Strap options for the Patek Philippe 5712R
All,Aside from the supplied brown straps, what other straps and strap colours might suits the 5712R and complement its dial? As ever, pictures are very much welcomed!Thank you

5711 Waitlist Experience and Information
So I've been in the process of contacting all the US AD's to try and source a 5711 blue dial. Since it seems like someone else is asking a question about the waitlist for this watch every week I thought my experiences may help some people. I contacted every AD (that was not located in one of the largest US cities) via email. Some AD's did not respond, many others had reasons why they were not adding to the waitlist. For example they say they only sell these to their best customers or they already have too many on the waitlist. There were a good amount though that were happy to put me on their waitlist and a few others which asked for a deposit. I compiled all the ones that were willing to add to their waitlist in a spreadsheet so that interested members will know where to contact first. I even included the contact that I spoke with. Most AD's would not estimate a wait time but a few did so I included that as well. I am currently on 14 waitlists and have one deposit down. I hope this in

First Patek; I think I got it right - 5146g
I have always been intrigued by the Patek brand, and have been collecting watches for a few years, with Patek always in the back of my mind. Until recently, I never really cared for the simple time only models, and I felt the Complicated variants were out of my price range. Eventually I came around to the basic Calatrava, and I was about to bite the bullet on a Patek 5296g-010 until I realized that if I traded in a few watches I could get into a complicated Patek, which is what I really wanted. I would rather have just a few watches that I really love, than a bunch that I am just merely happy with. So, I went shopping, thinking I would want the 5205 , but when I saw the 5146 in person I realized that was the one for me.It has all the Patek DNA of their classic range of grand complications (3940, 3970, 2499 etc..), but has a cleaner Sub-dials than the Perpetuals, has the ever useful power reserve display, and a Second hand, which I really like. The size and thickness are a perfect balan

Thoughts on the 5496P ?
My local dealer took in a 5496 a few weeks ago and I tried it on today. I really like it, but even at the second owner price it is a sobering amount for a watch that doesn't seem to get a lot of love. Anyone care to sway my opinion one way or the other?

Nautilus 5711/A/011 or Vintage Daytona Big Red 6263?
New to Patek because I've always considered it way out of my league. For my next purchase I have been patiently waiting for a mintVintage Daytona Big Red 6263 (Black Dial w/White Subdials) to come available although the White faced Nautilus 5711/A/011 has certainly caught my eye from pics I've seen online. I realize these are two totally different watches but unfortunately can't have them both. If you could only have one, which would you choose? Is this Nautilus available to purchase yet and do you guys see a huge demand for this particular model?Thanks,Mike G.