Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Moonphase

A perpetual calendar is like a small computer on your wrist.

Think of it this way: Imagine a watch that keeps track of not only the time, but also the date, the day of the week, and the month, and also tells you whether it’s a leap year or not, and what the current phase of the moon is. Oh, and one more thing — imagine it does all of this mechanically, using springs and gears, and that you only have to adjust it once every century or so. Crazy, right?

Perpetual calendars are Patek Philippe’s specialty — the maison been making them in series since the 1940s. This particular quantieme perpetual, a Reference 5139G, is indeed a rare breed.

Housed in a nearly perfect 38mm 18K white gold case, this piece features straight lugs, a hobnail bezel, a sapphire crystal and a signed, recessed crown. For high complication timepieces, its expected to see a thicker case to accommodate the additional mechanical accoutrements. However this piece, shockingly comes in at a svelte 9.5mm in case thickness. Combined with a lug-to-lug measurement of 45mm, this piece wears incredibly well on a wide range of wrist sizes.

Elegant, and just plain beautiful, the gloss black dial plays host to a month subsidiary register with a leap year indicator at 3 o'clock, a day subsidiary register with a 24-hour indicator at 9 o'clock and a slightly larger pointer date subsidiary register with a moonphase display at 6 o'clock.

Like we said — beautiful.

This piece is powered by a 240 Q microrotor movement adorned with Côtes de Genève, which thankfully is viewable by a sapphire exhibition caseback. What's more, this piece includes its Certificate of Origin confirming is date of production in 2012. 

This Patek Philippe Grand Complication has made many instant fans of the Reference 5139 here at HQ. It truly is a perfect blend of everyday wearability and the exact details that makes Patek Philippe, Patek Philippe.

It's absolutely a piece of horological art — the type of timepiece that gets passed down through the generations.

Founded in 1839, Patek Philippe is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history. Few luxury brands in the world carry the gravitas of their name, and for good reason. The firm's commitment to excellence in horological manufacture is unflinching, and their track record of innovation in design without peer. They continue to lead the industry, and even their fiercest competitors have nothing but the utmost respect for the company.

Owning a Patek Philippe is for many the ultimate goal of timepiece collecting, and for a certain type, the only timepieces they collect. Whichever way you look at it, there is no questioning the elegance of design, superlative manufacture of their cases and movements, or the sheer elegance and emotion that comes from owning one.

Of course for a brand that is steeped in heritage, we are told ‘You never actually own a Patek Philippe…”

Well, you know the rest.

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We back each Analog:Shift vintage timepiece with a one-year mechanical warranty from the date of purchase.

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