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Hands-On With The Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227 – Is 39mm Still Sophisticated Enough?

  1. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday Jul 17, 2014

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    Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227 To a lot of people, Patek Philippe equals mechanical and complex complications such as a perpetual calendar, minute repeater or even a chronograph. However, let’s not forget that Patek Philippe also has a powerful collection of subtle Calatrava timepieces. Today, we will have a look at this Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227. At first sight, the Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227 seems to be a Calatrava like any other Calatrava you’ve seen, but again it are these subtleties that make it stand out. The Calatrava was first created in 1932 and earned an important spot in the Patek Philippe collection […]
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  2. NT931 Jul 17, 2014

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    You had me at 'Calatrava'... :D
     
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  3. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! Jul 17, 2014

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    It's a gorgeous watch. Tried one on recently...
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  4. tinger Jul 17, 2014

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    Love the simple clean dial.
    No way I can afford one but I do have this..
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  5. amblin Jul 18, 2014

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    I used to own a GS GMT (SBGM003) ,one of my favorite design with GMT feature But the blue GMT hand seemed so close to the dial and I always thought it'll get jammed by the small silver GS mark above 6....
     
  6. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 18, 2014

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    Settling with this for now.

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