It's been a month since I had it, and it wasn't there when I bought it so I don't think he will, haha. It's 100% my fault, but I can't imagine where or how did it happen. I don't wear it often and I don't even drink so I should remember, lol!
Might try the Cape cod inside the case back and see how far can I go. Worst case I can try asking Toro for just a bezel.
GF thanks for the input. In your opinion, does shelling out another 300 euros - almost the same cost of the rep justify the extra quality of the strap? I've never seen a CF strap in person so I'd like more perspective before making a decision! Thanks!
My humble advice after years of being in this hobby, and having plenty of RG reps, is to let it go, and enjoy the rep, even if it has this scratch.. usually, it is heart breaking when you first see it, but with time, the hurt will go away, and your eyes won't see it anymore.. don't ruin a great looking watch, and on the wrist it doesn't really show believe me.. after a year if it is still bothering you, which I am sure it won't, put it on M2M.. please don't try to ruin it, it will make you feel 10 times worse, as you won't even going to be able to sell it.. unfortunately this comes with the hobby, we all go threw it.. just enjoy it mate.. and try to be more careful next time
Very nice quality and fantastic timepiece.
However, looking at the date and then looking here:
https://watchbase.com/patek-philippe/calatrava/5296g-010
... the date size and font seems quite different.
Also, the little line over the E in Genève is missing.
What do you think?
Hmmm... Check this out:
RG: https://www.patek.com/en/collection/calatrava/5296R-010
WG:https://www.patek.com/en/collection/calatrava/5296G-010
And that's coming from Mr. Philippe himself! Font is a bit bolder, that's true, but the rest is spot on (and no accent in Genève)
Computer generated. Sadly, most watch manufacturers have only these on their websites.
Actually, a quick search on Google images offers a lot of real pictures where the font is exactly as thin as the ZF one. Hats off to these fellas for this work!