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Patek Philippe: 5711...

Agree with above, the 5711 is a much better watch to wear. I believe that the Patek Philippe Seal equipped cal. 324 use the spiromax hairspring (if so, silicium hairsprings are not subject to concerns of magnetism another plus). Not to mention the warranty and being the first owner points, which are
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Patek Philippe: 5396 and 5726

I strongly believe that the 5726 uses the same movement as the 5396 (cal. 324 S QA LU 24H). While I agree that a specific owner's manual to the 5726 would be great, the fact remains that there need not be separate setting instructions for the same movement. Perhaps on the next run of manuals, they w
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Horological Meandering: Depends...

I strongly prefer white dials on dress watches and black dials on sport watches. So I guess my preference would be: white, all arabic dial for a "dress" chrono (Patek, Vacheron, etc), and a black all arabic dial on a "sport" chrono (Rolex, BVLGARI, Panerai). I, however, have a preference for stick m
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Audemars Piguet: i think

I think that the 15300 uses a butterfly-type clasp instead of the foldover clasp (in steel). Paul
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Patek Philippe: this is a tough one...

since many people who are in the market for a Nautilus have exactly this same question. For me, the answer is the 5980/1A-014 (black dial). I was never a huge fan of the 5712, only because I felt that the combination of complications did not really make sense in a "sport" watch. When I first saw the
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Harry Winston: Way to go Ed!

Patience paid off in spades today. Great watch! Never let it go. Paul
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Horological Meandering: You are right...

Bob - You're right. I must have missed that you were interersted in a non-date watch. Paul
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Patek Philippe: Yes, currently...

But I would never put anything past Patek, especially when it comes to metal color variations of pieces. Paul
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Horological Meandering: Breguet, but

They do make a matte/shiny finish option on the Type XX bracelet. Paul
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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Patek Philippe: no worries

No worries man. Honestly, while it is a bit avant garde for Patek, it is still miles away from your collection and more toward the dress side than the sport. Paul
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By: THE Paul Erhardt
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