Patek Philippe Twenty-4

Need some help with this Ultra Chron
Picked it for $50, minus a $20 eBay coupon, so I'm only in it for $30.Condition wise, the dial is mint and the gold filled case isn't worn. Just a few dings here and there.Anyway, as you can see in the pictures, it has solid lugs. At first I thought someone might have soldered them on, but they seem original to me. The band that came with it, might be original, as it has a Longines clasp and as you can see it has tabs that go around the lugs. Next, it needs a new crystal, as it has a crack at the bottom, but as you can see it is a tad unusual.Once you remove the top bezel, you get this.Here's the movement, 3 adjustments, 17 jewels, 36,000 bhp.The dialThe watch assembled (note the dial design matches matches the bracelet)Okay, so here are my questions.1. Did Longines actually produce a watch like this with solid lugs? Like I said, I can't see any sign that they were added on to replace cracked or broken lugs, but then again they seem odd, especially when trying to fit a strap. (the

WRUW Thursday November 28
My traditional "stuck in the kitchen all afternoon cooking" watch.

My first Omega / Aqua Terra 2502.50
Well I am happy to say I have joined the Omega club! I was at my local AD yesterday and he had this little beauty brand new in the safe. I couldn't resist the black dial, exhibition case back and clean classic style.

Moving away from 392, need recommendations
I currently wear a PAM 392, a beautiful watch, but I'm really having a hard time wearing it, even though it's 42mm the thickness is way to much for a comfortable wear, I think it's about 18mm thick, so I will eventually sell, I'm trying to find a replacement Panerai that checks few boxes for me, but with the way Panerai randomly numbers their models it's getting impossible to find something on my own, The one that checks all my boxes is the PAM 1392, slim 42mm but it has this blue seconds hand that ruined it for me, so here's what I'm looking for:-Prefer 42 or 44-only Luminor or Luminor 1950 case, no radiomir -manual or automatic, don't care much for in house movement either.-sits flatter on the wrist without much heft to it-brushed case only (that's were it's getting difficult for me)-simple clean dial, with or without seconds hand.-value around $5000-5500 new or pre owned-prefer a black dial, chocolate dial is ok-sandwich dial preferred The PAM 176 is a good option, with its brushed

Does Rolex became a brand for rich people ?
I wonder if the new models of ROLEX watches prices are only for more or less rich people. Is only a subjective point of view based on what was released in Basel 2018Thank you for your valuable opinions