5146g or 5205g
If money is not an issue,
5146 imho..
Out of exact these: the5146
Furthermore the 5205g is a sporty watch due to its size: fairly big.
The chamfered case is quite cool but still it is a pure casual elegance watch.
The 5146, nearly in any variant, can do both: casual and dress.
My choice in both cases would be: 5146j with slate grey dial or if wg also the grey dial and the 5205g with black dial.
But again: my vote goes much more towards the 5146.
Moritz
I agree with Moritz on this one
I purchased th 5146g when it first was released. I absolutely love this watch. I was in fact wearing this watch today. I was admiring it after lunch as the sun finally came out here and the slate dial is stunning. But I also really love the raised numerals. I find the only weakness the moon as the reflction can cause the white gold disk to be hard to see. But today we have a new moon so it is only the stars and boy it looked good. I like Moritiz' suggestion about the yellow gold with slate as it too is a stunner. I find that on my watch the brown strap is unique as it ages. I had on a light gray suit with a purple tone window pane and the coloring of this stap ages into a bordeaux color, a really perfect match. I find it looks great casual and dress, but have never used it in a short sleeve application. Here's a scan.
Best in your choice:
Joe
Nice shots from you and from Fernando there!
That is also slightly the same with the 5205, but here due to the reflectice saphire and the radiant dial the additional hands are not very obvious.
In YG and slate it is simply ful of "va-va-voom"
.Moritz
I love both designs but...
I love both designs but for a moderate wrist like mine I would pick a slate dial 5146G!
I associate Patek Philippe with moderately thick watches.
If it had not gone so far in price I would have picked it with pleasure, even instead of the 5711/1A
Best
Dje
I have hasitated also for too long ... now I have to dream again about the 5146 :-) [nt]
Prefer 5205G
I consider them both in the same category of "not really dress watches" because I hold the notion--the origins of which are obscure--that a true dress watch does not have subdials, a moonphase display, or other obvious complications. My reasons for preferring the 5205G are: larger size, fewer subdials, preference for apertures, more modern design, love the concave bezel, and love the sculpted lugs. As for suitability, I think both work with suits but the 5146 is too small to be worn with short sleeves unless one has a small wrist. Most of these points, as usual, are merely matters of taste, style, and cultural norms.
Park
5146
I personally love the 5146, and if I was buying again today I would have made the same choice.
5205G
Nice pic, agree with your comment. I took a different approach
Both look gorgeous. To me grey is fresh and black is mysterious. . [nt]
such a difficult choice
The 5146 is traditional classic Patek IMO. I agree it does seem to go with casual wear, but it's certainly a dressy watch as there is a lot going on on the dial.
The 5205 couldn't really be described at sporty, but its' clean lines and interesting dial make it more of an allrounder, but it is quite thick for a dressy watch.
The 5396 sits somewhere between the two - it's cleaner than the 5146 and thinner than the 5205.
I think Patek is actually being very clever providing these three choices in the (relatively affordable) annual calendar range. By the time you throw in the Nautilus AC, there really is an AC for everyone.
On balance, my favourite is the 5205, with the darker dial but I think they are all fantastic and it really is personal preference.
5146g grey dial for me
You have quite a difficult on your hands......
Finally my decision made
Although black was the majority but i admit i am the silver fans for this watch, not only it is more legible but also looks more clean and elegant.
I must say black looks stunning and yet sporty but I have too many dark col. dial and feel this i should go for silver grey, dressy and elegant.
