Perpetual Calendar

Heir to the Throne: The New Patek Philippe Reference 5270

In this watch review we showcase the Patek Philippe Reference 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, powered by the Patek Philippe Manufacture Caliber CH 29-535 PS, with the addition of a new perpetual calendar module.

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Apr 3, 2011 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

Breitling Limited Edition Airwolf Celebrates Naval Aviation Anniversary

Breitling has announced a unique timepiece to celebrate the 100th anniversary of naval aviation – the Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf. The first piece in this series will make a special journey with naval aviators. Learn more and find wallpaper and pricing inside.

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Mar 10, 2011 by WatchTime

SIHH Preview: Piaget Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Automatic Ultra-Thin

At SIHH, Piaget will debut the new Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Automatic Ultra-Thin. This piece sets a new record for the world’s thinnest self-winding tourbillon watch, measuring a mere 10.4mm thick. It is a showcase of Piaget’s unique skills in the field of ultra-thin watchmaking and the brand’s desire to develop innovative and creative complicated calibers.

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Jan 14, 2011 by WatchTime

Carl F. Bucherer Manero ChronoPerpetual

Carl F. Bucherer presents the new Manero ChronoPerpetual, combining a perpetual calendar with moon phase and leap year displays and a flyback chronograph with tachymeter scale. A Manufacture movement from Vaucher, with contemporary decoration in the distinctive style of the Lucerne-based Bucherer brand, creates the exclusive mechanical foundation for this new timepiece.

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Sep 8, 2010 by WatchTime

Girard-Perregaux 1966 Perpetual Calendar

Girard-Perregaux has added a Perpetual Calendar to its classically-styled 1966 collection. The 40mm case houses in-house caliber GP033Q0 with 288 components. The caliber uses the Manufacture’s exclusive Microvar variable inertia balance, which is visible through the watch’s transparent case-back.

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Sep 1, 2010 by WatchTime

Money Shot: IWC Lands Two Starring Roles in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

IWC has secured another starring role on the big screen, this time in Oliver Stone’s upcoming film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Watches from Schaffhausen land on the wrists of both lead actors: Michael Douglas as the notorious Gordon Gekko and Shia LaBeouf as the innovative Jacob Moore. The film is the long-awaited sequel to...

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Aug 26, 2010 by WatchTime

Past Forward

Enthusiasts and collectors know Michel Parmigiani’s eponymous Fleurier-based brand. Less well known is his work as a master restorer of historical treasures. Trusted by leading collectors and museums, the Parmigiani atelier brings wonders from the past back to life, employing wide-ranging skills, and a bit of sleuthing.

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May 23, 2010 by WatchTime

Panerai: A Tribute to Galileo Galilei

It’s a short walk from Galileo’s Florence residence to the spot where, centuries later, Giovanni Panerai opened the city’s first watch workshop. During his life Galileo tackled several time-measurement problems, devising a system to calculate longitude at sea using Jupiter’s moons as a celestial clock and doing fundamental work on isochronism. Four centuries later,...

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Mar 14, 2010 by WatchTime

H. Moser Perpetual 1 Takes Top Award

H. Moser’s Perpetual 1 collected one of Germany’s most prestigious awards when more than 10,000 enthusiasts voted it the winner of the Goldene Unruh (Golden Balance) in the category for watches priced above 25,000 euros. The award is presented by WatchTime’s sister publication Uhren Magazin in partnership with the popular German magazine Focus. Ten watches...

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Mar 10, 2010 by WatchTime

Breitling for Bentley Masterpiece: A Tribute to “W.O.”

Each year, Breitling creates a unique piece named Bentley Masterpiece: a mechanical magnum opus combining tradition, performances and the finest craftsmanship. This year at Baselworld, Breitling will unveil its new, one-of-a-kind Grande Complication pocket watch dedicated to the Bentley’s founder. The 2010 Masterpiece combines two sophisticated complications: a perpetual calendar displaying the date, day, month,...

