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Yesterday, 05:21 AM | #1 |
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5212 Limited Edition Austria
Apparently, limited to 20 pieces.
Burgundy in colour.
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Yesterday, 05:27 AM | #2 |
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I googled it, indeed it looks very nice, thanks for the heads-up :)
A few editions have been made celebrating collaborations with retailers (green 5905 in Ireland, purple 5130 in Scotland, 5230 Boodles, etc...). Very rare and some are very attractive. |
Yesterday, 08:43 AM | #3 |
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Woah!
Always been a big fan of the 5212 and it's nice to see Patek experiment with new color and case combinations (assuming this won't be in steel) even if they're not particularly to my taste. I still prefer the original steel configuration but it surely doesn't matter if these are limited to 20 pcs lol. |
Yesterday, 10:07 AM | #4 |
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I love it, I really love it. I want a red dialed watch and if I could, this would be it.
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Yesterday, 11:21 AM | #5 |
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I'm on the first flight to Austria now.
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Yesterday, 11:48 AM | #6 |
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Interesting but prefer the white.
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Yesterday, 12:36 PM | #7 |
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They have also replaced the handwritten font (which made the original 5212A very unique) to a plain sans serif font.
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Yesterday, 12:45 PM | #8 |
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Good catch
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Replacing the handwriting destroyed this limited edition beyond repair, but there are 20 pieces only so we don't need to feel sad about patek (or the retailer) butchering this release |
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Yesterday, 03:55 PM | #11 |
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design came from PP, other that red is a historically important color for that vienna retailer
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Yesterday, 05:25 PM | #12 |
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Oh dear. Like the color but without the handwritten font it lacks a bit of soul.
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The color doesn't work for me regardless of the font... |
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Yesterday, 05:40 PM | #14 |
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WOW!! That is a cool colour for the dial
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Yesterday, 10:59 PM | #15 |
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To my eye, the only thing "better" about the red one is that there are only 20 being made.
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Yesterday, 11:08 PM | #16 |
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The red one feels kinda ruined by the date window and it is weird for me to say that as I have a few dark dial watches where the white date window doesn't bother me in the least.
Just to add, maybe my issue is that they apparently couldn't center the date window between the adjacent sector rings (i.e., position it a bit further left). |
Today, 06:36 AM | #17 |
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The font and dial color of the OG make it better than this LE. Not sure what PP was thinking here.
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Today, 09:36 AM | #18 |
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not a fan. that red is boring.
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Today, 10:18 AM | #19 |
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Is this any indication the white dial OG may be discontinued next year?
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Today, 12:40 PM | #20 |
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Isn't it a bit odd that this is a LE for an Austrian retailer but all the info on dial is in English? I would have thought German would be an appropriate choice given its market.
Also not a fan of the plain text on this one. Makes it look even busier and overwhelming with the sharp contrast compared to the regular one. |
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