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And really there is only one reason. The seconds subdial is in the “right” place. I really don’t like it when older movements are shoehorned into “modern” cases and thereby making the dial proportions look off. A nice 570. Same Breguet numerals. Same two

Spotted by Tim Vaux for Hodinkee during the recent Miami Beach Antique Show 2026 is this braille watch signed “ Patek Philippe & Co Genève ”. It features a release button located at two o'clock on the case, allowing the crystal to be lifted in order to to

In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

In showcase 64 of the Patek Philippe Museum , entitled " The Second at the Center ", sits this magnificent watch with a two-tone sector dial signed “ Somazzi Lugano ”. The movement was manufactured in 1919 and the case in 1934 . As shown by these pages fr

Hi all, First post here! I am a Canadian and have been collecting for a decade or so. I have recently sold off my Omegas and JLCs and shifted focus to vintage Patek, I am currently hunting a mint YG 2508. I am visiting Japan and have been asking around fo

There is actually a number of options for Calatravas in 35mm size... and only you can decide according to your personal choice. For example you mention you don't want something "too old". I would recommend don't take something "dated" which is not quite t

Of course I can only agree that both 3796 and 5196 have a beautiful design but as many have mentioned the case design of 5196 is such that it looks odd on a 16cm because of the lug to lug dimension. On the other hand the 3796 is really small and unless yo

A Classic Beauty. Best, Nicolas

I know that ref. 1450 is considered the ugly duckling , only of interest to die-hard collectors of vintage Patek Philippe watches. And even they are not always very enthusiastic about the quirky design of the case, made by François Markowski . Some call i

A pure delight in a 36 mm steel case. Credit: Onlyvintagewatches. Best, Nicolas