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with such a tonneau-cushion case and a seconds hand are the following ones. Best, Emmanuel Ref. 3585 www.watchprosite.com credit: analog shift Ref. 5950 & 5951 www.watchprosite.com Ref. 3670A www.watchprosite.com credit: @timvaux Ref. 5275P credit: antiqu

As a complement to my post from yesterday concerning the "simple" retrograde perpetual calendars , here are the "complicated" ones, meaning the ones including a minute repeater complication and, for some of them, also a tourbillon. I have also dedicated a

Note that this thread includes only the "simple" retrograde perpetual calendars, meaning those with no other complications. Therefore, the references with a minute repeater and a tourbillon (5013, 5016, 5213, 5216, 5217, 5316) are deliberately lefts aside

Here are 39 models ordered more or less by increasing complexity. Have a nice Sunday. 1. SMALL SECONDS Henry Graves Jr.'s Minute Repeater (cal. no. 97,589) credit: Hodinkee Ref. 2419 (cal. ?) credit: hodinkee Ref. 2524 (cal. ?) 2524/1 (credit: Hodinkee) 2

...is the ref. 5013 in any metal/dial combo. And one that I might be able to afford with a lot of luck with some pre-IPO stock is the ref. 5950A But both about as likely as having a 1960s-era Sophia Loren as my girlfriend : )

a definitive answer on that. Before I do, I think a little background will be helpful. One might assume that if all gold versions of a specific Patek grand complication come with 2 backs certainly the more expensive and exclusive platinum version would al

One of the great joys of collecting is the different views people have and sharing with fellow watch lovers. If asked to rank them I would find it impossible! So let me ask a question - what next? 5070g/r/j are all lovely pieces and I think the 5016p blac

The 5020, which has the same exact movement as the 3970, was much maligned when it was introduced. A dismal failure in terms of sales, the almost universal reaction could be described in one word - "ugly" with a few !!! s. How the 5020 became "beautiful",

Introduction Let me put the things straight. Modern oversized watches are not my cup of tea. Anything above a 40 mm diameter hardly gets my attention. I still remember that, 15 years, ago the 37 mm 5107 reference was called the ‘Calatrava Grande Taille‘ i

I have been collecting vintage, modern and current Patek Philippe watches for many years, with an extreme passion for the brand and great appreciation for the innovations, quality, beauty, exclusivity and the long term value that has characterized its wat