{"product_id":"patek-philippe-retrograde-perpetual-calendar-as06502","title":"Patek Philippe Retrograde Perpetual Calendar","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA perpetual calendar is like a small computer on your wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThink 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emechanically\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, using springs and gears, and that you only have to adjust it once every century or so. Crazy, right?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePerpetual calendars are Patek Philippe’s speciality — it’s been making them in series since the 1940s. This particular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003equantieme perpetual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, a Reference 5140R-011 dating to circa 2018, is a true beauty. Housed in a 37mm 18K rose gold case, it features a sapphire crystal, sapphire exhibition caseback, 18k rose gold signed crown, and a beautiful, satin silver ‘Tiffany’-signed dial with applied rose gold indices and matching dauphine handset. Powered by the Cal. 240 Q automatic movement with micro-rotor, it’s absolutely a piece of horological art — the type of timepiece that gets passed down through the generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePerpetual calendars are Patek Philippe’s speciality — it’s been making them in series since the 1940s. This particular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003equantieme perpetual, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ea Reference 5059P, dates to the 2000s. Housed in a 36mm platinum “hunter”-style case with a domed sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a polished bezel, it features a white enamel dial with a black, oxidized gold feuille handset, black painted Roman numeral indices, an inner date track with Arabic numeral indices, a moonphase aperture at 6 o’clock, a day aperture at 9 o’clock, a leap year window at 12 o’clock, a month aperture at 3 o’clock, and a retrograde date pointer. Powered by the Patek Philippe Calibre 315\/136 automatic movement, it’s paired to a black alligator leather strap with a signed, platinum deployant clasp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn great condition, this QP with its hunter case flawlessly bridges the gap between classic pocket watch and modern wristwatch design, resulting in a modern timepiece that encapsulates the best of Patek’s history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAny old wristwatch can tell the time. Few truly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003edefine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39700159004759,"sku":"40930137","price":48850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS06502_40930137_PATEKPHILIPPE_PERPETUALCALENDAR_5059P-7.jpg?v=1650573173","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-retrograde-perpetual-calendar-as06502","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}