My new toy just arrived..patek 5167

[time]

Congrats... nice pp! Wear it well.

[al_mal001]

Very nice indeed! I like it!!!!

[simbal]

Beautiful! i need to have one one day!

[HKperf]

much appreciate the complements..
couldn't justify the cost of one of these but after have a few words with a watch expert, is swinging me back toward appreciating the watch even more. some of these patek piece's take close to a year to be put togather. the movement i have in my 5167 is a pretty standard calibre for patek and takes close to 10 months to put one together i heard...lots of time in this time piece~
good enough for me i guess...

[Jedi]

Originally Posted by unknown

It will be around 600 - 700 per year. for the aquanaut

Afaik PP makes more or less 40.000 watches per year. Of which 12.000 quartz for woman ( aquanaut quartz, ref 24)

So 'only' 28.000 are mechanical.

It is not a cheap watch but it's is worth it's price. Like others said before, this is another league :)

Some sources quote 600-700 to be the number of steel pieces PP makes in one year.

And I loooooooove the Aquanaut, just that the 5165 fits me better. Great to see more Aquanauts in the TRF community.

[Felly Jr.]

John, will you still want to hang out even though I don't own a Patek?

I'm afraid you are going to leave me in the dust now cuz we aren't in the same league anymore. ......................

[HKperf]

i would have a heart attack if i got a nick on my watch..at least you feel comfortable wearing your pam's haha..

[krlyuzh]

Originally Posted by warrenmich

Call me ignorant but why is that watch 17.5k? I understand the PP watches are exclusive but how many of those are made? I have a hard time justifying my Rolex price!

The quality and craftmanship of these timepieces is incredible. They are also very exclusive.

Rolex makes about 35,000 SS Daytona a year worldwide. Now, we all know how hard it is to get those, right? Well, PP makes about 35,000 watches TOTAL a year. Not just a certain model.

[rpryan55]

Originally Posted by kirill

Rolex makes about 35,000 SS Daytona a year worldwide.

Kirill, couldn't agree with you more about Patek Philippe's exclusivity, but can you tell me how you got this figure about the Daytonas? I'm curious because I thought the total was lower.

[Thomas Carey]

I know that more and more high end watches will be coming out with rubber straps as it really has quite an effect from a visual stand point on some designs. But I just can't see spending big money on a watch that has a rubber strap.

According to National Jeweler based on the last Basel show etc. we will be seeing a lot more upper end offerings with rubber straps.

Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

[krlyuzh]

Originally Posted by rpryan55

Kirill, couldn't agree with you more about Patek Philippe's exclusivity, but can you tell me how you got this figure about the Daytonas? I'm curious because I thought the total was lower.

That is just the number that was thrown at me while at Patek training. 35,000 does sound like a legit number for WOLRDWIDE. I mean there are hundreds, if not thousands of Rolex AD's worldwide. Personally, just in this store, I get 2-3 a year (white and black dials combined). I'm sure it was researched prior to telling me that. BTW i just got a rare 5159 in stock. AHHH beautiful!

[Thomas Carey]

Originally Posted by kirill

That is just the number that was thrown at me while at Patek training. 35,000 does sound like a legit number for WOLRDWIDE. I mean there are hundreds, if not thousands of Rolex AD's worldwide. Personally, just in this store, I get 2-3 a year (white and black dials combined). I'm sure it was researched prior to telling me that. BTW i just got a rare 5159 in stock. AHHH beautiful!

I am thinking that numbers is not too far off.

Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

[explodingtaco]

Originally Posted by Thomas Carey

But I just can't see spending big money on a watch that has a rubber strap.

I LOVE my rubber strap!

[rpryan55]

Originally Posted by kirill

That is just the number that was thrown at me while at Patek training. 35,000 does sound like a legit number for WOLRDWIDE. I mean there are hundreds, if not thousands of Rolex AD's worldwide. Personally, just in this store, I get 2-3 a year (white and black dials combined). I'm sure it was researched prior to telling me that. BTW i just got a rare 5159 in stock. AHHH beautiful!

Makes some sense to me, and if Patek states it for a fact, I'll accept it. Besides, I would never argue watches with a Patek-trained WIS.
Love that 5159 retrograde date and perpetual calender - a beautiful movement as well. Can you pm me the price?

[DARK_KNIGHT]

HK,

You were able to buy into something that is truly EXCLUSIVE, not hype.

While it didn't come "cheap"...........it is certainly worth it , if you are happy.

[Jedi]

The 5159 comes in YG and WG. The MSRP are $83,200 and $79,900 accordingly.

[HKperf]

haha..the total number on the SS daytonas are under 4000. if rolex made 35000 daytonas per year, we can all have one~

[krlyuzh]

Originally Posted by Jedi

The 5159 comes in YG and WG. The MSRP are $83,200 and $79,900 accordingly.

You have the numbers swapped. YG is 79, wg is 83

[simplicity]

congrats this Aquanaut is gorgeous; enjoy it