Patek Philippe

I have been surfing the web and just stumbled across not 1 but 2 5016's up for auction on the Christies website in New York on the 16th of June.This is my favourite patek model because so many complications are housed in a simple,yet beautiful caseing.I s... 

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Question;How expensive is expensive and if you won the lottery(or maybe you can afford to buy one)which one of the two 5016`s in the Christies auction would you buy and why???

of a mortal ! It is still available with price on request. Getting one can still be difficult, I would reckon. And you will have to wait. Auction prices are at Sotherby's listed for platinum 5016s, which were quite "low" at that time, for a platinum editi... 

i believe for this piece to be acquired "new" you need to be approved by Mr. Theirry Stern. If Mr. Stern deems you to be an appropriate collector, then you are allowed to purchase the watch. A whole application process must occur with an authorized dealer... 

just assumed it will be that difficult with pieces of that caliber. So if you are in the position to bid on it, go for it mate ! There is no better cost-effective way to acquire such a marvellous watch. Regards Moritz

Hi, Reference 5016 is a low production piece but it has been produced for quite a while now so we can imagine that there are a few out there and that some owners may want or have to sell after such a long time. #1905 001 may be a great number to collect! ... 

I was thinking it applies only on discount talks at the AD and not auction results ! Regards Moritz

There are rumours that the 5016 will be discontinued very soon. The entire production run would have been in the region of 200 pieces. One can therefore conclude that either of these watches is extremely rare. A few years ago, if I had been asked the ques... 

One other consideration could be the sounds of the MR from different types of metal. For some reason maybe the gongs sound better hitting against platinum than gold? p.s on the bright-side you can tell your wife that if she needs to know the time in the m... 

Hi, There are several theories about the sound and the metal of the case but AFAIK pink gold has often been recognized as the best sounding precious metal. Titanium and steel have been also recognized as sounding very well, if not better than pink gold (A... 

I sure I am right in saying that in the ref 5016 the movement caliber and the minute repeter mechanism are identical. The gongs strike the circular wires attached to the movement, which creates the sound. The resulting sound passes through the metal case,... 

The case does not create the sound, it is just transmitting it, as well as the saphire glas and the aperture for the lever to active the repeater. It must not be forgotten that such watches are not water- or dust-proof. F.P. Journe's steel repeater is wat... 

If my wife would allow me to re-mortgage my house I would not hesitate to fill in the form for one! BTW, word goes that WG/RG would give you the best timber for the minute repeater, platinum would be too stiff for a perfect sound. Cheers, Larry

Gentlemen,many thanks for all your interesting and informative comments.I have now done some of my own research on this particular model now and after googleing all the images available the highest production number I can see is 1905 129 and the lowest be... 

The mysterious world of Patek Philippe conforms to little else that I know of. I suppose this is why it is such a wonderful enigma. Patek reserve series of numbers for their more special watches so that each of the tourbillion movements are numbered depen... 

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The postman delivered the brochure for the Christie's Important Watches on the 16th of June in New York this morning.To see such a huge range of magnificent watches in full colour in A4 size is so much better than reviewing them on the internet.I can now ...