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The indication itself is generated in a classical manner. At the core are two ovoid cams, one governing sunrise and the other sunset, each completing one full rotation over the course of a year. Their profiles are precisely shaped to reflect the annual variation in daylight caused by the Earth\u2019s axial tilt. A double feeler-spindle, with two flexible arms, continuously traces the contours of these cams. As the cams turn, the feelers convert their varying radii into linear motion, which is transmitted via racks and then into a gear train that positions the two hands on the dial. The cams are calculated for Geneva (46\u00b012\u2019 N), so the system encodes the specific daylight cycle of that latitude.<\/p>\n
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The dial comprises three superposed rotating discs. The uppermost disc carries the sky chart, rotating once every sidereal day (23h 56m), while beneath it a second disc tracks the motion of the moon over a lunar day, and a third disc indicates the phases of the moon, accurate to one day in 3,000 years. An elliptical aperture frames the portion of the sky visible from Geneva. Around the periphery is a 31-day date disc, indicated by a red-tipped hand, which also doubles as the scale for reading sunrise and sunset.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/p>\n The watch measures 47mm in diameter and 12.39mm in height; sizeable on paper, but likely to wear considerably smaller thanks to its lugless design. The white gold case departs from the classical Celestial format. The case band features an X-shaped motif in relief, alternating between polished and satin-brushed surfaces, a pattern that continues onto the solid caseback, where it is punctuated by a Calatrava Cross. It is fitted with two crowns: one at 4 o\u2019clock for winding and time-setting, and a second at 2 o\u2019clock for adjusting the astronomical indications via a bayonet system that prevents accidental actuation. A corrector set into the caseband handles the date, while two additional pushers at 9 and 10 o\u2019clock control the transition between Summer and Winter time. The strap is integrated directly into the case without lugs.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Powering the watch is the self-winding calibre 240 C LU CL LCSO, based on Patek\u2019s classic ultra-thin micro-rotor movement, with no less than six patents filed.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Ref. 5249R \u201cThe Crow And The Fox\u201d<\/p>\n Patek Philippe has also introduced something rather unexpected in the context of its modern output \u2013 its first automaton wristwatch, the ref. 5249R-001. It is, at its core, a watch that tells the time only on demand, and does so as a short mechanical performance drawn from La Fontaine\u2019s The Crow and the Fox. Pressing the pusher at 2 o\u2019clock sets the sequence in motion. First, the fox indicates the hours, using its paw for the lower hours and its head for the upper range. Maintain pressure, and the second part follows: a retrograde minute hand, shaped as a piece of cheese, drops from the crow\u2019s beak and sweeps across a 60-minute arc. Release the pusher, and both indications return instantly to their resting positions, leaving the dial once again as a static tableau.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Mechanically, this is governed by a sequenced system built around cams and levers. A large lever, actuated by the pusher, first engages the hour mechanism before triggering the minutes, ensuring that the two indications unfold in order rather than simultaneously. The underlying time is stored on snail cams, which control the extent of the retrograde motion for both hours and minutes. The system is designed to deliver a smooth, controlled action, despite the abrupt return inherent to retrograde displays. A small seconds display, in the form of a white-gold star set with a diamond, is the only indication in constant motion, offering reassurance that the watch is running.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The dial is conceived as a miniature scene, with 10 hand-engraved appliqu\u00e9s in multiple colours of gold set against a brown opaline, solid gold base. They are, at a glance, decorative, but not all of them are merely so. The fox\u2019s head and paws, for instance, are part of the indication, and that changes the terms of the exercise entirely. The material is thin to begin with, down to 0.2mm at its finest, and any excess pressure risks altering the geometry enough to affect the functioning of the watch. Bringing the dial to completion takes on the order of 150 hours of manual work.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Powering the watch is the calibre 31-260 PS HMD AU, an evolution of the ultra-thin micro-rotor movement, with an automaton module. It is housed in a 43mm rose gold case with an officer-style hinged caseback, allowing a view of the movement beneath.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Nautilus Ref. 5810\/1G-001 and 5810G-001<\/p>\n As anniversaries go, the 50th of the Nautilus was never going to pass quietly, and Patek Philippe has marked it in a way that feels entirely in character by returning, in part, to where it began. The new \u201cJumbo\u201d references, 5810\/1G-001 and 5810\/1G-010, pare back to a time-only display \u2013 hours and minutes without central seconds or date \u2013 and in doing so echo the original ref. 3700 more closely. They retain the familiar 41mm diameter, but at 6.9mm thick are notably slimmer than the ref. 5811, which measures 8.2mm.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In white gold with a matching bracelet, the Ref. 5810\/1G-001 is limited to 2,000 pieces. It sticks closely to the familiar Nautilus formula \u2013 applied baton markers and rounded baton hands in white gold, all filled with white luminous material. The companion Ref. 5810G-001, limited to 1,000 pieces, takes a slightly more expressive route. Fitted to a composite strap, it swaps in baguette-cut diamond hour markers set in white gold, adding a measured note of brilliance to an otherwise unchanged design.