Chronographe à Quantième Annuel

5960P

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Chronographe à Quantième Annuel

Brand  : Patek Philippe
Collection  : Complicated Watches
Model  : Chronographe à Quantième Annuel
Reference  : 5960P
Complement : Platinum
Year : 2010
Is not commercialised any more

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  • Brand  : Patek Philippe
    Collection  : Complicated Watches
    Model  : Chronographe à Quantième Annuel
    Reference  : 5960P
    Complement : Platinum
    Year : 2010
    Is not commercialised any more
    List Price : 72 170 €
    Diameter : 40.50 mm
    Thickness : 13.55 mm
    Styles : High Horology
    Sporty
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : CH 25-520 IRM QA 24H
    Complication : Power Reserve Indicator
    Day/Night Indicator
    Annual Calendar
    Flyback Chronograph
    12-Hour Counter
    60-Minute Counter
    Case material : Platinum
    Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback
    Caseside set with one diamond at 6 o'clock
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 30 meters
    Dial : Engraved
    Satin-finish
    Dial color : Dark blue/Silvery
    Display : Hours and Minutes Superluminova luminescent Leaf-shaped hands
    Baton-style chronograph hand
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Superluminova luminous dots
    Glass : Antireflective coating
    Domed
    Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Dark blue
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    + More characteristics : Movement
    Column wheel‐chronograph
    456 components
    40 jewels
    Four‐arm Gyromax balance with four inertia blocks
    Frequency :
    28 800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
    Breguet balance spring
    Central rotor in 21K gold.
    unidirectional winding. oil‐free ball  bearing with zirconium balls
    Power reserve : 55 hours

    950 platinum case
    Width between lugs : 21 mm
    Two-tone dial : matt blue sunburst and silvery
    Eight hour markers in 18K white gold
    18K white gold hours and minutes hands
    Rhodiumed steel central second chronograph hand
    Rhodiumed 18K white gold power reserve indicator hand
    Platinum fold-over clasp

DESCRIPTION

  • Baselworld 2010
     
    Patek Philippe, Geneva
    March 2010
     
    Annual Calendar chronograph Ref. 5960P

    At Patek Philippe, announcements of totally new watch models are typically years apart. But the company places all the more emphasis on keeping its existing collections up to date with continuous refinements. Because of this ongoing care, the success stories of the individual timepiece families have been particularly enduring: the Calatrava since 1932, the Golden Ellipse since 1968, the Nautilus since 1976, etc. Slight modifications, such as new dials or case materials, not only add fresh touches to collections but also limit the number of watches in a given series. Aficionados and collectors of rare timepieces appreciate the fact that their watches remain desirable rarities even if they are not part of an expressly limited edition. Thus, the new 2010 version of the Annual Calendar chronograph differs in subtle ways from its predecessors.

    Launched in 2006, the Ref. 5960P Annual Calendar chronograph was endowed with the first regularly produced chronograph movement developed from the bottom up by Patek Philippe and crafted entirely in-house from the movement blank to the finished caliber. It is a very modern self-winding movement with a nearly wear-free vertical clutch. A genuine manufacture chronograph movement combined with Patek Philippe’s legendary Annual Calendar was exactly what the market had been waiting for. As a matter of fact, the Annual Calendar chronograph instantly became one of the manufacture’s most sought-after models. The 2006 debut platinum model with the charcoal gray dial received a sibling in 2009: a rose gold version with a dark silvery gray dial. And now, the collection is being expanded by a second platinum model with a matt blue sunburst dial.
     
    Two popular complications united in one watch

    The Ref. 5960P unites a mechanical flyback chronograph and an Annual Calendar, two of the most popular complications in timekeeping. The calendar mechanism is based on a patent granted to Patek Philippe in 1996 for the Annual Calendar – it relies on wheels and pinions rather than the more common levers to control the calendar displays. The underlying idea is that rotary motions are more straightforward and easier to control than the reciprocating movements of levers. In actual fact, Patek Philippe’s annual calendar mechanisms have a proven 15-year track record for above-average functionality and reliability. The manufacture’s patented Annual Calendar is a full calendar that automatically distinguishes months with 30 and 31 days and, if kept running, only needs to be manually corrected once a year on the first day of March. It shows the day of the week, the date, and the month, and it has an am/pm indicator. 

    The chronograph module of the new Ref. 5960P is just as modern. It relies on the traditional column-wheel construction for controlling the start, stop, and reset commands, but instead of a lever for a horizontal wheel clutch, it actuates the clamp of a vertical disk clutch. This solution is extremely dependable and eliminates the risk of hand bounce in either direction when the chronograph is switched on, because no wheels are abruptly engaged. Since the disk clutch is virtually wear-free, the chronograph hand can be used as a running seconds hand without hesitation. This mode of operation has no negative effect on the rate accuracy of the movement. This is why the Ref. 5960P, contrary to most chronographs, has no seconds subdial.

