Patek Philippe - stainless a bad idea?

[longblackcoat]

PJ S said:

https://www.chrono24.com/en/patekphilippe/annual-c... – if like the Nautilus, it'll cost £100 to re-polish.
https://www.chrono24.com/en/patekphilippe/annual-c...
https://www.chrono24.com/en/patekphilippe/platinum... – joke price for something 5 years older!

The first of those is particularly interesting. There's zero point in getting an unworn watch, because this is very definitely not for a cabinet, but for my wrist. And, as you say, you can get it re polished for a nominal amount.

A phone call to Germany tomorrow, I think.

[PJ S]

Before you do....

https://www.chronext.com/patek-philippe/annual-cal...

Make sure you're getting box/papers/pusher tool – and if no papers, Extract from the Archive (which costs £100+) to prove authenticity.

[gvij]

Don't know about patek but I have a white gold rolex day date that is 20 y old and looks as new. And it flies under the radar and looks like any other watch. Compared to the yellow gold version that is a African dictators go to watch.

[yeti]

UK dealer watch for sub-£13k

http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Patek%20Philippe/Annu...

You can all trot out the usual crap, but that's a very cheap and guaranteed watch.

[longblackcoat]

yeti said:

UK dealer watch for sub-£13k

http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Patek%20Philippe/Annu...

You can all trot out the usual crap, but that's a very cheap and guaranteed watch.

Does seem cheap, doesn't it, particularly against the rest of their stock. The box and papers seem to make a disproportionate difference, given that you can get the provenance provided by PP for not too much.

I wandered over to look at the the 5035G's they had in stock, having been assured that two of the three were in the Bank showroom. When I got there, there were none to be had; they'd been sent to the Maidstone branch instead, and I'd been misinformed. Hugely annoying, and puts me off dealing with them to some degree.

Really wanted to see what the white gold version looked like versus the platinum - I'd tried on a 5146P at the PP boutique the previous day, and was very happy with it, but I liked the white gold version more than I thought I would. Might yet be swayed that direction.

Anyway, I'll see what turns up. If possible, I'd prefer to buy face to face rather than on the internet, and ideally not from a dealer.

[sealtt]

yeti said:

UK dealer watch for sub-£13k

http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Patek%20Philippe/Annu...

You can all trot out the usual crap, but that's a very cheap and guaranteed watch.

Wow that's a fantastic deal, tempted to purchase at that price.