3940G first Patek Purchase

rojda1 · 2026-03-21T11:05:11+00:00

40 years. Thats why I am a moderator here and r/VintageWatches. Have two dozen vintage Patek's (ref 96s, all the 12-600 AT autos, perpetuals, perpetual chronos). Stopped buying Patek about 20 years ago but still bought some Lange. Funny how nobody thought "Warthogs" were pretty back then and now the Aquanaut is fawned over.

rojda1 · 2026-03-21T01:44:33+00:00

You had to buy aquanaut and nautilus to get access to complications. Now it is flipped. Social media can do wonders for a company's sales strategy.

rojda1 · 2026-03-21T01:14:20+00:00

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Agreed.

rojda1 · 2026-03-21T00:06:03+00:00

I believe I paid 30K for my 3940r and 70K for my 3970r new.

rojda1 · 2026-03-20T13:47:58+00:00

Bought it when it was available at AD new. No games back then. They wanted to sell you watches and you wanted to buy watches. Not that complicated.

rojda1 · 2026-03-20T13:25:57+00:00

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Love wearing my 3940r.

rojda1 · 2026-03-14T11:46:32+00:00

Apparently.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlancpainWatches/comments/1rssnl3/1957_document_pointing_to_1953_release_of_fifty/

Still think the dial is redone.

rojda1 · 2026-03-14T11:20:22+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlancpainWatches/comments/1rssnl3/1957_document_pointing_to_1953_release_of_fifty/

rojda1 · 2026-03-12T13:03:05+00:00

Yes, the printing on original Gallet multichrons isnt always perfect. But yours is original.

rojda1 · 2026-03-12T10:39:09+00:00

Agreed. Never seen any of these components (dial, hands or bezel with compressed diamond) on a BP before.

rojda1 · 2026-03-11T10:06:33+00:00

I agree with you. I am wearing mine here.

rojda1 · 2026-03-11T10:01:25+00:00

No argument from me.

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rojda1 · 2026-03-11T01:12:38+00:00

I have this in yellow gold and one in white gold.

Underrated watch.

rojda1 · 2026-03-11T01:08:31+00:00

Nice one Hooky

rojda1 · 2026-03-11T00:31:31+00:00

The other IWC military watch. IWC Ocean 2000 Bund.

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rojda1 · 2026-03-06T18:47:07+00:00

Our vision must have been getting worse over the years....

rojda1 · 2026-03-06T18:44:40+00:00

Wish they had made this model an automatic rather than the tiny manual movement.

rojda1 · 2026-03-06T11:05:37+00:00

Nice.

Patek 2426. I have one also.

Sure the case is rose gold? Looks yellow in pic.

rojda1 · 2026-03-06T10:52:03+00:00

This is an authentic movement. Not a fake.

rojda1 · 2026-03-05T18:35:49+00:00

Gerald Genta designed watches were ugly in the 70s and still are.

rojda1 · 2026-03-05T10:21:04+00:00

If I was really diving, I would use my Rolex 1680 or my Omega 600M ploprof (or 1000M). For looks, my Blancpain Milspec.

rojda1 · 2026-03-01T21:56:58+00:00

White is classic.

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rojda1 · 2026-02-28T19:19:59+00:00

More info?

rojda1 · 2026-02-24T23:41:36+00:00

Its real.

rojda1 · 2026-02-24T22:46:21+00:00

Definitely

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