Mike H
[AHCI Moderator]
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These are definitely only good options…
Which reference 3970 or 5970, which dial color opaline or black they are all stunning and great options. It’s only a question of taste and mood of the day. The only thing I would prefer to avoid is redundancy thus same iteration for the two references. I absolutely love the idea of 5970P (thus black dial) combined with the 3970P 2nd series opaline dial.
For the same reason of avoiding redundancy I went for another choice with a 5970 in R version while I chose my 3970 in G (unfortunately 3rd series and not 2nd). I am happy that they are so different one from each other 😉
3970p or 5970p (inspired by the recent thread by amanico)
Recently, amanico brought up an interesting topic about Platinum PCCs. I thought about it a lot, but my favorite is the 3970p second version that I got last year. left 3970p & right 5970p However, IMHO, the later versions of the 3970 had some changes ...
I generally love just about any watch…
and I have deep appreciation for classical watch making. 10 years back, I may have been attracted to a perpetual calendar or a perpetual chrono, but alas I don’t consider these high complications any more and I personally am interested in innovation more ...
Your point is well taken
What was made by a few companies years ago are made by many now. It reminds me of the U.S. Olympic basketball team which dominated the world years ago, and then the rest of the world caught up. Yes, they win gold, but the competition is much fiercer.
To clarify…
I may have been attracted to a perpetual calendar or perpetual chrono from a high horology brand in the past but not any more. These are unfortunately more mundane complications today (especially the perpetual calendar) and I applaud brands that have pull...
Lederer, Greubel Forsey, MB&F, Armin Strom, GP (kinda independent), Arnold & Son.
Innovations I’m attracted to: - Resonance/2x balancier - Novel escapements (e.g, double detent, constant force) - Ground-up openwork architecture - etc.
Hi Shun san, your 3970 with black dial
sings most to me because it has the “pump” pushers and looks very powerful 💪!!
Very interesting comparison,
dear anaroku. Like you, your 3970P second version is my favorite here. And I would even say “by far” because the silver dial (and the leaf hands and rectangular indexes) makes it much more appealing to me than the black one. More “natural” and “friendly”,...
It actually depends on one's wrist size!
The smaller wristed folk like myself may be partial to the 3970 with its 36.5mm diameter while the larger wristed folk may prefer the 40mm 5970. Saying that one might argue that the 5970 is more balanced since the 13mm height in the 3970 might appear too ...
I've never seen any of those in the flesh...
But based on pictures, that 5970P is my favorite at grail level 🤤
This is such a great post.
The watches are gorgeous and historically important. I’ve only tried each of these references on once, and 5970 was one of the best watches I’ve ever tried on. Everything about it was just perfect - size, design elements, legibility, and the movement is j...
Looking at these pictures
There is no doubt, the 5970 stands out.. dial and case it wins hands down
These are definitely only good options…
Which reference 3970 or 5970, which dial color opaline or black they are all stunning and great options. It’s only a question of taste and mood of the day. The only thing I would prefer to avoid is redundancy thus same iteration for the two references. I ...
