Patek Philippe has never departed from the refinement and exacting standards for which it is renowned, and this Haute Horlogerie complication timepiece – Ref 5204 – with split-seconds chronograph and perpetual calendar is the proof. It completes the traditional trilogy of Patek Philippe chronographs with proprietary movements, in this instance the hand-wound CHR 29-535 PS Q calibre whose split-seconds mechanism, a masterpiece of technical innovation and beauty, presents numerous patented inventions. The silver-toned opalescent dial, with three auxiliary counters and 11 indications, is a lesson in clarity and legibility. An extraordinarily elegant timepiece with a platinum case and matt black alligator strap, in the finest tradition of Patek Philippe.
SPECIFICATIONS
CASE
Platinum, 40 mm
Interchangeable sapphire crystal caseback and solid caseback
Water-resistant to 30 m / 3 ATM
DIAL
Silver-toned, opalescent
18K gold applied hourmarkers
Day and month windows at 12 o'clock
Moon phases and date at 6 o'clock
Leap year indication at 4.30, day/night indication at 7.30
Instantaneous 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock, small seconds at 9 o'clock
MOVEMENT
Hand-wound, CHR 29-535 PS Q calibre
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, seconds, perpetual calendar (day, date, month, leap year), day/night indication, moon phases and split-seconds chronograph
BRACELET/STRAP
Hand-stitched, matt black alligator with square scales, platinum folding clasp