Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5053R-001

Nothing is more distinctive than a Patek Philippe Officer's case with a hinged case back that opens up to display the beauty within the watch. This pre-owned Patek Philippe Calatrava 5053R/001 automatic self-winding watch has a 36mm 18k rose gold case, an ivory dial, and an 18K rose gold tang buckle. The Officer Calatrava reference number 5053 meets all gentlemanly requirements; it is thin enough to fit beneath the sleeves and cuffs of any formal attire. --> SPECIFICATIONS Brand: Patek Philippe Model: Calatrava Officer's Reference Number: 5053R-001 Movement: Automatic Gender: Men's Condition: Very good Time Period: 2004 Box: Yes Papers: Extract from Patek Philippe Archives THE CALIBER Caliber: 315 SC Jewels: 29 THE CALIBER Case Material: 18K rose gold Case Diameter: 36 mm Thickness: 9 mm Waterproof: 80 ft./ 25 m./ 2.5 ATM Bezel Material: Fixed 18K rose gold Glass: Sapphire Crystal Caseback: Open display back Dial: Ivory Dial Numerals: Painted black Bréguet numeral hour indices, railway track minute/second markers around the outer rim THE CALIBER Bracelet Material: Brown Leather Buckle: Tang Buckle Material: 18K rose gold THE CALIBER Hours, minutes, sweep center seconds hand, a date aperture at 6 o'clock, and a 48-hour power reserve. --> FURTHER READING Patek Philippe introduced the Calatrava Officer's reference 5053 in 2001 and produced it until 2005. It features an Officer's case back, which reveals a sapphire crystal display case back that shows the movement. The bezel and crown have a traditional military profile, the lugs have screws and posts rather than spring bars, and the display back's hinged cover recalls trench watch cases. Black gold Breguet hour/minute hands Solid four-body half-hunter case, hinged case back, slightly downturned lugs, gold screwed bars, and curved bezel are polished. Sapphire crystal display case back. The caliber 315 SC movement is rhodium-plated with fausses côtes decoration and stamped with the quality mark of the Seal of Geneva. It has uni-directional winding, a straight-line lever escapement, a shock absorber, and an 18K gold rotor. It has the patented Patek Gyromax balance that adjusts for cold, heat, isochronism, five positions, an overcoil spring, and a self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. The mechanism runs at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3 Hz) Discontinued, replaced by the current model ref. 5153 Case, dial, and movement are all signed. This timepiece is accompanied by a Patek Philippe presentation box, an extract from the Patek Philippe archive dated 2004, and is covered by the 12-month limited warranty from Twain Time.