    Cool elegance in platinum with a blue dial

    Like the first 2006 model, the new Ref. 5960P has a round case in 950 platinum with an antireflection-coated sapphire-crystal glass and a sapphire-crystal display back. The round chronograph pushers and the large easy-grip crown are located on the right-hand side of the case. The push pieces for adjusting the calendar indicators are on the opposite side. With a case diameter of 40.5 millimeters, the Ref. 5960 ranks among Patek Philippe’s larger timepieces. Its stately visual presence is amplified by the tangible weight of the platinum case. These decidedly masculine attributes underscore the technical appeal of the chronograph. The watch is worn on a blue, large-scaled alligator strap with a platinum fold-over clasp. 
     
    The matt blue sunburst dial with the two-tone monocounter in blue and silver is totally new. Blue harmonizes with the cool gloss of platinum and creates a new timepiece personality with emphasis on fast and convenient readability of all indications. Unlike most other chronographs, the Ref. 5960P does hot have three subsidiary dials for the running seconds as well as the minute and hour counters. Instead, it features the combined minute and hour counter on a subdial that largely occupies the bottom half of the watch face. On three concentric scales, it indicates the minutes and hours totalized by the chronograph. The two outer scales are assigned to the longer red hand that shows elapsed minutes from 0 to 30 (blue numerals) and from 30 to 60 (black numerals). The shorter white hand indicates recorded event times of up to twelve hours on the innermost scale. The day/night indicator in the small round aperture progressively changes from white (day) to dark blue (night). This function is particularly useful when the watch has stopped, making it necessary to distinguish between morning and afternoon hours when setting the time and the calendar indications.
     
    The upper half of the dial is dominated by the Annual Calendar, which indicates the day of the week, the date, and the month in three apertures arranged along an arc between 10 and 2 o'clock. The size of the date at 12 o'clock is particularly remarkable. With its polished white gold frame, the date aperture forms a visual equilibrium with the prominent monocounter in the bottom half of the dial. The small hand of the power-reserve indicator beneath the date aperture moves from plus to minus as it shows the state of wind of the mainspring. 
     
    Eight slender applied hour markers in white gold, eleven luminescent dots, and the crisp transfer-printed scale produce the clarity needed for instant legibility of the dial. The tips of the leaf-shaped hour and minute hands extend nearly all the way to the hour and minute markers, and the end of the chronograph hand skims the fractionally graduated seconds scale. 
     
    Patek Philippe’s new Ref. 5960P Annual Calendar chronograph shows how important even seemingly small details really are in haute horlogerie, be they a minor modification in power transmission or subtle color variations in dial design. Sometimes, the consequences are striking and expressive. The new dial of the Ref. 5960P is a case in point.
  • Baselworld 2010
     
    Patek Philippe, Geneva
    March 2010
     
    Annual Calendar chronograph Ref. 5960P

    At Patek Philippe, announcements of totally new watch models are typically years apart. But the company places all the more emphasis on keeping its existing collections up to date with continuous refinements. Because of this ongoing care, the success stories of the individual timepiece families have been particularly enduring: the Calatrava since 1932, the Golden Ellipse since 1968, the Nautilus since 1976, etc. Slight modifications, such as new dials or case materials, not only add fresh touches to collections but also limit the number of watches in a given series. Aficionados and collectors of rare timepieces appreciate the fact that their watches remain desirable rarities even if they are not part of an expressly limited edition. Thus, the new 2010 version of the Annual Calendar chronograph differs in subtle ways from its predecessors.

    Launched in 2006, the Ref. 5960P Annual Calendar chronograph was endowed with the first regularly produced chronograph movement developed from the bottom up by Patek Philippe and crafted entirely in-house from the movement blank to the finished caliber. It is a very modern self-winding movement with a nearly wear-free vertical clutch. A genuine manufacture chronograph movement combined with Patek Philippe’s legendary Annual Calendar was exactly what the market had been waiting for. As a matter of fact, the Annual Calendar chronograph instantly became one of the manufacture’s most sought-after models. The 2006 debut platinum model with the charcoal gray dial received a sibling in 2009: a rose gold version with a dark silvery gray dial. And now, the collection is being expanded by a second platinum model with a matt blue sunburst dial.
     
    Two popular complications united in one watch

    The Ref. 5960P unites a mechanical flyback chronograph and an Annual Calendar, two of the most popular complications in timekeeping. The calendar mechanism is based on a patent granted to Patek Philippe in 1996 for the Annual Calendar – it relies on wheels and pinions rather than the more common levers to control the calendar displays. The underlying idea is that rotary motions are more straightforward and easier to control than the reciprocating movements of levers. In actual fact, Patek Philippe’s annual calendar mechanisms have a proven 15-year track record for above-average functionality and reliability. The manufacture’s patented Annual Calendar is a full calendar that automatically distinguishes months with 30 and 31 days and, if kept running, only needs to be manually corrected once a year on the first day of March. It shows the day of the week, the date, and the month, and it has an am/pm indicator. 

