{"product_id":"patek-philippe-tonneau-perpetual-calendar-as12360","title":"Patek Philippe Tonneau Perpetual Calendar","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA perpetual calendar is like a small computer on your wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\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 mechanically, 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 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatek Philippe has been making such timepieces since the Second World War, and continues to make some of the most superlative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003equantieme perpetuelles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the market. This particular example, a Reference 5040P from the 2000s, is a spectacularly elegant model in an offbeat, tonneau-shaped case that remains understated despite its highly complicated nature. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnifique! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoused in a 35mm platinum case with a signed crown, a sapphire crystal, and a smooth bezel, it features a silver dial with applied, white gold ‘Breguet’ numerals, a matching ‘Breguet’ handset, and an outer ‘railroad’ minute track. Calendar indications include a month and leap-year sundial at 3 o’clock, a date and moonphase aperture at 6 o’clock, and a day and 24-hour sundial at 9 o’clock, all of which is powered by the automatic Patek Philippe Calibre 240 Q. (The magnificent movement architecture, you’ll be delighted to know, is viewable via a transparent sapphire caseback.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaired to a signed, black alligator leather strap with a signed, platinum deployant clasp, this magnificent QP is a sophisticated masterwork of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehaute horlogerie — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein other words, it’s precisely the type of watch you want from as storied and important a watchmaker as Patek Philippe! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44100260986967,"sku":"40931033","price":78500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12360_40931033_PATEKPHILIPPE_PERPETUALCALPLATSILVER_5040P-014-5.jpg?v=1786364971","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-tonneau-perpetual-calendar-as12360","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}