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Endowed with a new\u00a0 movement for which six patent applications have been filed, the Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 also stands out by its striking square-shaped platinum case with rounded corners \u2013 an exclusive design \u2013 its blue sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing and its navy-blue strap in a composite material, embossed with a fabric motif. In sum, a unique new alliance of haute horlogerie, technical daring and sporting elegance.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of a new Patek Philippe collection is a milestone in the company\u2019s history and a cause for celebration. And what better way to honor it than by presenting it together with a new, exclusive complicated movement? To accompany the casual chic of the Cubitus design, the manufacture chose to highlight the \u201cgrand date\u201d function, distinguished both by its legibility and its assertive air. Useful in everyday life, the large-format date \u2013in its double aperture \u2013 is also ideally suited to the bold geometry of the Cubitus case and dial. But the development of an all-new movement uniting this function with moon phases and a day indicator required that Patek Philippe surmount a considerable number of technical and aesthetic challenges. In particular, it called for the design of a completely new large-date mechanism \u2013the aim being, as in all the manufacture\u2019s complications, to unite technical complexity with outstanding simplicity, practicality and safety in use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A new metamorphosis for the renowned caliber 240<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First essential: the slenderness of the movement, to guarantee the timeless elegance of the case. To deliver this exceptional finesse, despite the addition of a complex mechanism, Patek Philippe\u2019s engineers decided to take as their base the acclaimed caliber 240 ultra-thin self-winding movement with a 22K gold off-center mini-rotor. This great classic of mechanical horology, introduced in 1977, is recognized as a cult movement, renowned for its slim profile, reliability and performance. It has proved its value and versatility in several versions with additional functions that now power numerous models in the current collection. It is found for example in the caliber 240 PS IRM C LU movement (249 parts) with power- reserve indicator at the 10:30 position, analog date and moon phases at 7 o\u2019clock and small seconds at 4:30 equipping the Nautilus 5712 references since 2006. On the new Cubitus Reference 5822P-001, the aim was to offer \u2013 along with the large date indication at 12 o\u2019clock and small seconds at 4:30 \u2013 a dual co-axial day display by a hand and moon phase by an aperture in a subsidiary dial at 7 o\u2019clock. Thus was born the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU self-winding movement (353 parts), a perfect blend of tradition and innovation. Despite the addition of 104 more parts compared with the caliber 240 PS IRM C LU, the height of the movement increased by only 0.77 mm (4.76 mm versus 3.99 mm). In particular, for this purpose, the engineers re-worked the base movement by endowing it with an instantaneous-jump calendar mechanism for the display of a grand- date indication in a double aperture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simultaneous jumps in 18 milliseconds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If slender proportions were of the essence, so too was perfect legibility, a key requirement for a large date indication. To avoid any time lag between the different displays, Patek Philippe developed an instantaneous-jump mechanism, not only for the grand date but for the day and moon-phase indications. A large lever, the \u201cmain lever\u201d driven by the 24-hour wheel controls all these changes. This wheel carries a cam that winds the main lever continuously. At midnight, the beak of the main lever drops from the top of the cam, released by its powerful spring. The main lever then engages \u2013via various components \u2013a tooth of the date star, a tooth of the day star and a tooth of the moon-phase star, to effect the change in these indications. Accordingly, every night at midnight, all these displays jump instantaneously and simultaneously in 18 milliseconds, using the energy accumulated throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coplanar disks for the grand date<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To endow this timepiece with the sleekest and most elegant system possible for displaying the grand date, Patek Philippe\u2019s engineers designed a caliber featuring coplanar disks (that is, disks positioned exactly on the same plane): a device that avoids any unaesthetic superposition. Each night at midnight, the energy supplied by the main lever is divided between two gear trains driving, respectively, the tens disk (with a double sequence of 0, 1, 2, 3) and the units disk (with digits from 0 to 9). Thanks to a patent taken up from the caliber 31-260 PS QL (launched in the in-line perpetual calendar Reference 5236 in 2021), this mechanism makes it possible to manage the jumps from 31 to 01 while maintaining the 1 digit stationary by means of gears with truncated teeth. An \u201canti-double-jump\u201d system for the units, also patented in 2021, avoids any second change of the date in the event of a shock or during a correction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complex energy management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the display of the grand date by means of two coplanar disks consumes copious energy, it was necessary to accumulate enough power to drive these two very large disks and have them jump instantly as well as the day and moon-phase indications. It was also important to ensure that the mechanism distributes this energy exactly according to the three different types of jump of the grand-date indication occurring over time. The first scenario is when only the