Patek Philippe cal. 240

[Adam2941]

Does anyone know where to locate Walt Odets’ review articles about the Patek Phillippe cal. 240 micro rotor movement? I can find mentions of them online but not the articles themselves. One is apparently a review, and the other a photo essay. Odets is quite an interesting person and an acute observer of horology.

 

[Tony C.]

It won't be easy, I'm afraid. His reviews of individual watches that appeared on Timezone ~25 years ago are no longer archived on that site. I saved a couple of them in pdf format, but not the PP 240 one. Someone else may have, though.

For those who are unfamiliar with Odets, he is indeed a very interesting and knowledgeable man, and you can get a taste of this from this linked "The Great Lange Debate", in which he is critical of Lange, and very complimentary of Patek in comparison.

http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/LangeDebateText.html

 

[Adam2941]

He is also famous (and infamous) for his devastating review of a Rolex Explorer 14270:

http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/the-rolex-explorer-ref-14270-part-1/

http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/the-rolex-explorer-ref-14270-part-2/

 

[Pun]

Tony C.

It won't be easy, I'm afraid. His reviews of individual watches that appeared on Timezone ~25 years ago are no longer archived on that site. I saved a couple of them in pdf format, but not the PP 240 one. Someone else may have, though.

For those who are unfamiliar with Odets, he is indeed a very interesting and knowledgeable man, and you can get a taste of this from this linked "The Great Lange Debate", in which he is critical of Lange, and very complimentary of Patek in comparison.

http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/LangeDebateText.html

Thanks for a great link. I have enjoyed my morning reading. Thanks to you again. Regards

 

[HamDoctor]

Adam2941

Does anyone know where to locate Walt Odets’ review articles about the Patek Phillippe cal. 240 micro rotor movement? I can find mentions of them online but not the articles themselves. One is apparently a review, and the other a photo essay. Odets is quite an interesting person and an acute observer of horology.

Was this the one you had been looking for? It's called "Sweet and Simple: A Photographic Portrait of the Patek Caliber 240 by Walt Odets" and I found it on the Wayback machine (archive.org):

https://web.archive.org/web/20140213183359/http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/240/

 

[Tony C.]

HamDoctor

Was this the one you had been looking for?

Good find! I seem to recall a more extensive article, but that is a useful reference to it.

 

[Adam2941]

Here is another great one by Odets about Chopard:
https://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/from-the-house-of-happy-diamonds-the-chopard-l-u-c-caliber-1-96/

 

[Adam2941]

HamDoctor

Was this the one you had been looking for? It's called "Sweet and Simple: A Photographic Portrait of the Patek Caliber 240 by Walt Odets" and I found it on the Wayback machine (archive.org):

https://web.archive.org/web/20140213183359/http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/240/

Thank you. That is great. Yes, I believe there is also another more extensive one, but this one will get us going!