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Old 9 October 2012, 11:02 PM   #1
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Happy Birthday Gondolo..!

Treated my Gondolo Calendario to a little present to celebrate its 7th birthday.

The watch came fitted with the 18ct Patek pin-buckle as standard, which I have always felt was penny-pinching by PP. I quickly fitted the strap with a Hirsch gold-plated deployant buckle and wore it that way for seven years.

On my last trip to London, I picked up a new 18ct yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant buckle to "complete" my watch.

Wasn't cheap, but hey, good old Mastercard, and I think it was worth it!

Before, with the Hirsch buckle fitted...







and now...







Now back on my wrist!

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Old 9 October 2012, 11:07 PM   #2
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Looks beautiful Mike! And you sure are the first around here to have experimented with a third party strap on a Patek, very delicious!
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Old 9 October 2012, 11:17 PM   #3
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Thanks C...

but the strap was the Patek original... I only fitted a Hirsch buckle.

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Old 9 October 2012, 11:20 PM   #4
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Nice Mr. Wood, very nice indeed.
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Old 9 October 2012, 11:33 PM   #5
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but the strap was the Patek original... I only fitted a Hirsch buckle.

Oky, my bad, I guess still a first there with the buckle:), thought that strap looked exceptionally good for a Hirsch one, now I know why:)....so my wait continues for someone to experiment with a custom strap on their Patek!
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Old 10 October 2012, 01:05 AM   #6
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very nice!

hopefully they were willing to discount the precious metal
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Old 10 October 2012, 01:07 AM   #7
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Old 10 October 2012, 02:14 AM   #8
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Mike, that Gondolo is simply outstanding!

Happy birthday to her () and congratulations on that clasp, it looks great on it!
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Old 10 October 2012, 06:29 AM   #9
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Very nice!!

Thanks for sharing Mike.
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Old 10 October 2012, 07:47 AM   #10
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Congrats! That watch is fantastic! Love the deployment clasp!
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Old 10 October 2012, 08:26 AM   #11
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Very nice Mike my friend!! Well deserved and quite a beauty! Cheers,
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Old 11 October 2012, 02:08 AM   #12
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Can I be invited to her birthday party? beautiful piece!!
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Old 11 October 2012, 02:58 AM   #13
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A stunner, Mike!
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Old 11 October 2012, 04:03 AM   #14
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Old 11 October 2012, 08:22 AM   #15
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Old 11 October 2012, 09:13 PM   #17
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Old 11 October 2012, 11:23 PM   #18
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Old 12 October 2012, 12:39 AM   #19
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Not bad... look nice.
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