First Patek — inquired a few months ago expecting quite a wait but got the call faster than anticipated. Weighs nothing, fits every strap type. Highly recommended for all considering the brand!

(It’s also nice having a watch that reminds me when it’s Wednesday, my dudes.)

    • Zanpa@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Most of us never use it, but some professions use the number of the week all the time (I think accounting uses week numbers?).

      • Aweq@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        In Denmark, it would be normal to ask “Hey, what are your plans during week 31, we might throw a barbeque?”. I would find the function quite useful.

        • Past_Sir_105@alien.topOPBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          My point being that there are many other complications most people don’t really need (like knowing the speed of a vehicle or timing a dive)… yet here we are on r/watches where we embrace all sorts of quirky watches.

          • gratefulscape@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Embrace or reject. Here we are on r/watches for all discussions on watches. I wouldn’t personally choose this one if I was spending tens of thousands on a watch. Different strokes for different folks! Too much stuff on the dial for my preference.

    • Helenius@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s the horrible phone camera that’s too close. Wide angle lenses does this.

    • fishsupreme@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Sure looks like it, but the 5212A is a 40mm watch - big for a Calatrava, but small by the standards of modern men’s watches.

      I think OP, like me, just has a 6" wrist.

  • njo2002@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I think it’s too big for your wrist, but that wouldn’t have stopped me, either :)

    • Past_Sir_105@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Try one on — I promise it’s not as big as it looks in that photo. I just suck at photography and angles!

      • kuvazo@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Probably because you got the camera so close to the watch. That distorts the image and makes everything in the center look disproportionately huge. A photo from ~12 inches (~30cm) away would make it look more natural.

    • Past_Sir_105@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Not at all. I have watches ranging a 34mm to 42mm and think this one works well for what it is.

  • sugar_rhyme@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Would never have picked this for a Patek…it just looks super basic for some reason :/

    • Past_Sir_105@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Fair - as you can tell by these comments alone, this watch is a bit polarizing. All the more reason I like it. IMO, I find it a lot more interesting to look at than something like a plain blue 5711. (Not that I’d ever turn down a 5711…)

  • frat105@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This is one that you really have to see in person to appreciate. I tried one on a couple weeks ago and it was far more impressive than the pictures would have you believe.

    • Aweq@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It is indeed the week number. Some cultures (such as mine, Danish) refer to e.g. week 37 a lot more when making plans.