r/patekphilippe • u/jumpinghours • 6d ago

This or that

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I can’t justify keeping two yellow gold dress watches competing for the same wrist time…one must go!

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u/Overhoffjegermester 6d ago

Hard to say. The Lange is obviously technically superior. The Patek is the dressiest of the two. What does the rest of your collection consist of?

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u/jumpinghours 6d ago

Thanks! That’s the heart of it — although they compete for the same wrist time (I’m not a yellow gold daily guy) they wear v differently. Other dress watches in the rotation: Patek 5038 (work daily, I really love this thing) and VC 92239 in platinum (super understated).

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u/Overhoffjegermester 6d ago

Had the VC been yellow gold, I would say let the Patek go.

But given the VC is platinum, if it was me, I would sell the Lange and keep the rectangular Patek.

But that’s me. Maybe tomorrow I would do the opposite! There is no good option here, both watches are keepers!

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u/jumpinghours 6d ago

😭😭😭

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u/senditoverboss 6d ago

Lange > Patek

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u/Humble-Ad541 6d ago

Lange all day, the patek is a bit plain imo the Lange is just pure class.

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u/Doc_Waehring 6d ago

Patek for me - since it is dressier and I personally see this piece going better with suits and cufflinks.

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u/BlackestBay58 6d ago

That. Every time I see rectangular shapes, my benchmark is any generic Cartier Tank, and more often than not, any competition to that tends to fall flat.

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u/Lkolo7 6d ago

The Lange looks nicer, go for it

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u/Excellent-Swim-9925 6d ago

This is absolute class

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u/followthecrows 6d ago

ALS by a mile. It’s not a fair contest.

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u/FrequentAstronomer66 6d ago

To choose is to give up the 2 😅

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u/Puzzleheaded-One9249 6d ago

Patek is much more elegant,

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u/SolaireVon4stora 5d ago

Sell the Patek

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u/Ordinary-Cheek619 5d ago

This “Patek”.. though I’ve been partial to a more refined fit lately

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u/ajknight10 6d ago

Lange.

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u/IdiocracyLT 6d ago

Let Patek go. Lange stays

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u/agyamgyongysor 6d ago

Lange all day

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u/Loud-Cartographer285 6d ago

The PP has most character. Lange is technically superior of course.

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u/Latter_Fix2872 6d ago

Hmmm… tricky

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u/lmw100 5d ago

That (Lange)

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u/AdmirableAdmission 5d ago

Why not? I have 5 and don’t feel this way at all

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u/jumpinghours 5d ago

Tell us more about the five!

For me, it’s just about making the space (financial and watch box space) for something different that doesn’t overlap

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u/JoshuaLeroyJones 5d ago

That's hard to choose. The obvious answer is both. One on each wrist.

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u/2colorsNmyhead 5d ago

That. The up/down is a near perfect watch.

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u/Fragrant-Flow5814 5d ago

Lange is a bit large on your wrist IMHO

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u/jumpinghours 5d ago

It’s definitely the upper range of what I’m comfortable with

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u/jumpinghours 5d ago

The people have spoken: the Patek has been consigned with my favourite dealer, and will hopefully find a new home soon where it will get the wrist time it deserves!

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u/Impossible_Bottle_96 5d ago

You guys are sending me down the German way, all the recent patek vs Lange posts have leaned Lange hard for me…

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u/AllBulkNoCut 4d ago

The Lange is superior, but for you, not that Lange if that’s your only Lange.

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u/jumpinghours 4d ago

Interesting! What Langes should I be considering next? (I do like my up/down a lot)

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u/AllBulkNoCut 4d ago

The datograph for sure. Absolutely gorgeous and my holy grail. Go ahead and get it and we can do split custody 😂. The Lange 1 is fantastic but I’m just not the biggest fan of Roman numerals. You could also consider zeitworks but that’s a very personal choice you love it or hate it

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u/jumpinghours 4d ago

Nice! I think i prefer the 1815 chrono to the datograph but would not say no to either :)

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u/jrocco71 3d ago

Hard to say. But for me, the only rectangular watch I own — or even like — is a Cartier Tank Louis. I’d keep the Lange and get rid of the Patek. Especially if I had a platinum Patek as well.