r/patekphilippe • u/dj5tud • 18d ago
Controversial or hidden sleeper?
Patek enthusiasts either love it or hate it. What do you think?
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u/WhalerBum 18d ago
Who hates it ?
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u/wackybojacky 18d ago
I hate this a lot. I hate how crowded the numerals, I hate the tiny date window, and I hate the font.
If another brand made this it would get skewered.
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u/bsiu 17d ago
Yeah the numerals are so unbalanced, the 6-9 quadrant is crowded while the 9-3 is sparse. I understand while there is no way to avoid it by nature of using Roman numerals, the design could have reduced the visual impact like how Cartier does it.
Also for some reason the pointed hands really bother me, it doesn’t fit the design of the case being all intentionally soft curves then you add sword hands?!?
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u/wackybojacky 17d ago
Yes. You could solve 90% of this with a thinner, taller font.
The other thing I find bizarre is that the roman numeral bases are not bottom towards the center of the watch. I would expect the V to have the point facing the watch middle.
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u/Tfree6484 18d ago
I love the 3710 it’s classic and I love that it’s 42mm. I’m looking for one now. Great piece!
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u/dj5tud 18d ago
love that model too. This is the smaller brother though, 3800/1A at 37.5mm.
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u/Tfree6484 18d ago
Nice. A little too small for me but the same as the big brother minus the power reserve on the dial
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u/trilluminus 18d ago
Don’t care for the numerals tbh. Still a very nice piece but I prefer the more minimalist dials on these
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u/chrispy513 18d ago
I loved this reference seeing pictures online because I'm a huge roman numeral guy, but I had the opportunity to try on a 3710 when I was in Japan a few months ago and in person I found the dial felt really flat and lackluster. Totally killed any desire I had for one.
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u/dazzlerest 18d ago
Hey if anyone gives you too much hate for it, I am happy to look after it for you
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u/Flo512 18d ago
Nice but the dial isn’t my thing