{"product_id":"patek-philippe-retrograde-perpetual-calendar-as08309","title":"Patek Philippe Retrograde Perpetual Calendar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\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, 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;\"\u003ePatek has been making such watches since the Second World War, and continues to make some of the most superlative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003equantieme perpetuelles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e on the market. This particular example, a Reference 5050J, dating to the early 1990s, includes a neat retrograde date display that makes it stand out from the crowd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHoused in a 35mm 18K yellow gold case with a signed crown, a sapphire crystal, and a stepped bezel, it features an 'opaline' silver dial with applied indices, a matching gold ‘feuille’ handset, a printed, retrograde date display, a moonphase display above 6 o’clock, and day, date, and month apertures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by the automatic Patek Philippe Calibre 315S QR movement — which is visible via a sapphire display caseback — it comes paired to a signed, brown alligator leather strap with a signed, 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. It also includes some of its factory goodies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith its lovely design, interesting dial configuration, and excellent workmanship, this Patek Philippe ‘QP’ is simply a tremendous timepiece — the type that any watch collector would be proud to feature in their collection!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40144431349847,"sku":"40930223","price":69450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS08309_40930223_PATEKPHILIPPE_PERPETUALCALENDAR_5050J-6.jpg?v=1679422047","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-retrograde-perpetual-calendar-as08309","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}