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Mar 8, 2010 by WatchTime

A Cartier First: the Tortue Perpetual Calendar

At first glance, the word “legible” may not spring to mind, but take a closer look. The new Tortue Perpetual Calendar achieves a design coup: several elements, including an openwork dial, combine to create a rich, complex mechanical tapestry, yet each of the indications is easily read. As the first automatic perpetual calendar from Cartier,...

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Feb 19, 2010 by WatchTime

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle “Calibre 2755”

Vacheron Constantin calls the new Patrimony Traditionnelle “Calibre 2755″ a super-complication that is descended from the brand’s 250th anniversary masterpiece, the Tour de l’Ile. The Traditionnelle “Calibre 2755” required three years of development and with a tourbillon, perpetual calendar and minute repeater, it is the most complicated model in Vacheron Constantin’s current catalog.

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Feb 8, 2010 by WatchTime

IWC Portuguese Grande Complication

Twenty years ago IWC debuted its Grande Complication, and at SIHH 2010, the 657-component movement made its first ever appearance in a Portuguese case. Dubbed the flagship of the Portuguese fleet, the automatic-winding 79091 caliber offers a chronograph that records up to 12 hours, perpetual calendar displaying the day, date, month and the complete year...

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Feb 3, 2010 by WatchTime

Ultra-thin is In at Piaget

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their legendary caliber 12P, the world’s thinnest mechanical self-winding movement at that time, Piaget introduces Caliber 1200P, today’s thinnest automatic movement at 2.35mm. The new movement is housed in new limited and unlimited Altiplano models, which at 5.25mm are the thinnest automatic watches on the market today.

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Jan 27, 2010 by WatchTime

SIHH: Lange’s New Saxonia Annual Calendar

At SIHH today Lange unveiled their new automatic winding Saxonia Annual Calendar. Available in white gold and in pink gold, the diameter is a modest 38.5mm, but the design focus was legibility and the watch is quite easy to read. The look is pure Lange and this piece offers much of the visual appeal of...

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Jan 18, 2010 by WatchTime

Patrizzi & Co. NYC Auction Totals $4.2 Million

Patrizzi & Co. closed 2009 in New York City with an auction focused on collector-level timepieces offering just 93 lots. The sale generated $4,225,300, with Patek Philippe accounting for more than half the total value. Patrizzi & Co. finishes the year with sales over $34 million from eight auctions in New York, Geneva and Milan....

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Dec 16, 2009 by WatchTime

Collector to the Rescue: Hartmut Kraft Reboots Chronoswiss North America

Re-launching a brand that has stumbled is difficult in a good economy. Imagine starting the process in October, 2008. That prospect lay before new Chronoswiss North America president Hartmut Kraft. Facing the worst economic downturn in decades, Kraft devised a plan to turn the North American market around. WatchTime traces Kraft’s progression from young watch...

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Dec 7, 2009 by WatchTime

Patrizzi & Co. December 14 NYC Auction Includes Custom Patek 3970 Set

On December 14 in New York City, Patrizzi & Co. will offer an extremely rare set of four Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronographs, ref. 3970, featuring custom dials with diamond indexes. The set consists of four pieces, one each in 18k yellow, white and rose gold, and one in platinum, with corresponding dial colors. The...

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Dec 2, 2009 by WatchTime

Antiquorum’s December 9 NYC Auction Features Patek 3974, Rolex Comex

On December 9 at its New York City headquarters, Antiquorum will auction over 400 timepieces, and the star of the show will be a platinum Patek Philippe ref. 3974 minute repeater perpetual calendar with 2 additional dials. This watch was produced in 1999 and this is only the fourth time in 10 years this reference...

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Nov 25, 2009 by WatchTime

Patek Philippe Caliber 89 Brings Over $5 Million at Auction

A Patek Philippe Caliber 89 sold for $5,042,000 (SFr.5,120,000) at Antiquorum’s 35th Anniversary sale held November 14 and 15 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva. The selling price exceeded the pre-sale estimate of 4.5 to 5 million Swiss francs. Patek created 4 examples of the Caliber 89 in 1989 to mark the company’s 150th...

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Nov 18, 2009 by WatchTime

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