Patek Philippe

This is a subject matter that I wrote up sometime ago. Thought it would be an interesting departure to talk about a Patek "simple calatrava". The 5296 design can be traced to the famous 1930's ref.96 (sector dial), right down to the same style blued hands...  

Thanks, Arolex, for this nice Overview! This 5296G is very attractive,these Blue Hands, the dial...All, except, maybe, the Date... I was thinking to buy it, when I was searching for my Calatrava, and finally went to the 5196P. I love its Dressy but also S... 

Thank you so much for the wonderful, detailed write up. I bought this watch, actually the 5296 R 001, over the phone from an authorized dealer in another state that I have bought from in the past and trust. I was saving for this watch for a LONG time and ... 

When I wrote this post yesterday, I was completely unaware that there was even any sort of discussion around discontinuation of this dial. Since this post, there are collectors that have eluded to the possibility that the "sector dial" 5296 may be discont...