Patek Philippe

Just when I was thinking, "hmmm...nearly a year since it was set correctly and worn, maybe I should try to find this Patek annual calendar a more loving new home..." I get a morning shot like this. Decisions, decisions! Keep or move on? The problem for me...  

The natural light does bring this piece to life! Full bracelets in gold generally are not my taste, but this one looks good. Nice shot with the BOC building in the background. You must be in the Mandarin Oriental. Dave

You really know your HK vantage points! Are you based in HK? Thanks for your kind words. Cheers, TM

Yes, living on the Peak, but work across the street from the Prince Building. On 18 May, 2015, at 1:50 pm, www watchprosite < [Email address suppressed for privacy] > wrote:

come join us tonight!

I had a business dinner to attend unfortunately. Perhaps next time! Dave

That's exactly what I thought when I saw the pic too: "hey, he's gotta be at the MO!" From another Peak dweller - well, for another 12 hours, that is: I'm moving out of the fog and into the Mid-Levels heat island (but I'll be able to see out the windows, ... 

Good luck with your move. Alas, after three years in Hong Kong and a decade in Asia, our family is heading to London in June. Whilst London has some offerings for watches of course, Hong Kong dwarfs every place on Earth for watch window shopping...fortuna... 

Thanks! A few days of stress but, fingers crossed, not more than that. Sorry to hear you have to move to London. Well, you'll lose the great watch shopping...but just think, no more dehumidifiers! Having moved from London to HK some 18 months ago I can se... 

Full gold is quite a statement, but sometimes it's just perfect for a particular occasion. I would keep this beauty unless you have another all yg heavy hitter. Look at those street lights trying to communicate with the 5036 - the world takes notice! Grea... 

Thanks, good food for thought. Are you a luxury writer? If not you should be! Chapeau, TM

Thank you for the kind words. I'm not a luxury writer per se... but I have been doing some writing to sound luxurious -- I'm a PhD student, penning "a theory of everything." :) Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be "of nothing." Although, that might be int... 

the Hong Kong / Asian weather, especially summer time !! Keep it if you find enough wrist time for it (world wide). Cheers, Gordon

actually works. leather tends to deteriorate too quickly from the humidity and sweat. hmmmm... Anyway you'll see it tonight. Let me know what you think when you see it on wrist. Cheers, TM

this was my first PP watch although in G rather than R. the bracelet was a bit heavy for me so i sold it and changed it to the 5056P. no regrets :)

I agree, the full bracelet is heavy, but on the other hand sometimes it is a good feeling to have some heft on the wrist. Thanks for the POV from a fellow (past) owner. TM

My first Patek was a 5056P which I sold regrettably, and many years later after it was discontinued I bought another one back at a much higher price... I also know a friend who wears his 5036G regularly. But for some reason your rose gold bracelet just st... 

your cautionary words are powerfully compelling...

I suspect you may take a bit of a hiding on the 5036 but if you are not wearing it, and you have something else in mind then go for it If there is nothing on the horizon you are looking at , I would hold off unless you can get your selling price I am not ... 

as it is something very difficult to replace in today's offering. But I would say that if you don't wear it that much and don't feel you find what you're really looking for, then you should maybe be looking for a new watch to look after. Gold bracelet wat... 

I have been selling watches I do not wear, I have resolved to keep about7-10, that I wear all the time, albeit in rotation. best Imran

Hi Thomas, My vote would be to keep it, even though you don't wear it that much. To me, it's a nice alternative to all the others you have that are on leather straps, and it's what I would call "elegant bling" - an otherwise quiet and refined watch on bol... 

appreciate the encouragement!

...your skin tone, your outfit, the overall cultural context. I would not wear it in a very formal Northern European business context (= my world). As someone else wrote it would make a great watch in a hotter climate, and wearing it on darker skin and wi... 

but I think the bracelet is beautiful for even one occasion a year, and the patek does not do any harm in the safety deposit box for the rest of it. Wear it in good health ThomasM. Regards Edward