    The chronograph module of the new Ref. 5960P is just as modern. It relies on the traditional column-wheel construction for controlling the start, stop, and reset commands, but instead of a lever for a horizontal wheel clutch, it actuates the clamp of a vertical disk clutch. This solution is extremely dependable and eliminates the risk of hand bounce in either direction when the chronograph is switched on, because no wheels are abruptly engaged. Since the disk clutch is virtually wear-free, the chronograph hand can be used as a running seconds hand without hesitation. This mode of operation has no negative effect on the rate accuracy of the movement. This is why the Ref. 5960P, contrary to most chronographs, has no seconds subdial.

    Cool elegance in platinum with a blue dial

    Like the first 2006 model, the new Ref. 5960P has a round case in 950 platinum with an antireflection-coated sapphire-crystal glass and a sapphire-crystal display back. The round chronograph pushers and the large easy-grip crown are located on the right-hand side of the case. The push pieces for adjusting the calendar indicators are on the opposite side. With a case diameter of 40.5 millimeters, the Ref. 5960 ranks among Patek Philippe’s larger timepieces. Its stately visual presence is amplified by the tangible weight of the platinum case. These decidedly masculine attributes underscore the technical appeal of the chronograph. The watch is worn on a blue, large-scaled alligator strap with a platinum fold-over clasp. 
     
    The matt blue sunburst dial with the two-tone monocounter in blue and silver is totally new. Blue harmonizes with the cool gloss of platinum and creates a new timepiece personality with emphasis on fast and convenient readability of all indications. Unlike most other chronographs, the Ref. 5960P does hot have three subsidiary dials for the running seconds as well as the minute and hour counters. Instead, it features the combined minute and hour counter on a subdial that largely occupies the bottom half of the watch face. On three concentric scales, it indicates the minutes and hours totalized by the chronograph. The two outer scales are assigned to the longer red hand that shows elapsed minutes from 0 to 30 (blue numerals) and from 30 to 60 (black numerals). The shorter white hand indicates recorded event times of up to twelve hours on the innermost scale. The day/night indicator in the small round aperture progressively changes from white (day) to dark blue (night). This function is particularly useful when the watch has stopped, making it necessary to distinguish between morning and afternoon hours when setting the time and the calendar indications.
     
    The upper half of the dial is dominated by the Annual Calendar, which indicates the day of the week, the date, and the month in three apertures arranged along an arc between 10 and 2 o'clock. The size of the date at 12 o'clock is particularly remarkable. With its polished white gold frame, the date aperture forms a visual equilibrium with the prominent monocounter in the bottom half of the dial. The small hand of the power-reserve indicator beneath the date aperture moves from plus to minus as it shows the state of wind of the mainspring. 
     
    Eight slender applied hour markers in white gold, eleven luminescent dots, and the crisp transfer-printed scale produce the clarity needed for instant legibility of the dial. The tips of the leaf-shaped hour and minute hands extend nearly all the way to the hour and minute markers, and the end of the chronograph hand skims the fractionally graduated seconds scale. 
     
    Patek Philippe’s new Ref. 5960P Annual Calendar chronograph shows how important even seemingly small details really are in haute horlogerie, be they a minor modification in power transmission or subtle color variations in dial design. Sometimes, the consequences are striking and expressive. The new dial of the Ref. 5960P is a case in point.
  • Brand  : Patek Philippe
    Collection  : Complicated Watches
    Model  : Chronographe à Quantième Annuel
    Reference  : 5960P
    Complement : Platinum
    Year : 2010
    Is not commercialised any more
    List Price : 72 170 €
    Diameter : 40.50 mm
    Thickness : 13.55 mm
    Styles : High Horology
    Sporty
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : CH 25-520 IRM QA 24H
    Complication : Power Reserve Indicator
    Day/Night Indicator
    Annual Calendar
    Flyback Chronograph
    12-Hour Counter
    60-Minute Counter
    Case material : Platinum
    Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback
    Caseside set with one diamond at 6 o'clock
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 30 meters
    Dial : Engraved
    Satin-finish
    Dial color : Dark blue/Silvery
    Display : Hours and Minutes Superluminova luminescent Leaf-shaped hands
    Baton-style chronograph hand
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Superluminova luminous dots
    Glass : Antireflective coating
    Domed
    Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Dark blue
    Strap clasp : Folding buckle
    More characteristics : Movement
    Column wheel‐chronograph
    456 components
    40 jewels
    Four‐arm Gyromax balance with four inertia blocks
    Frequency :
    28 800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
    Breguet balance spring
    Central rotor in 21K gold.
    unidirectional winding. oil‐free ball  bearing with zirconium balls
    Power reserve : 55 hours

    950 platinum case
    Width between lugs : 21 mm
    Two-tone dial : matt blue sunburst and silvery
    Eight hour markers in 18K white gold
    18K white gold hours and minutes hands
    Rhodiumed steel central second chronograph hand
    Rhodiumed 18K white gold power reserve indicator hand
    Platinum fold-over clasp