ZellerFTW 0 Posted April 9, 2011 TimesShop and just about every other trusted dealer can get the Patek Philippe Twenty-4... My question is, can you trust the diamond pave on the bezel to not fall off? Any idea how secure they are for everyday wear? Patek Twenty-4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted April 9, 2011 TimesShop and just about every other trusted dealer can get the Patek Philippe Twenty-4... My question is, can you trust the diamond pave on the bezel to not fall off? Any idea how secure they are for everyday wear? Patek Twenty-4 It's $108 so I'm not sure exactly what you expect, plus this isn't exactly an everyday wearer. I would think for the money it would be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ska 11 Posted April 9, 2011 the "diamonds" will be CZ (quartz/silica) crystal epoxied into the bezel and should be pretty sturdy. As Balad said though this is NOT an every-day wearer. And the crystals won't have the clarity of diamonds in person. You shouldn't wear a diamond encrusted gen every day for the same reason. In higher end reps they use Diamante (rhinestone/swarofsky crystal) which has a much nicer lustre but for $108 you can't go wrong mate. Just my 2 cents but if you're after that style of watch, I'd go for a Cartier Tank Francaise. Its the progenitor of that design and the proportions are SO much better. Many - like Patek - have copied it over the years but IMO nobody has come close to the classic beauty of the original Tank. Its available with diamond bezel as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted April 9, 2011 Luck of the draw. My wife has a Chanel with a diamond bezel and I ended up having to glue it back on after a while. The 'diamonds' did come off in a chunk, though, so it was easy enough to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scavolas 0 Posted April 9, 2011 I checked around the available Cartier Tank Francaise models and found an interesting one at several (scamsite) places with a "Swiss ETA 2000" automatic movement (definitely not Swiss ETA 2671-2). Is this real? I am confused (or just a way noob)... the "diamonds" will be CZ (quartz/silica) crystal epoxied into the bezel and should be pretty sturdy. As Balad said though this is NOT an every-day wearer. And the crystals won't have the clarity of diamonds in person. You shouldn't wear a diamond encrusted gen every day for the same reason. In higher end reps they use Diamante (rhinestone/swarofsky crystal) which has a much nicer lustre but for $108 you can't go wrong mate. Just my 2 cents but if you're after that style of watch, I'd go for a Cartier Tank Francaise. Its the progenitor of that design and the proportions are SO much better. Many - like Patek - have copied it over the years but IMO nobody has come close to the classic beauty of the original Tank. Its available with diamond bezel as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
