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Gil, thank you for your open and honest and well expressed opinion. It serves to highlight the very point that I myself was trying to get across but lost in my rant up above... that it is simply too subjective a discourse to even attempt to put down objective levels of critique.
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Lee, you've said it best here.
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Reading you loud and clear... Ten Four Roger Roger... this is ghost Rider to Tower... requesting permission for fly-by...
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People, Patek don't only make dress watches... this is a common misconception. The Nautilus and Aquanauts are not dress watches, in fact, I'd be hard pressed to call the 5296G a dress watch 'cos it is so versatile...
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The hand crafted quality of a PP is superb. Rolex is a luxury tank, and PP is Rolls Royce.
Lee, I love the PP 5296G as well... It is on my list when I go for a trip to HK! ![]()
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Is the PP 324 SC movement (used in the Nautilus) as advanced as Rolex Calibers like the 3135 or 4130?
Does the 324 have a Breuget overcoil, balanced bridge, non-magnetic spring etc. like the Rolex Calibers, or even more advanced features? |
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Thanks for the contributions.
My take is: Rolex and VC are my favorite brands. I don't own a VC, but so many of their designs ("classic modern"?) are absolutely stunning. VC is the only watch manufacturer whose watches I can peruse and want to own the highest percentage of. They are incredible designers. Rolex -- what can I say? The Submariner is the most handsome watch I have seen on the planet. PP I can appreciate their craftsmanship but their designs do not fit with my personal lifestyle. |
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There isn't any non-magnetic spring in the 3135. In the 4130, yes. Dual bridge is not a feature of Patek, but they don't expect you to go bungee jumping wearing a Patek. Having said that, the 324 probably contains a silicon escape wheel which is a Patek exclusive. The Breguet overcoil isn't anything new. It's been around for years. Centuries even. |
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Here comes J like a bull in a china shop.
I see it this way PP and VC are like your Rembrandts, Gauguins or Botticellis. Pieces of artwork that many may recognise the quality of but most non-wis and lay people would hardly bat an eyelid. Rare, original and a little temperamental. Rolex are like your Jack Vetriano or Monet. Beautiful with an astounding level of quality but something everybody knows. Robust and safe. J |
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Not in older 3135-based Rolexes, but the 3135 movement in the Deep Sea Dweller WILL have a Parachrom Bleu hairspring
Yet lots of expensive watches do not incorporate one. Wonder if the Patek Cal 324 uses one, or is designed to perform as well without one |
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Okay, I'll check on the coil type for you. What I do know is that PP has been using their own Giromax balance and spring design for years, since the late 1940s.
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I wouldn't compare these three>>>
imho, V.C and Patek are on another level from Rolex.
Beside pricepoint, these brands fill different needs. I think it's too hypothetical. Frank |
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Many thanks, Jedi! My query seems to be going off-topic, so I'll start a discussion on PP vs. Rolex movements in a new thread.
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