Patek Philippe

Thanks a lot for sharing your impressions.....

Hi,

.....and congratulations for getting yourself such a fine timepiece!

I recently tried on Nicolas' 5712 and was amazed by the feeling of quality, the thinness and fineness of the piece.

I hope to read your comments in a few weeks time when you'll have lived with it.

Cheers

Dje

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Initial Impressions of my 5712/1A - from a Patek Newbie

By: Evosam : June 18th, 2008-18:10

So as I posted yesterday, it's been over 12 months since my initial quest for this piece from an AD and I finally got delivery of it. However, I guess since that time, the price has also gone up considerably - but that's another discussion that I think ha...

Sam, sorry it wasn't quite what you expected. I'll take it off your hands before you break this fragile piece. You can then go back to Rolex, Offshore, and Panerai.

Thanks for the offer.....

By: Evosam : June 18th, 2008-22:49

I am no fan of Nautilus...

By: 11111 : June 18th, 2008-21:13

I actually like the thinness - it was just unexpected...

By: Evosam : June 18th, 2008-22:43

So I must try and clarify here.... Thin is good in this case and it adds to the comfort of the watch as I commented on at the end. I was just very surprised by it and it caught me a little off guard. In actual fact, the thinness of the 5712 vs. some of my...

5712 letdowns

By: alanbstern : June 18th, 2008-23:58

Wow, Evosam, what an analysis

By: amanico : June 18th, 2008-23:58

here the dimensions requested....all my best !

By: chronoman19 : June 19th, 2008-00:41

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Wow, Walter

By: amanico : June 19th, 2008-00:43

Imppressive! LOL But can you measure the diameter without the crown and the " bridge " at " 9 " ???? Just the diameter of the case, please? Best. Nicolas