{"product_id":"patek-philippe-annual-calendar-flyback-chronograph-as11987","title":"Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe annual calendar is a complication \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003einvented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Patek Philippe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile it plays second fiddle to the perpetual calendar in the minds of most collectors, the reality is that the construction of this calendar mechanism is by no means a simple feat, and requires impressive micro-engineering and design acumen to execute well. Able to account for months of different lengths, it only requires manual adjustment once per year — at the end of February. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHowever, this is no ordinary annual calendar: A Reference 5905P-010 from 2021, it also includes a flyback chronograph — one in which a single button press both stops and instantaneously restarts the chronograph. Convenient for timing laps, this complication proves unbeatable when combined with the utility of an annual calendar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular 5905P-010 is housed in a 42mm platinum case with a signed crown, barrel pushers, a polished, concave bezel, and a sapphire crystal. It features a luminous glossy dark dial with applied indices, a white minute track with a radial subsidiary register, a matching luminous \u003cem\u003edauphine \u003c\/em\u003ehandset, date, month, and day apertures, and a running seconds sub-register above 6 o’clock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFlip the watch over, and one is greeted — via a sapphire exhibition caseback — with a view of the automatic Patek Philippe \u003cem\u003eCalibre \u003c\/em\u003eCH 28-520 QA 24H movement. Paired to a 21mm, signed black alligator leather strap with a signed, platinum pin buckle, this is simply a stunning timepiece in every regard: horologically, aesthetically, and functionally. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re the type of collector who only has eyes for the best, then this watch is for you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42667328471127,"sku":"40930988","price":79500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS11987_40930988_PATEKPHILIPPE_ANNUALCALENDARCHRONOBLK_5905P-010--6.jpg?v=1775768724","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-annual-calendar-flyback-chronograph-as11987","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}