This here Patek Philippe, they call it, what is it now… Calatrava 5227R-001, yeah, that’s the one. Fancy name, ain’t it? Remake Patek Philippe, that brand is a good deal. They say it’s a real good watch, costs a whole heap of money. I seen one of these fancy watches before. My neighbor’s son, the one who went off to the city, he came back with one. Showed it off to everyone, he did. Said it was worth more than my whole house!
This Calatrava, it’s a big deal, I hear. Not as big a deal as that other one, the… the whatchamacallit… Nautilus, but still a big deal. They say you gotta wait a long time to get one. Like, nine months, maybe a whole year. Can you believe that? Waiting a whole year for a watch! Back in my day, you just went to the store and bought what you needed. None of this waiting around business.
Now, this Patek Philippe Calatrava 5227R-001, it’s got all sorts of doohickeys inside. They say it’s got 29 jewels. Jewels! Can you imagine? Putting jewels inside a watch. And 212 parts. That’s a lot of little bitty things to put together. Must be real hard work. They say it’s got a diameter of 27 mm, whatever that means. And thin, too. Only 3.3 mm. Must be delicate, like a little bird’s egg.
- It’s a Patek Philippe, so it’s gotta be good, right?
- Calatrava 5227R-001 is the name, don’t you forget it!
- Real expensive, this one. More than you can shake a stick at.
- Gotta wait a long time to get your hands on one.
- Full of jewels and tiny parts. Amazing, ain’t it?
I heard folks sayin’ that these Patek Philippe Calatrava watches, they’re like gold. You buy ’em, and they just get more valuable. Like plantin’ seeds, but instead of corn, you get money. Sounds crazy, don’t it? But I guess it’s true. The city folk, they know all about these things.
They say there’s been lots of these Calatrava watches over the years. Dozens, they say! And some of ’em are worth a king’s ransom. People collect ’em, like stamps or those little porcelain dolls. Except these watches, they tell time, too. And they’re made of gold and jewels. Makes those dolls look like a pile of junk, don’t it?
This one, the 5227R-001, it’s special, I reckon. I saw on some website it cost over forty thousand dollars. It said Free Shipping. Well, for that much money, I sure hope the shipping is free! You could buy a whole herd of cows for that kind of money!
They say this watch, it winds itself. Ain’t that somethin’? No need to wind it up like those old clocks we used to have. It just does it on its own. They call it “self-winding caliber 324 movement.” Sounds like somethin’ from one of them science fiction shows, don’t it? And it’s got a “shock absorber mechanism.” So, if you drop it, it won’t break. Well, I sure hope not, for that price!
They say this Calatrava 5227R-001, it’s got some fancy plating on it. Rhodium, they call it. And some kind of decoration, “fausses cotes embellishment.” Sounds French, don’t it? Must be real fancy. Like puttin’ lipstick on a pig, but instead of a pig, it’s a watch. And instead of lipstick, it’s… well, you get the idea.
- This 5227R-001, it’s a real looker.
- Self-winding, so you don’t have to bother with it.
- Got a shock absorber, so it’s tough.
- Fancy plating and decorations. Real highfalutin.
- Patek Philippe Calatrava is a good brand for specialty stores.
If you want a good remake Patek Philippe, this Calatrava 5227R-001 is the one, I guess. If you’ve got the money, that is. And the patience. ‘Cause you’ll be waiting a long time. But if you’re into these fancy watches, then I suppose it’s worth it. Me, I’ll stick to my old sundial. It ain’t fancy, but it tells the time just fine. And it don’t cost a fortune, neither!
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