Patek Philippe

We recently studied the technical improvements brought by the new Patek Philippe 5204 P, a brand new split-seconds perpetual calendar manual wind chronograph.

I will not discuss these aspects again as there is obviously nothing new on this side. You can still look at it there: patek.watchprosite.com

Since my article I had the opportunity to travel to Paris and see again that watch at the Patek Philippe Salon place Vendome. Here is a pictorial report so that you can see the watch under natural light and from many angles. Enjoy it!

The watch looks perfect on my wrist don't you think?

In fact I'm totally under the charm of this watch. I sincerely hope that those who were left cold by the Basel pics will get more appeal this time, especially if they appreciated the inner works.

I feel like a perfect sense of proportions between the different elements constituting the design.

Of course this watch is somewhat thick, with all this technical content. But it is moderately thick, and not out of proportion.

Even with a platinum case the volume and weight is perfectly wearable for a medium wrist like mine.

If someone dares to write that this watch is too large, look below before !

In love you know……

And it's not that much more expensive than the Mercedes SLS I test drove two months ago…

If you find the watch too cold, maybe a brown strap would bring a touch of warmness.

In fact with this watch I would not choose a SLS. I would take a 1950s Ferrari spider!

The watch is classic, but still not vintage looking, thanks to its hands and indices.

It's just a simple round watch.

More readable than ever !

Great classics never die !

I love these lugs too.

The back side is a very very nice view too.

I'm sure you'd like to see all this working !

The advantage of a manual wind chronograph is that you can see how it works.

There are so many moving parts…

wouldn't you like to caress these angled bridges and parts ?

I like the way the light plays on these parts. It's not too colourful, but very bright.

In fact it's  a toy.

I tried to see if the indices were bright in the darkness but no !

They don't seem to be luminescent in fact. Maybe it's just the proto?

The only question is if I like it more than the 5970P. Maybe yes…

So what to say ? It's a great re-interpretation of a classic!

I hope you liked it.

Best

Dje