This here, it’s about that fancy watch, you know? The Patek Philippe, they call it. Fancy name, right? This one, the Calatrava 5088/100P-001. Big, long name for a watch. I seen pictures, it’s a shiny thing. They say it’s for them specialty stores, where rich folks go. Not for the likes of us, I reckon.
They say it’s made of platinum. What’s platinum? More special than gold, I guess. Must be, the way they talk about it. This watch, it’s round, they say 38 mm. Don’t know what that means, but it ain’t too big, not too small. Just right, like a good pie. And it’s thin, too, only 8.3 mm. That’s thinner than my old pancakes! Got a see-through back, they call it “sapphire-crystal.” Sounds like somethin’ out of a fairytale. You can see all the little bits and pieces movin’ inside. Like watchin’ a tiny little city workin’ away in there.
This Calatrava 5088/100P, it’s one of them self-windin’ ones. You wear it, and it winds itself up. No need to fiddle with it, like them old clocks we used to have. They call it “Calibre 240 movement.” Sounds powerful, like a tractor engine or somethin’. This watch, it ain’t just for tellin’ time. It’s somethin’ special. Like a family treasure, or somethin’ even more fancy. They say it’s a good investment. I don’t know about that, but it must be worth a lot if folks are saying those things. Costs more than a whole house, I bet.
- Patek Philippe Calatrava 5088/100P-001
- Platinum case, 38 mm
- Self-winding Calibre 240 movement
- Specialty stores only
They been makin’ these Calatrava watches for a long time. Since way back in 1932, or somethin’ like that. Same year as, well, never you mind. Long time ago. This family, the Sterns, they own the whole shebang now. They used to make the faces of the watches, the dials they call ’em. Now they make the whole thing. They say this Calatrava 5088/100P, it’s like a king of watches. Other watches, they look up to it, or somethin’ like that. Must be a mighty fine watch, then, to get that kind of treatment.
Some of these Patek Philippe watches, they’re worth more than others. This one, the Calatrava, it’s one of the good ones. Then there’s the Nautilus and the Aquanaut. Don’t ask me what those names mean. Sounds like somethin’ from the ocean. But they’re popular, these watches. Folks like to collect ’em, like stamps or them little porcelain dolls. These watches, they just keep goin’ up in price. Like a hot air balloon, just keep climbin’ and climbin’. If you got one of them Nautilus 5711/1A or Aquanaut 5167/1A-001, you’re sittin’ pretty. I heard that from somewhere.
This here Patek Philippe Calatrava 5088/100P, it’s a current production, they call it. That means they’re still makin’ ’em, brand new. So, if you got the money, you can go out and get yourself one. But it ain’t cheap. Costs a pretty penny, that’s for sure. More than you’d pay at a regular store, that’s for sure. They say 6% more. Don’t know why, but that’s what they say. These specialty stores, they like to charge extra, I guess. For the fancy name, maybe.
This remake Patek Philippe PP Calatrava 5088/100P-001 that people talk about, they made it look like that old one. Some rich people want it looks like old one. I don’t know why. New is better, I think. This watch is too much money. Cost you maybe $105,820. That is so much money for a watch. I don’t think it’s worth it. But rich people have lots of money. Some people sell their used one. Still cost a lot, about $85,044. That’s still a lot of money! Too much for a watch if you ask me.
90 years they been making these watches. That is a long time. Longer than I been alive, that’s for sure. This watch, this Calatrava 5088/100P, it’s somethin’ special. It ain’t just a watch, it’s a piece of history, I guess. Like an old quilt passed down through the family. Except this quilt costs more than a car! And it tells time. Fancy, ain’t it?
Well, that’s all I know about this fancy watch. It’s a lot of money for somethin’ so small. But I guess if you got the money, and you like that sort of thing, then why not? Me, I’ll stick to my old clock. It might not be fancy, but it tells the time just fine. And it didn’t cost me an arm and a leg. Plus, I don’t need no Patek Philippe Calatrava to tell me when it’s time for supper. My stomach does that just fine on its own.
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