My Three Favorite VINTAGE Pateks of all time!
Inspired by Sham’s delightful post of his 3 favorite Pateks of all time, which are from the modern era, I thought it might be fun to initiate a corollary post limited to strictly vintage. For purposes of this discussion I am thinking of vintage as pre 198...
You have great taste my friend.
My all time top 3 would be in this order. 3974r Must be a MR 1518r 2499r Ultimate 3 vintage for me. M.
Thank you. Yes at the top of my modern top 3 for sure.
Ticks all my boxes and flicks all my switches. M.
Can’t wait to see you also my friend.
However the watch is far prettier and more exciting than me. 😉. M.
So hard...
As there are so many amazing pieces... but I could see myself be satisfied with the attached ensemble... now if only 3 of them I could do without the rattrapante... Different metals different complications... ...
I an a man of simple needs
Geneva Observatory, 2499P, an old world timer would be a good trio for me... steel, platinum, rose gold... would not mind a 3448G as a fourth either...
The 2497
looks „over restored“ in this image, don‘t you agree? The dial... very strange. And also the case is not in such great condition. There was quite a lot pf polishing on this. Personally, I would not go for a piece that is super rare but not in excellent co...
Thank you for your reply and excellent choices you make! Yes, there is somewhat of a redundancy in having 2 QPs, but for me that
is outweighed by the significant differences between the steel 1526 and platinum 2497. I share your view that condition trumps rarity. However, I have a different viewpoint on the condition of the 2497. When I had this watch in my hands at the auction vie...
Interesting
that you could handle the piece at the auction house. I was not there so my impression was just based on the image (which can also be misleading)!
Briggs' 1526 for sure!
I was fortunate to have been invited to work as a de facto member of the Christie's team for that auction where the 2497 and 1526 featured on the front cover of the catalogue (the best catalogue front cover ever?). In fact, the total for that sale was a r...
A BIG thank you Baruch for your wonderful and informative story of the auction and your personal viewpoint. That auction was
extraordinary! And yes, I can imagine Aurel saying those exact words to you. When I held each of the 1526 and 2497 in my hands they literally took my breath away. Best regards, Patekova
What a breathtaking trio!
To me, the ultimate 3 vintage Patel collection would have: 1 Ref 3973 I know, I know, it actually sits in the Patek museum, but it's a 2499 with a split seconds complication, can you judge me for wanting it? Hahaha 2. 3448 in Platinum In my opinion, this ...
Great reply and thanks for unveiling 2499 split seconds! For modern, excluding special dial watches I would go with 2 of your choices,
5970P and 5004A. But my 3rd choice would be my favorite modern - 5016P minute repeater perpetual. Best Patekova
all amazing choices.Without selling both kidneys and at least one cornea, I reckon will remain a pipe dream. My 3
1. patek reverso- 2. Patek ref 2526 in plat 3.PATEK ULTIMA REF 1518 in steel ...
Three extremely interesting and great choices. I didn’t choose steel 1518 as I don’t know of any examples that have surfaced in mint, unpolished codition.
Hadn’t thought about the reverso, which is uber rare. Thanks for your reply! Best, Patekova
Thank you for pointing out these truly extraordinary pieces!! For me 3615 and 3973 would easily qualify as among the top 5 watches ever
produced by Patek. I don’t know if any of your 3 amazing choices have been produced beyond a prototype or a special for Mr. Stern. For my list I was thinking about publicly known watches that have been sold. But if I dropped that limitation, I would expan...