Patek Philippe 5204R-011 | Grand Complications
Collection : Grand Complication
Model reference : 5204R-011
Case/Size : Rose gold, 40mm x 14.3mm
Dial : Grey
Movement : Manual-winding
Functions : Perpetual Calendar
Specificity : Split-Seconds Chronograph
Condition / Year : Brand new / 2023
Best known for their Grand Complications watches Patek Philippe masters the “Haute Horlogerie” and are arguably the best in the industry.
In 1989, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the manufacture, Patek Philippe developed what is one of the most complicated portable timepiece in the world: the Calibre 89 with 33 complications but half a century ago in 1932 they had built the “Henry Graves Supercomplication” which had at that time 24 complications, including Westminster chimes, a perpetual calendar, sunrise and sunset times, and a celestial map of New York as seen from Graves’s apartment on Fifth Avenue.
For decades they did held the title of the most complicated watches built. Mastering their craft they perpetuated the skills and traditions to deliver in their current collection pieces of the highest quality.
Reference 5004 was produced from 1994 to 2009, due to its complexity to manufacture they were making only 12 pieces a year ! Available in gold and platinum it remains altogether a rare reference in any metal.
The present reference is the Patek Philippe 5204R-011 , with its Slate Grey dial, features a 40.2mm rose gold case showcasing perpetual calendar functions such as the day, date, month, leap year, day/night, and moonphase indicators. It also includes a chronograph with a split-second function, all elegantly marked in gold on a stunning silvery opaline dial. This model is one of the few modern Pateks with hacking seconds, a detail appreciated by collectors.
On the movement side, it houses the exquisite Patek Philippe in-house calibre 29-535 PS Q, featuring two column wheels and a Gyromax balance. The meticulous finishing on each component of the movement is incredible, with a combination of black polishing and chamfering on the edges of levers and bridges, all beautifully interacting with the light.
It comes with a grey hand-stitched alligator strap equipped with spring bars for easy strap changes, complemented by a rose gold deployant clasp.
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