{"product_id":"patek-philippe-annual-calendar-travel-time-40930815","title":"Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Travel Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, the soon-to-be graduates at the Geneva School of Engineering were presented with their final project prior to receiving their diploma — simplify the perpetual calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the task was easier said than done, their work led to the inception of the annual calendar complication, patented by \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/pages\/vintage-and-pre-owned-patek-philippe-watches\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePatek Philippe\u003c\/a\u003e in collaboration with the bright engineering minds at the GSE. Five years later, Patek debuted the Reference 5035 which marked the world’s first-ever annual calendar movement and finally bridged the gap between a triple date function and the formidable \u003cem\u003equantième perpétuel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece transports us forward to the present day and is a handsome, travel-ready, modern iteration of the Patek Philippe Complications Annual Calendar. Designated as a Reference 5326G-001, this impressive timepiece features a 41mm white gold case with straight lugs and a polished, sloped bezel, and a signed crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe luminous dial features a textured, dark grey gradient with a \u003cem\u003echemin de fer\u003c\/em\u003e minute track, Arabic indices, day and month apertures below the 12 o’clock marker, a constant seconds subsidiary dial with a moonphase display, a date indicator in substitution for a 6 o’clock marker, a matching handset, and finally, ‘home’ and ‘local’ indicators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou read that last bit correctly — thanks to the \u003cem\u003emaison’s\u003c\/em\u003e self-winding Calibre 31-260 micro-rotor movement, this piece not only offers annual calendar functionality, but also features a local jumping hour hand and an additional skeletonized hour hand to keep track of home time — which can cleverly be tucked beneath the main hour hand when you’re not crossing timezones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutfitted on a signed, light brown leather strap with a signed, white gold deployant buckle, this piece is accompanied by its certificate of origin as well as extra strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece certainly packs pedigree, refinement, function, and outstanding craftsmanship that can only be expected on a Patek Philippe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll always be traveling in style with this Patek on your wrist!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42026731077719,"sku":"AS11253","price":89950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS11253_40930815_PATEKPHILIPPE_COMPLICATIONSANNUALCALENDARTRAVELTIME_5326G-001-5.jpg?v=1761318495","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-annual-calendar-travel-time-40930815","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}