Wrist Check - 2018

[chris56]

Continuing the theme of Annual Calendars ...
Today is a 5726A - probably a more practical watch than the other two in that it has 120m water resistance and SS bracelet etc. The day date and month are probably easier to read at a glance.

with the rear shot - different movement to the 5146 but again I feel that the ALS movement is finished to a higher standard.

[53x11]

sidicks said:

chris56 said:

You own the PP watch above AND the L&S watch below?

chris56 said:

Very jealous!!

The L&S is perfect.


If I was you, I'd spend all day looking at my watches and never getting anything done!

I agree but this illustrates why im drawn to Lange and only a few PP.

When the two are side by side like that I feel the sub dials on the PP are too close to the dial center. If they made the batons slightly smaller and moved the sub dials out it would be more balanced in my eyes. the white contrast date window is also something I don't personally like (and date windows at 4 on many of the modern 7750 based Chronos).

I appreciate the mechanical excellence in both though.

[dimots]

They can't move the sub dials out because the movement is a shared one the 324 (324 S C I think?).

• EDIT - it's the 324 S IRM QA LU

https://www.patek.com/en/collection/movements

ALS is built for the watch I believe, so any dial layout is possible.

HOWEVER...PP patented the annual calendar and this watch looks much like the first one (from the 1990s). PP also patented the perpetual calendar decades earlier...but that's in a different league.

There is a lot of history to the PP and the movement that you are buying into.

Edited by dimots on Wednesday 17th January 11:13

Edited by dimots on Wednesday 17th January 11:13

[Squadrone Rosso]

So said:

I generally don't like sports watches on leather, but I like that.

I have the bracelet too, both genuine items.

[So]

unrepentant said:

...and at the other end of the scale I wore my 1967 Bulova Aerojet automatic today. Simple but it works and it makes a change from the bigger watches I usually wear.

How are you getting on with the Evoque?

[sidicks]

chris56 said:

Continuing the theme of Annual Calendars ...
Today is a 5726A - probably a more practical watch than the other two in that it has 120m water resistance and SS bracelet etc. The day date and month are probably easier to read at a glance.

That’s nothing compared to the previous two!!

[unrepentant]

So said:

How are you getting on with the Evoque?

I don't have one. My wife drove one for 3 years, loved it. Switched her into a Disco Sport last year for the extra space. She loves that too.

[So]

unrepentant said:

So said:

How are you getting on with the Evoque?

I don't have one. My wife drove one for 3 years, loved it. Switched her into a Disco Sport last year for the extra space. She loves that too.

The Disco Sport is a better thing than I was expecting. I had one on loan for a few days and it was as good an urban runabout as you get. Attack speed bumps with impunity, park easily, carry loads / passengers, light steering. Very good.

The only time I liked it less was on motorways. Its light weight and light steering made it quite vulnerable to side winds and HGV drafts. On long, fast sweeping curves the light steering did not inspire confidence.

[nikaiyo2]

andy_s said:

Cheers, yes, there was about 50 est. made; 'sternzeit' = star time [sidereal] 'reguliert' = regulated, used for astronomical navigation for artillery units.

Wow I did not know they were “that” rare. I nearly picked up a Leonidas version for a great price but got sidetracked

[unrepentant]

So said:

unrepentant said:

So said:

How are you getting on with the Evoque?

I don't have one. My wife drove one for 3 years, loved it. Switched her into a Disco Sport last year for the extra space. She loves that too.

The Disco Sport is a better thing than I was expecting. I had one on loan for a few days and it was as good an urban runabout as you get. Attack speed bumps with impunity, park easily, carry loads / passengers, light steering. Very good.

The only time I liked it less was on motorways. Its light weight and light steering made it quite vulnerable to side winds and HGV drafts. On long, fast sweeping curves the light steering did not inspire confidence.

Loaners are usually poverty models. Get one with adaptive drive line and adaptive dynamics and they are fine. It's not that light either, weighs almost as much as the bigger (aluminum bodied) Velar or F-Pace. My wife's car has In Control Pro, adaptive dynamics, cooled seats, 825w Meridian etc.. It's better equipped than my F-Type!

[andy_s]

nikaiyo2 said:

Wow I did not know they were “that” rare. I nearly picked up a Leonidas version for a great price but got sidetracked

The Leonidas are great, on my list with the Cairellis before prices went berserk...!

[nikaiyo2]

andy_s said:

The Leonidas are great, on my list with the Cairellis before prices went berserk...!

The Cairellis are crazy right now, nearly £15k on C24 from a European seller :s

[T1547]

[andy tims]

The other very recent acquisition

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[nbetts]

andy tims said:

The other very recent acquisition

Fixed

[andy tims]

Cheers

[CardShark]

Chris - stunning watches, it's the Lange that really does it for me.

Andy - I've tried one one of those maybe 5-6 times now, it's a watch I really want to like however it just wears a touch too large. One day, though.

An old 'photo however it's been my DA36 today after wearing my Monta pretty much every day since getting it.

Edited by CardShark on Thursday 18th January 17:27

[chrismarr]

The first of 2018, bought in the sale. It's a grower. It's going on the bracelet in the next few days

[Caruso]

My 1st 3 register chrono.

[dimots]

I love that ^