore (got one at 38mm, but that one got a very large dial and narrow bezel).
Had a 35 and a 37 but sold both after a while. But I‘m used to have limited choice. 80% of all cars don‘t offer enough headroom for me.
Mercedes E-Class sedan and estate, Audi A6 sedan and estate, BMW 3 series GT and 6 series GT are the ones that come to my mind atm.
All without sunroof. I’ve given up on testing italian, french and asian cars as well as coupes, cabriolets and sports cars tbh. There are of course also some SUVs that offer good headroom. Even though some of them only look tall from the outside, but are ...
I am surprised
That any of the Patek AD’s are open for business! Good of you to support them.
I'm sure you can't just walk in...
But I suspect that if you know what you want, and they've got it, they'll figure it out.
Thank you, Ed...
I'll be sure to let you know when the straps arrive. I ordered a couple from ABP. I need to get to PDX one of these days, when it makes sense to travel. Hope we can get together.
A beautiful watch!
To my eye, 37mm is the perfect size in this watch for all but the most extreme of wrist sizes. I think the look it's going for is " subtle and classy" and this is where larger watches often fall short. I even like the fact that it has a solid caseback. Fo...
