Posts Tagged ‘Perpetual Calendar Chronograph’
3970EG Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
With all the headlines this week, it seems to me worth taking a moment to contemplate the glory days of the Patek Philippe we all fell in love with. Last time I wrote about a 3970, I began, ‘If an alien was beamed down to Earth, or Mark Zuckerberg asked you (which amounts to the…
Read MoreFourth Series 2499 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
If you had to choose just one Patek Philippe of recent history to represent what we love about the brand, or perhaps what the brand used to be, it would have to be either a 5004, 3970, 3940, or, indeed, 2499. These are the height of the brand’s ability in serialized complication, ingenious solutions, finishing,…
Read More5970R Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
Everyone seems to be waiting with bated breath, hope, and timid caution to find out just how time will judge the 5970. You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again, this is the last of the Lemania ébauches; 5270 that followed axed that tradition. But, further, the 5970 was the last Perpetual Calendar Chronograph…
Read MoreSalmon Dial 49005 Vacheron Constantin Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, Platinum
In 1992, Vacheron Constantin launched what they called the 7 marvels: 7 technically or artistically exceptional new efforts. One of them was this ref. 49005, Vacheron’s first Perpetual Calendar Chronograph and answer to the 3970. Except where only two known 3970s were made with salmon dials (one formerly owned by Eric Clapton) , there are…
Read MoreFourth Series Patek Philippe 3970EP
If an alien was beamed down to Earth, or Mark Zuckerberg asked you (which amounts to the same thing, really), you’d have a hard time explaining why the 2499 is a million (and up) dollar watch in USD while this 3970 is a ‘mere’ 150-250K-ish watch, broadly speaking. But, show the Zuckerberg-alien a 5970 and…
Read More1518 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph in Pink Gold
If you collect vintage long enough, you’ll hear an aphorism oft repeated, ‘All roads lead to Patek Philippe.’ Now, I would argue this is a bit reductive, personal tastes can lead elsewhere and there are exceptional collectors who specialize in other disciplines with equal scholarship. But if you’re the sort of person that studies mechanical…
Read More8136901 Ebel ‘El Primero’ Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
When I was growing up, Lululemon didn’t make socks. The 90s were tall white Nikes. Then for all of the 2000s and early 2010s, if a sock extended above your ankle you were a virgin. Now, the youth who say things like ‘rizz’ and ‘that slaps’ are wearing Nikes almost up to the knee again.…
Read More49005 Vacheron Constantin Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
In the latter portion of my formative years, the three apes of Top Gear invented a phrase that has since fallen by the wayside, but is one I find quite useful: ‘MFB’, short for mother-f*cking Bentley. This was a slightly more nuanced point than it seemed at face value. At that point in time, Bentley…
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