picture request side by side please
Hello all. I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking to purchase a Planet Ocean 2500 in 42mm. I also am looking to acquire an SMP in the 41mm size. I have worn a 2264.5 for a few years but would love to see the two watches side by side to see a true comparison of the overall sizes relative to each other. Also, are the lug widths both 20mm on each? I would love to swap bracelets and straps between the two. What is the lug width of the 45 mm model of PO? I will thank you in advance for anh help you can provide. These are tough decisions comming up...

First peek at Basel...
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I just passed on one, is that bad? Lol

Greetings folks! Worth snagging this 96?
Hello there! I generally collect Rolex but I have a friend of mine offering a Patek ref. 96 black dialed with sub at 6 watch.I can snap pics next week if that helps. It seems like the dial as some wear/spotting but slight and the metal looks tarnished a tad.He is a very active vintage collector and he is offering me the watch for 3,000.I feel like this is a good investment piece/an important watch in the history of Patek.I am not sure how rare they are or if 3k for the slight wear is worth it? It looks like online they sell for 5-7k gold faced variants.One thing I did notice is that the crown was replaced, it looked like it fit OK but was obviously replaced along the way. The watch appears ot be 18k yellow gold. Any insight? The movement seemed to match what I saw online and was clean. The watch was running fine. I am attracted to Patek, more so as of late so perhaps this is a good segue into it? I know the gentleman really well so that helps. Thanks for any insight you can offer me. I

Aaron Faber
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