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Patek Philippe Combines the Annual Calendar & Travel Time Complications in the New Ref. 5326G-001
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Patek Philippe Combines the Annual Calendar & Travel Time Complications in the New Ref. 5326G-001
5326G-001 – Annual Calendar Travel Time
The dial aesthetic on the timepiece is also quite an unexpected mix of vintage and contemporary from the likes of Patek Philippe: rendered in textured charcoal gray and black gradient rim with gold applied numerals that have beige luminescent coating. Hands are all syringe-shaped with beige luminescent coating on the local hour hand, while the home time hour hand is skeletonized.
Further improvements were also implemented on the annual calendar mechanism in order for it to be appropriately governed by the local-time hour wheel. In a conventional annual calendar, the display advance around midnight lasts about 90 minutes, so a date misalignment could occur if the time zone is adjusted within that time frame. To ensure that the watch is showing the correct date longer, Patek Philippe’s engineers shortened the display advance of the Annual Calendar discs by approximately 18 minutes. Using a cam system with partial toothing connected to the hour wheel, the 24-hour wheel executes its rotation in four phases instead of continuously: 180° rotation in three hours (toward midnight), nine hours of standstill, 180° rotation in three hours (toward noon), nine hours of standstill. While this allows for better coordination of the calendar switching phase with local time, it must be taken into consideration that a 180° rotation in three hours also means higher energy consumption.
Tech Specs
Patek Philippe 5326G-001 Annual Calendar Travel Time
Movement: Self-winding caliber 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H; power reserve: min. 38 hours – max. 48 hours
Functions: Annual Calendar with day, date and month in apertures; two time zones: local and home time indication; local and home day/night indication in apertures; moon phases; small seconds
Case: 41mm in white gold (11.07mm thick); caseband guilloched with hobnail pattern; water-resistant to 30m
Dial: Textured charcoal gray, black gradient rim, gold applied numerals with beige luminescent coating; local time hand: white gold syringe-shaped with luminescent coating; home time hand: white gold pierced syringed-shaped, beige lacquered
Strap: Watch delivered with two calfskin straps — beige with nubuck finish and black embossed with fabric pattern and contrasting beige stitching; fold-over clasp
5226G-001 – Calatrava
The movement within the watch is the self-winding 26-330 S C with power reserve within the range of 35 hours to a maximum of 45 hours
Tech Specs
Patek Philippe 5226G-001 – Calatrava
Movement: Self-winding caliber 26-330 S C; power reserve: min. 35 hours – max. 45 hours
Functions: Hours, minutes, running seconds, date
Case: 40mm in white gold (8.53mm thick); caseband guilloched with hobnail pattern; water-resistant to 30m
Dial: Textured charcoal gray, black-gradient rim, gold applied numerals with beige luminescent coating; white gold syringed-shaped hands with luminescent coating
Strap: Watch delivered with two calfskin straps — beige with nubuck finish and black embossed with fabric pattern and contrasting beige stitching; prong buckle
5320G-011 – Perpetual Calendar
Laid out in the likes of Patek Philippe’s classic perpetual calendars such as the superb 3448, but with a central running seconds hand, which makes it more like the 1591, 2497 and etc, the 5320G-011 is an exemplary demonstration of the maison’s sense of legibility and aesthetics.
Tech Specs
Patek Philippe 5320G-011 – Perpetual Calendar
Movement: Self-winding caliber 324 S Q; power reserve: min. 35 hours – max. 45 hours
Functions: Hours, minutes, running seconds, perpetual calendar with day, month, leap year and day/night indication in apertures; date by hand; moon phases
Case: 40mm in white gold (11.13mm thick); interchangeable solid and sapphire crystal case backs; water-resistant to 30m
Dial: Rose-gilt opaline with charcoal gray gold applied numerals with luminescent coating; charcoal gray white gold syringe-shaped hands with luminescent coating
Strap: Alligator leather with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny chocolate brown; fold-over clasp
5172G-010 – Chronograph
Tech Specs
Patek Philippe 5172G-010 – Chronograph
Movement: Manual-winding caliber CH 29-535 PS; power reserve with the chronograph disengaged: min. 65 hours
Functions: Hours, minutes, small running seconds; chronograph with central chronograph hand and instantaneous 30-minute counter
Case: 41mm in white gold (11.45mm thick); guilloched pushers; water-resistant to 30m
Dial: Rose-gilt opaline; charcoal gray gold applied numerals with luminescent coating; charcoal gray white gold syringe-shaped hands with luminescent coating; tachymeter scale
Strap: Alligator leather with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny chocolate brown; fold-over clasp