A sad tale about holy grail ownership...

[Polarexplorer]

Hello All,
I just read a really sad tale on another forum which I wanted to share with you all. (I hope I did not break any forum rules by doing this).

The guy has been a long term wis and Patek lover.

I remember this guys posting about finally receiving his holy grail watch and crying.... Now he has sold this piece.

I felt so bad for this guy.

Have other members here sold off a precious piece know they will never get a similar piece back again?

POSTED ABOUT RECEIVING HIS GRAIL AND CRYING
Me and my grail...........
I've had it for 13 months now, a PP 5127R, sold 5 watches to help fund it.
It's now my daily wear, put on when I get out of bed and taken off when I get back into bed. I suppose I do use it for telling the time but I just gaze at it sometimes admiring it's sheer classic elegance, IMVHO.
It's facination is just as strong for me now as it was when I first got it.
I've lusted after a PP for the last 25-30 years.
We WIS'ers tend to be a fickle lot and I wonder how many 'grail watches' are true 'grail watches' and not just passing fancy 'grail watches'.
When I got the 5127R home from my AD and split open the poly sleeve I literally had tears in my eyes, I know.....'great softy'.
A true 'grail watch' and worth all those years waiting for.
Thank's for reading.
D in W

FINAL POSTING AFTER SELLING HIS PRECIOUS PATEK
5127R.....reasons for selling.
No doubt some are astonished that I would contemplate selleng my 5127R...The most beautiful watch ever made or will ever be made...IMVHO
My wife would have asolutely no idea of how to go about selling it should the need arise, we are both pensioners.
Insurance and security were also becoming a problem.
Money is not the reason for the sale, the watch is in 'as-new' condition (IMVHO) even after 5+ years of daily wear.
I thought I'd sell the watch while I'm still able and save my dear wife any possible hassle later dowm the line.
This is a little poem that I posted on TZ-UK that I thinks sums it up.
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Now, 'It's just me watch' that I strap on every morning and take off every night.
The most beautiful of watches, but now, 'It's just me watch'.
Do I gaze at it's beauty in awe, as I once did before.
No, now, 'It's just me watch'.
Sad, isn't it.
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Any regrets.......No.
Thanks for reading.
Dave