The new PP Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001 was unveiled by Patek Philippe at Baselworld 2018. Check here all the details of this new timepiece. Full specs and pricing.
Sporting a unique style with an octagonal bezel and a porthole-inspired design, the Nautilus watch by Patek Philippe was launched in 1976 quickly gaining cult status (you can read the history of this model here).
Over the years, Patek Philippe presented several model variations, including an annual calendar, a chronograph and a GMT. But a perpetual calendar, one of the most prestigious complication in the world of watchmaking, was still missing. The wait is over with the new Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001 that Patek Philippe unveiled at Baselworld 2018.
Thanks to the ultra-thin self-winding calibre 240 movement featuring a recessed 22K gold minirotor and a slender calendar module, the 8.42 mm high case is elegantly slim. In fact, this is Patek Philippe’s thinnest perpetual calendar, automatically recognizing the number of days in each month, including the periodically recurring 29th of February. Beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour, the movement offers a power reserve of 38 to 48 hours.
The architecture of the movement and its refined finissage, including the bridges with chamfered and polished edges as well as the Calatrava cross engraving on the winding rotor, can be admired through the sapphire-crystal display back.
Crafted from white gold, the three-part case is water resistant to 60 metres / 200 feet and has a diameter of 40 mm (10 to 4 o'clock) with a max width of 44.05 mm from 9 to 3 o'clock and including the crown.
The characteristic design of the bezel is emphasized by vertically satin finished surfaces that contrast against polished chamfers.
The dial is decorated with raised horizontal embossing, a typical facet of men’s Nautilus watches, and features the same sunburst blue used for the 40th anniversary Nautilus editions released in 2016.
Legibility in daylight and in the dark is optimized with broad hour and minute hands as well as the applied white-gold hour markers with luminescent coatings. The three subsidiary dials of the perpetual calendar with analog displays (day of the week and 24-hour dial at 9 o'clock, month and leap-year cycle at 3 o'clock, date and moon phases at 6 o'clock) are integrated in the subtly rounded octagon of the dial.
The subdial for the date, the most important calendar indication, is slightly larger than the two others, also displaying the moon phase. This is controlled by a mechanism that deviates from the actual position of the moon by merely one day every 122 years.
The correctors of the perpetual calendar (day correction at 9 o'clock, date correction between 11 and 12 o'clock, month correction between 12 and 1 o’clock, moon-phase correction at 6 o'clock) are seamlessly integrated in the Nautilus case thanks to an ingenious system of deflection mechanisms.
The white-gold bracelet integrated in the case is beautifully finished with polished central links and satin-finished lateral links. To improve wearing comfort, Patek Philippe has introduced a totally new, patented fold-over clasp. It features four independent catches to optimize opening and closing and to prevent the unintended release of either of the two clasp segments. The watch is indeed very comfortable on the wrist.
A combination of casual sportiness and technical finesse, the Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001 has a price of Swiss Francs 105,000 / Euro 109,830. patek.com
Over the years, Patek Philippe presented several model variations, including an annual calendar, a chronograph and a GMT. But a perpetual calendar, one of the most prestigious complication in the world of watchmaking, was still missing. The wait is over with the new Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001 that Patek Philippe unveiled at Baselworld 2018.
Thanks to the ultra-thin self-winding calibre 240 movement featuring a recessed 22K gold minirotor and a slender calendar module, the 8.42 mm high case is elegantly slim. In fact, this is Patek Philippe’s thinnest perpetual calendar, automatically recognizing the number of days in each month, including the periodically recurring 29th of February. Beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour, the movement offers a power reserve of 38 to 48 hours.
The architecture of the movement and its refined finissage, including the bridges with chamfered and polished edges as well as the Calatrava cross engraving on the winding rotor, can be admired through the sapphire-crystal display back.
Crafted from white gold, the three-part case is water resistant to 60 metres / 200 feet and has a diameter of 40 mm (10 to 4 o'clock) with a max width of 44.05 mm from 9 to 3 o'clock and including the crown.
The characteristic design of the bezel is emphasized by vertically satin finished surfaces that contrast against polished chamfers.
The dial is decorated with raised horizontal embossing, a typical facet of men’s Nautilus watches, and features the same sunburst blue used for the 40th anniversary Nautilus editions released in 2016.
Legibility in daylight and in the dark is optimized with broad hour and minute hands as well as the applied white-gold hour markers with luminescent coatings. The three subsidiary dials of the perpetual calendar with analog displays (day of the week and 24-hour dial at 9 o'clock, month and leap-year cycle at 3 o'clock, date and moon phases at 6 o'clock) are integrated in the subtly rounded octagon of the dial.
The subdial for the date, the most important calendar indication, is slightly larger than the two others, also displaying the moon phase. This is controlled by a mechanism that deviates from the actual position of the moon by merely one day every 122 years.
The correctors of the perpetual calendar (day correction at 9 o'clock, date correction between 11 and 12 o'clock, month correction between 12 and 1 o’clock, moon-phase correction at 6 o'clock) are seamlessly integrated in the Nautilus case thanks to an ingenious system of deflection mechanisms.
A combination of casual sportiness and technical finesse, the Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001 has a price of Swiss Francs 105,000 / Euro 109,830. patek.com
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