Introducing The Patek Philippe 5172G Chronograph

Patek has one of the strongest chronograph histories in the game, so it's awesome to see them continue to play this up with the 5172G However, it is important to remember that after the last of the 1463s from 1967 until 1998 there were no simple hand-wound chronographs made by Patek It wasn't until the launch of the much larger 42mm Lemania-based 5070 that they got back in the game.

The 5070 stayed in production for 10 years until 2009 Then in 2010 the 5170 was launch at 39mm, so it appears that Patek is bouncing between size brackets It's not uncommon for Patek to offer really different feeling chronographs in sequence.

If the 5170 is like the slight, elegant 130, the 5172 is larger, more sporty 1463. . Source