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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! MW |
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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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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9 October 2012, 11:20 PM | #4 |
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Nice Mr. Wood, very nice indeed.
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9 October 2012, 11:33 PM | #5 |
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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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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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10 October 2012, 01:07 AM | #7 |
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Nice
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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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10 October 2012, 06:29 AM | #9 |
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Very nice!!
Thanks for sharing Mike.
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10 October 2012, 07:47 AM | #10 |
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Congrats! That watch is fantastic! Love the deployment clasp!
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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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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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A stunner, Mike!
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Looks Great!
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Beautiful...
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Very nice!
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Gorgeous
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12 October 2012, 12:39 AM | #19 |
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Not bad... look nice.
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