Sincere congrats, and welcome to the truly unique world of Patek! :-) Love the presence and elegance of this superb Gondolo reference -- enjoy thoroughly!

I flew up to Boston this morning; going home with this….

By: orahu : November 12th, 2021-17:21

It is the PP Gondolo 5009j from 2002 complete with papers. No original box, but a new leather PP travel case was provided. I purchased it from the European Watch Company (superb service by Tony). I looked at and tried on many watches — Moser, VC (includin...

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I flew up to Boston this morning; going home with this….

Congratulations...

Thanks! I am celebrating with a glass of wine in the American Airlines Club.

as you should!

Very nice catch. Enjoy, mon ami. Very well done.

Thank you, Nicolas!

Congrats on becoming a Patek collector ! 👍

I agree! The applied numerals were part of the charm for me.

love it! I'm that rare person that thinks the Gondolo line is the most handsome PP watches out there. Love the case shapes and dial designs.

Not sure if you have been to their store — they will be moving to a larger place down the street within the next few weeks.

thanks, I hadn't heard that. I plan on stopping in for a visit to to drool, next time I'm in Boston

Excellent! Simply beautiful, wear it in the best of health

Thanks, Tony! It was a good way to brighten a dark and rainy day in Massachusetts.

Sincere congrats, and welcome to the truly unique world of Patek! :-) Love the presence and elegance of this superb Gondolo reference -- enjoy thoroughly!

Thank you! This will be my go to dress watch; although it feels like it can also be a casual wrist companion — perhaps with family during Thanksgiving.

What a stunning Patek and companion...

Thank you! Quite excited!

Big congrats 👏 , what a classy watch 👍👌👌

Thanks, Mike!

Congrats and wear with health. Very dressy. Probably the only other dial shape I like than the normal. Cheers S

Thanks. I also tried on a 5024j. But, I didn’t care for the overall form (or the dial).

Very nice Gondolo watch. Wonderful picture. 👍

Thanks! It has great, distinctive wrist presence; yet not too flashy.

Awesome watch

Yes, perfect day really — one hour flight to Boston from DC, 15-minute cab ride, fun time exploring watches, back to the airport for some Zoom meetings, and then home.

Nice one, I had never seen this ref before.

Yes — the same movement — and I love your reference as well. Thanks for sharing it. I actually considered this reference to purchase but could not find one in the right circumstances.

Congrats on making a slightly left-field choice. Any particular reason? (I did the same a couple of weeks ago).

Congratulations to you as well. I wanted a rectangular watch in gold — as opposed to another circular dial — with discreet charm.

Mission accomplished for you then. A good choice.

Thank you for this link — what a trove of information and the photos and other visuals are very interesting. I need to spend more time reviewing this material.

Thanks for the kind words. It's a small effort to flesh out social and commercial life in Brazil, from a time when Patek Philippe literally 'went South' :)

Terrific Patek! Congratulations. I’ve been looking at the EWC website. Many tempting timepieces !!