Patek Philippe

To say it straight, I was less disappointed than on the first pictures I saw. It is a Watch to be seen in the real, as suspected, if you want to judge it.

The case, which makes you think of the Omega Speedmaster, with its lyre lugs, is less macho, more refined, but maybe a tad too mannered for my taste, as well as the decoration of the buckle.

The choice of a black dial is an excellent idea, for this world time, as it gives a delicious strenght to this world time The starry sky adds a atouch of elegance and poetry.

Now, the bump hiding the moonphase is a bit weird, even if it is well done, as expected, but it ruins a bit the center part of this dial, in my opinion.

The moon is beautifully made, but you will have to set it, if you don't wear the 5575 for a while, which is a problem for every moonphase not linked to a perpetual chronograph. And to set it requires that you find a dedicated site on the net, to tell you what is the correct moonphase... Not very practical.

I regret that Patek didn't opt for a bigger dial. The dimensions seem to be the same than on the 5130, which were the same than on the 5110, but since the first version, which was 37 mm big, the case gained 2, 8 mm.

So, like with the 5130, Patek enlarged the ring of the cities of the world, but didn't change the diameter of the center part of the dial, which makes it look smaller and breaks the coherence we had on the 5110.

A missed opportunity to re think the proportions of the dial, since we have a new case, which is sad, in my world time radical fan opinion.

Now the hands... I must say that I am crazy about them. We had the spade hands on the 5110, the cissor hands on the 5130. Now we have these ones, on the 5575. And they are delicious.

The legibility? Well.... Since we admire time more than we read it, not really a problem.

The solid case back? Not a problem. The Cal 240 HU is pleasant to see, but nothing extraordinary, here, so why not a solid case back. The good solution would have been to go for a " hunter " case back, which would give you the possibility to see the movement " à la demande ", but it would enhance the thickness of the case. So... A wrong good idea?

The fact that it is limited to 1300 pièces is not a big deal. If Patek decides to launch this reference in different metals ( yellow gold, rose gold and platinum ) it may not be that exclusive.

So you go for it because you love it, not for its exclusivity ( 1300 pièces is not really exclusive, by the way ).

Yes, finally, seeing it in the real confrimed my first intuition. Not a bad Watch, better in the flesh than on pictures, but I expected something more.... Consistant, maybe.

So, if I had to do a hierarchy, I would say that my first choice would be the 5110, my second choice would be the 5131, and my last choice would be this 5575.

Here are the promised pictures, thanks to the kindness of its owner.

 

 

 

 

And a family picture, to conclude in beauty:

 

Best,

Nicolas

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