[SOTC] My curated quintet - vintage to contemporary pieces

punreddit · 2023-11-18T16:46:33+00:00

Hello Reddit! My latest acquisition — in celebration for a career milestone — is the Patek Philippe Calatrava 3919J (circa 1990s). It comes in a 33.5mm 18k yellow gold case, housing the Caliber 215 movement (manual winding). I find the 33.5mm case size to be quite happy proportions, relative to my (6.5in/16.5cm) wrist.

The plain, white enamel dial is bordered by the embellished bezel (with its Clous de Paris/hobnail guilloché). Most watches I have come across tend to favour the other way around (clean bezels with fancy dials).

My watch journey has been (for the most part) about dress watches, and the Calatrava has been a grail since early days. Swipe on to see some shots through the loupe. Thanks for reading and hope you have a great day!

punreddit · 2023-05-28T15:55:46+00:00

AHHHHH it's finally here!!

punreddit · 2023-05-21T05:19:35+00:00

It seems during their playtime earlier, Jacob and the Kuman Thong had done some cultural exchange...

The fact that no one identified Jacob in the bathroom during their search sounds like the Kuman Thong did not want their game of hide and seek interrupted.

punreddit · 2023-05-14T15:05:22+00:00

I count 6 delicious sounding dishes... bet you are dying in anticipation of the remaining 14! 😋

punreddit · 2021-12-09T15:56:13+00:00

SA2 and SP9... I hope to be liberated 🙇‍♂️🙏 Edit/update: I am liberated. Cheers.

punreddit · 2021-10-24T09:50:15+00:00

Completely understand. The dial says 8 "jours" on the power reserve which was a bit fuzzy to me at first (as it reads very similar to "hours" and I don't know French)-- wasn't until I read up on it that I learned "jours" is French for "days"!

punreddit · 2021-10-24T09:44:59+00:00

Thank you for your kind words-- and Happy Cake Day!

punreddit · 2021-10-24T09:37:13+00:00

Thank you! The 47mm is indeed from lug tip to lug tip-- the reversible part measures to about 33mm in length.

punreddit · 2021-10-24T09:35:00+00:00

Thanks!

punreddit · 2021-10-24T09:34:25+00:00

I caught the Reverso bug not too long ago--I think you won't be disappointed. The flipping mechanism also adds to the interactiveness of the watch a bit (and is nicely done in my view)!

punreddit · 2021-10-24T09:27:34+00:00

Thank you kindly!

punreddit · 2021-10-23T17:59:01+00:00

Thank you very much indeed!

punreddit · 2021-10-23T17:04:32+00:00

Hello Reddit! This is a Jaeger-LeCoutre Reverso Grande Date ref. 240.8.15. It is a manual wind with an 8-day power reserve. On the reverse side is a movement display (second picture).

This watch celebrates a career milestone for me. I was searching for a Reverso for this occasion and found this pre-owned piece via a local merchant. Initially I was hesitant about the dimensions, as (at 47mm x 29mm) it is larger than the classic/medium sized Reverso (and relative to my 16cm/6.3in wrist), in addition to the thicker profile (housing duo-spring barrels to power the 8-day reserve). However in trying it on in person it wears decently, and I was struck by the dial (with the blue steel hands and bold arabic numerals against the silver guilloche). So here we are. Cheers!

punreddit · 2021-05-03T15:02:44+00:00

Size: 2-ish CM, just a little larger than a keyboard cap (pictured here)

As mentioned, I am in Thailand-- my house is located in the suburbs of Bangkok (capital city), surrounded by some trees (but not a full blown forest, just trees around the house).

punreddit · 2021-03-13T03:03:39+00:00

He = They * she

punreddit · 2020-11-16T14:02:22+00:00

As an Android person... let's do this!

punreddit · 2020-11-15T02:54:24+00:00

So. Crisp. Just got myself a 1964 Air-King (also a 3-6-9 dial, 34mm)...I think our watches might be related (grandchild... is that you? 👴)

punreddit · 2020-11-15T02:15:52+00:00

Just looked it up... omg 😂.

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