What Patek is doing RIGHT with DRESS/STRAP watches

[Russell996]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I think the 12 r is a dress watch. Personal view

It’s a no from me.

[broken_link]

Originally Posted by bearxj86

I don't argue anymore. Because in 1 week I will have forgotten and she will remember FOR LIFE. Learned that after the first decade of marriage when I realized that each fight lasted longer because there were more "events" to remember.

Women will punish you for everything they have forgiven.

[ap1]

Originally Posted by pam66

yes

No, elegant sport

[benlee]

Originally Posted by bearxj86

Yes - Camille Fournet, Hodinkee straps, anything as long as it's good quality and matches well...

Originally Posted by zahain

I thought 3rd party straps are common practice to do? Patek don’t supply a orange gator but the quality is the same and somewhat better as i have a rubberized calf on the underside so it should last longer/no smell


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My Pateks comes with quick release springbar so I am not sure if 3rd party straps will fit well compare to OEM. Will be disaster if they "give way" while wearing. Probably worry too much.

[broken_link]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

Agree. Let’s get this thread back on track!

My favorite picture of my favorite watch. Strap and jeans!

I think this might be ok to wear with jeans because Patek shows some frugality here in using only 0,1,2 for their applied numerals. It’s certainly cheaper to produce just three different numerals as ten of them.
I would say the watch certainly qualifies for smart casual. ;-)

[Bearxj86]

Originally Posted by benlee

My Pateks comes with quick release springbar so I am not sure if 3rd party straps will fit well compare to OEM. Will be disaster if they "give way" while wearing. Probably worry too much.

You can take a thin razor and cut the strap to allow the springbar to fit. You can order them from Patek or you can also take it out of your OEM strap.

[d11n]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

On this forum, which is known to be sports-watch-centric, there seems to be a turning of the tide, even if ever so slightly.

The “dress” watch threads are more abundant. The content and support in the “itch” threads related to strap watches are more prevalent.

What gives?

I think it’s the more modern size of Patek’s dress watches and the move away from the typical dressy straps that used to go with them.

The 5524g on calf and now often shown with the dark strap is awesome.

The 5212a on calf strap (and a few pics with it on darker straps) likewise looks fantastic.

Even the 5270p and 5370p on more “fun” straps makes these “dress” watches less dressy and more causal.

The secondary market prices of these Nautilus and Aquanauts are inline to more than some of these more horologically impressive pieces. If you can’t own them all, then it’s easy to see why “dress” / strap watches are regaining interest and many are moving out of the sports models into the strap watches again.

I’d rather wear a 5270p or 5212a than a nautilus with jeans. But that’s me.

well said...I agree. I love wearing my dress watches with jeans.