Patek Philippe

I love the 5496P. There… I’ve said it. This watch is one of my absolute favorites and why not? It is a grand complication retrograde perpetual calendar

By: patekova : July 3rd, 2023-21:19

moon phase watch, with raised pink gold markers, a perfect (IMHO) size at 40 mm, thin enough to be comfortable on a small wrist (mine), self winding, has an extra solid platinum caseback, is in a classic style Calatrava case and is simply (IMHO) beautiful...

Yes, and the bezel is a scratch magnet

I love the 5496P. There… I’ve said it. This watch is one of my absolute favorites and why not? It is a grand complication retrograde perpetual calendar

As you know, I’m in the 5496P lovers camp too.

Thank you Volker for your reply and your honest assessment of the 3 dial variations. The honey-gold color is an unusual choice by Patek and very attractive!

Hi 👋 Patekova, this PC with retrograde date IMO is a

Gordon, I appreciate your detailed analysis. Certain watches contrary to the focus on “sport” models have done extremely well. I

Great observation Patekova ! Perhaps if your 5496P

Patekova, as someone who once seriously considered purchasing the 5496p-015, I'll give you my honest opinion (why haven't I bought it yet?).I wanted to add a watch with a retrograde function to my collection.

I wanted to add a watch with a retrograde function to my collection. The far right wing was this 5496p-015. The reason is that it is made of platinum and has a three-dimensional date, and the gold (J?) hands on the silver dial are very cool.

I've encountered other iterations of the same 5496, but I haven't had the opportunity to actually see it (-015) for a long time, but a year ago I picked up this model for the first time at a shop.

My first impression at that time was (I was a little worried) that the design process of the moon phase window circle felt strange.I think PP himself was also confused about this matter.

IMHO I think it is desirable that the moon phase small circle should be a complete circle with either a 24-hour display, second hand, date, or chrono hand.

Otherwise, there may be a way to fill in the gaps with stars like #4947 for women. 5373 and 6002 are exceptional．this is the only reason for me

And of course, I'm pretty sure this has a lot of potential for the 5020P in the future. After writing this far, I began to wonder if I should buy it (^^)/

Additional supplement. Like the 6002 case, it makes sense to me if a slightly larger circle line is drawn around the circumference of the semicircular moon phase.

Thanks Shun for all your comments and reflections. As I recall in Patek’s description of the dial the gold markers were described as pink or rose.

Oh, you have a 5020P!

I love this specific reference......

Thank you for your kinds words. Yes it is a PP strap, matte champagne tan.

This champagne tan strap matches the R gold indexes and hands, so I think it's a good choice.

Thanks. Tried a shiny shiny Royal blue recently. Very sharp but I thought it overwhelmed the innate beauty of the watch

Looks great also. Bold vs. subdued

Thanks!

I love this...always have...just don't have the funds : )

Hope some day it happens for you.

Love 5496!

The honey version is very appealing. Had a chance to buy a pre owned sealed one at a ridiculously low price, but better sense prevailed and I passed.

Yes I passed as well…

Very much agree with you about the center seconds hand. When looking at a watch I like to seem continuous movement of some kind.

Very nice!!

Thank you!

I like your version, but I prefer the

Appreciate your detailed review. Seems like the honey gold is very appreciated by the Forum members. As far as the bezel, I find it’s austere look (like the 570)

my only gripe with it is the size, it should be smaller imo

Yes, the watch is definitely not small, but size is so subjective. It is on the outer size limit of what I can wear. Others might say it is too small and would prefer 44 mm😊

Yes, and the bezel is a scratch magnet

It is definitely a very appealing watch.

Thank you for your kind words!

And hello back. Looks spectacular in RG. Warm, inviting, elegant and rich looking while I would describe the P as icey cool.

It is a really lovely watch.

Thank you for the very nice things you wrote!

Looks like an annual calendar to me. Is the year displayed on the back? Not that it really matters, how hard is it to make a minor date adjustment once every 4 years. Generally I'm not a fan

Thanks for all your comments and kind words. The year (indicated by the 4 year leap year cycle) is in the small window below 12. Eg 2023 is year 3.

Oh, I see. I thought that III was referring to how close it is to leap year. Thanks for explaining that!

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Strap works very well

Appreciate the compliment. Thanks!

Thank you for letting us know that we cant hurt your feelings, because i struggle with this reference to be honest. Not a fan of retrograde either. And i do agree with the comments of anaroku on the moonphase.

Yes, you don’t have to worry about hurting my feelings. In fact, I appreciate reading a contrarian viewpoint. So thanks for writing.😊

Cool. Thank you for posting :)

I think it’s a legend

Don’t know that I agree about the “legend” part but I definitely appreciate your very kind words. So thanks!