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Eric Clapton's Platinum Patek Philippe To Be Auctioned At Christie's

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Crap! Looks like a Ref 2499, from memory the last highest sale was around 2.9M, and that was a rose gold 37mm rare case example, but I had no idea they even made platinum 2499s.
 
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Awww man, why did they go and ruin that watch with a chronograph? 😲
 
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Awww man, why did they go and ruin that watch with a chronograph? 😲
So save yourself 3.3 million and buy the non-chrono at only 700K

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So save yourself 3.3 million and buy the non-chrono at only 700K

I did that one better - saved myself an additional 697K and got an engine turned guilloché dial to boot. Of course, it doesn't say Patek on the dial but who's keeping score?
 
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I actually like complicated vintage dress watches a fair bit, my desire for a Patek 5070 was part of my motivation for the Omega OT2872 Cal 320 in 18K, a moonphase triple date would be great were it not for the fact that original clean dials are rarer than hen's teeth. And I don't like the JLC ones for some reason, I should but I don't lol. I'm actually rather pleased that 320 has an original dial that isn't trashed, especially at the price I paid.
 
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Hmmmm, I'm smelling a Chronoswiss for Soccer Timer temporary swap once the newness of each wears off.
 
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Hmmmm, I'm smelling a Chronoswiss for Soccer Timer temporary swap once the newness of each wears off.
Hmm, what's it look like again?
 
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I love that Patek but the crown is a bit much, looks like it fell off an IWC Big Pilot
 
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dsio dsio
I love that Patek but the crown is a bit much, looks like it fell off an IWC Big Pilot
What you takin', it's petite☕ . A lot smaller then that monster turnip on Dennis's Chronoswiss 😁
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What you takin', it's petite☕ . A lot smaller then that monster turnip on Dennis's Chronoswiss 😁
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Yea but a disco ball for a crown does seem appropriate for Dennis, the Patek one does look just very un-Patek
 
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It's not a disco ball, it's an attic vent.

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.... and for some reason, lugs like those two watches have seem to go with these types of serrated crowns.
 
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Yea but a disco ball for a crown does seem appropriate for Dennis, the Patek one does look just very un-Patek
Go look at it in person, then come back and tell me 😜
 
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Go look at it in person, then come back and tell me 😜

I'll second that. The Tiffany's in the Ala Moana mall in Honoulu had it and a few more stunning Patek pieces.
 
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