First Patek Philippe wristwatch with fully in-line perpetual calendar displays (day, date, month), platinum case (41.3 mm), blue dial with gold hour markers, new ultra-thin self-winding 31-260 PS QL caliber, navy blue alligator strap.
Patek Philippe is enriching its calendar watch range with a brand-new perpetual calendar displaying day, date and month indications through a large single aperture at 12 o’clock. This type of “panoramic” aperture is not entirely new for Patek Philippe. In the course of its history, the Manufacture has already produced pocket watches for the American market featuring this style of in-line display. As devotees of horological complications as well as user friendliness, customers in the New World wanted at-a-glance reading of the indications provided by their perpetual calendar. Nonetheless, the in-line perpetual calendar display appearing in the new Reference 5236P-001 had never previously been featured on a wristwatch – a feat of miniaturization involving numerous technical challenges.