Tried on the Big Pilot (5004) today at my local AD

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They did not have the 5009 in stock but they did have the 5004 and seemed ready to deal. The difference between the two watches was about $1100 and I was really not sure what to do but something tells me to wait and get the 5009 when it arrives and I thin the 48mm would look much better on my larger wrist. I told them I would not pull the trigger for a 5% off savings and they told me he thinks they can do much better than that? I am going to give myself 10-days and really think about the pluses and mists and before I pull the trigger especially since there are a few ohther watches in the running.

The others I am looking at are the Patek Philippe Nautilus, Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Deep Sea Alarm, IWC Portuguese Automatic, Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine, Blancpain Leman Grande Date Automatic, and the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Ultra Thin.

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There is no size difference between the 5004 and the 5009.. I believe the only difference is the deployment and the winding mechanism to deal with over torque due to the crown..

Other than that... How did you like it? :)

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It was love at first sight! He showed me that the 5004 was a 46.2mm and the 5009 was going to be a 48mm? I do not remember reading this anywhere.. God it looked good on my wrist!

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It was love at first sight! He showed me that the 5004 was a 46.2mm and the 5009 was going to be a 48mm? I do not remember reading this anywhere.. God it looked good on my wrist!

Yeah he must have confused it with some of the other pilots from the new lineup.. It is a damn sexy watch :)

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