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Both are powered by the ultra-thin self-winding Calibre 240, a movement that has long been associated with the Nautilus, specifically the Ref. 5712 and Ref. 5740. Just 2.53mm in height, it remains one of Patek Philippe\u2019s most elegant automatic movements, and the 22k gold mini-rotor is engraved with \u201c50 1976 \u2013 2026\u201d as a small but unmistakable reminder of the occasion.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Nautilus Ref. 5610\/1P-001<\/p>\n The more surprising celebratory release is the 38mm ref. 5610, which recalls the mid-size Nautilus, particularly the ref. 3800 and later the ref. 5800. The latter was discontinued in 2009, at a moment when the prevailing taste had shifted decisively toward larger watches. Today, however, 38mm sits comfortably within the centre of gravity again.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The case is executed in platinum, with a full platinum bracelet and measures just 6.9mm in thickness, with the customary diamond set into the left \u201cear,\u201d a detail that has long served as a discreet marker of the material. As with the larger anniversary pieces, the display is reduced to the essentials \u2013 hours and minutes only \u2013 leaving a dial that is notably uncluttered, and, within the current Nautilus collection, rather unusual. Likewise, it is powered by the caliber 240, comes with the anniversary inscription and limited to 2,000 pieces.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Nautilus desk watch Ref. 958G-001<\/p>\n With the ref. 958G-001, Patek Philippe does something that, on paper, sounds unlikely. It turns the Nautilus into a desk clock, and yet, it works rather well. The familiar elements are all there \u2013 the rounded octagonal bezel, the lateral \u201cears\u201d \u2013 only now expanded to 50.65mm across with a hinge cover that, incidentally, does double duty, acting as a support so that the watch can sit upright on a desk. The cover itself is decorated with a matching blue embossed motif and centred on a Calatrava cross.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The reference also brings into the Nautilus a set of small, utilitarian complications first seen in the Calatrava 8-Day ref. 5328G last year \u2013 the sort of combination that, one suspects, more than a few would wish to see in a Nautilus wristwatch. In addition to hours, minutes and small seconds, it features an instantaneous day and date display within the small seconds, along with a power reserve indicator at 12 o\u2019clock. The calibre inside, the manually wound 31-505 8J PS IRM CI J, is one of Patek\u2019s more substantial recent developments, with twin barrels in series delivering an 8-day power reserve while running a 28,800vph.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The ref. 958G is produced as a limited series of 100 pieces, a number that feels about right for something this particular. Like the other 50th anniversary editions, it is delivered in a presentation case with a cork exterior \u2013 a small but deliberate reference to the original ref. 3700 of 1976, and, more recently, to the packaging used for the 40th anniversary pieces in 2016.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Calatrava Alarm Ref. 5322G with 24-hour Alarm and Date Indication<\/p>\n Patek\u2019s alarm complication, first seen in Alarm Travel Time 5520P in 2019, is an aristocrat among alarms as it is constructed as elaborately as a striking watch. It is sounded by a hammer striking a gong, and its cadence is controlled by a silent governor, just as in a minute repeater. For this year, Patek trims the concept back, offering a cleaner execution with a 24-hour alarm and date display, and dispensing with the Travel Time function altogether.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n It is housed in a 41mm by 12.55mm Calatrava case in white gold, with a hobnail guilloch\u00e9 caseband. The alarm indications occupy the upper half of the dial, where a double aperture displays the set time in quarter-hour increments, with a day\/night indicator just below allowing the alarm to be set across a full 24-hour cycle. A discreet bell-shaped aperture indicates the status of the alarm, switching from white when active to black when disengaged.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Notably, it incorporates safety devices, including a mechanism that prevents the alarm from being engaged unless the strike barrel is fully wound. Wind the strike barrel, set the time and when it goes off, it does so with a measured, even rhythm of 2.5 strikes per second, which is far removed from the crude urgency of a conventional alarm.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Even without a travel time function, the self-winding Caliber AL 30-660 S C is a densely constructed piece of engineering comprising 524 components. The watch arrives in two versions the 5322G-001 with a blue dial and the 5322G-010 in green, both with a granular texture and a subtle black gradient towards the periphery.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Cubitus Perpetual Calendar Skeleton Ref. 5840P-001<\/p>\n The new 5840P follows that same line of thinking as the Cubitus ref. 5822P with day, date and moon phase, pairing the metal once again with an uptick in complication. This time it is a full perpetual calendar, which sees the debut of the first form movement within the collection.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The calibre 28-28 Q SQU, is a reworked evolution of the familiar 240 Q. What matters is how it has been shaped to follow the contours of the Cubitus, with bridges and plates that mirror the geometry of the case itself. The bridges are openworked to echo the horizontal motif of the dial, which is partially stripped back and reduced to a series of slats that align precisely with the bridge beneath.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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