units change (e.g. during the passage from 11 to 12) and where, consequently, only the units disk is moving. The second scenario is when the tens change during the month (e.g. during the passage from 09 to 10) which causes both disks to move (tens and units). And the third scenario, which occurs once a month, is the passage from 31 to 01, when only the tens disk is moving, while the units disk remains stationary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Six patented technical innovations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To meet all these challenges, Patek Philippe\u2019s engineers developed new technical solutions leading them to file six specific patent applications. In particular these innovations guarantee: perfect alignment of the grand-date numerals at all times in the two apertures; absence of any double jump of the tens during the change of the date from 31 to 01 or in the event of a shock, and the possibility of correcting all the indications (including the time and the day) at any hour of the day without risk of damaging the movement or disturbing the correct display of the information. These technical breakthroughs combine to optimize the reliability, legibility and ease of operation of the various functions, directly in line with Patek Philippe\u2019s design philosophy of putting the user first. The movement is endowed with three correction push-pieces set into the flanks of the case, for the date, the day and the moon phases respectively. As this is what is known as a \u201csimple\u201d calendar, the owner must correct his or her timepiece on the first day of the months of March, May, July, October and December. The moon-phase display is\u00a0so precise that it takes 122 years to deviate by a single day from the true lunar cycle. As to the rate accuracy of the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU, it meets all the strengthened criteria declared official by the manufacture in spring 2024, with a tolerance range of -1 and +2 seconds per 24 hours in compliance with the directives of the Patek Philippe Seal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A dial combining character with legibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 presents a blue dial embellished with a sunburst motif and horizontal relief embossing. The grand date appears in a double aperture at 12 o\u2019clock in an embossed beveled frame. The coaxial day and moon-phase indications at 7 o\u2019clock and the asymmetric small seconds at 4:30 stand out in white on the blue ground. 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Cubitus 5821/1AR-001
| Brand : | Patek Philippe |
| Collection : | Cubitus |
| Model : | Cubitus 5821/1AR-001 |
| Complement : | Rose Gold and Steel - Sunburst Blue Dial - Bracelet Rose Gold and Steel |
| On sale : | 2024 |
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Brand : Patek Philippe Collection : Cubitus Model : Cubitus 5821/1AR-001 Complement : Rose Gold and Steel - Sunburst Blue Dial - Bracelet Rose Gold and Steel On sale : 2024 List Price : 60 800 € Diameter : 45 mm Thickness : 8.3 mm Styles : Atypical Vintage Types : Self-winding Calibre : 26-330 S C Calibre distinction : Winding rotor: 21K gold central rotor Complication : Date Case material : Pink gold Steel Case peculiarity : Screwed-down crown Sapphire caseback Shape : Cushion Dial color : Blue Display : Horizontally embossed Rose gold applied hour markers with white luminescent coating Rose gold rounded baton-style hands with white luminescent coating Strap material : Pink gold Steel Strap clasp : Folding buckle + More characteristics :
Mouvement
• Caliber 26-330 S C
• Self-winding
• Date in an aperture
• Sweep seconds
• Diameter: 27mm
• Thickness: 3.3mm
• Number of parts: 212
• Winding rotor: 21K gold central rotor
• Frequency: 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour (4 Hz)
• Power reserve: min. 35 hours - max. 45 hours
Case
Rose gold and steel
Dial
Sunburst blue, horizontally embossed
Bracelet / Buckles
• Rose gold and steel
• Lockable adjustment system
• Rose gold and steel patented fold-over clasp
CUFF LINKS
• Rose gold
• Sunburst blue center, horizontally embossed
DESCRIPTION
Press release
Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 A new complication in a completely new collection
To mark the birth of its new Cubitus collection, Patek Philippe is unveiling a completely new model with innovative displays combining a large-format instantaneous date and instantaneous moon phases and day of the week. Endowed with a new movement for which six patent applications have been filed, the Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 also stands out by its striking square-shaped platinum case with rounded corners – an exclusive design – its blue sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing and its navy-blue strap in a composite material, embossed with a fabric motif. In sum, a unique new alliance of haute horlogerie, technical daring and sporting elegance.
The launch of a new Patek Philippe collection is a milestone in the company’s history and a cause for celebration. And what better way to honor it than by presenting it together with a new, exclusive complicated movement? To accompany the casual chic of the Cubitus design, the manufacture chose to highlight the “grand date” function, distinguished both by its legibility and its assertive air. Useful in everyday life, the large-format date –in its double aperture – is also ideally suited to the bold geometry of the Cubitus case and dial. But the development of an all-new movement uniting this function with moon phases and a day indicator required that Patek Philippe surmount a considerable number of technical and aesthetic challenges. In particular, it called for the design of a completely new large-date mechanism –the aim being, as in all the manufacture’s complications, to unite technical complexity with outstanding simplicity, practicality and safety in use.
A new metamorphosis for the renowned caliber 240
First essential: the slenderness of the movement, to guarantee the timeless elegance of the case. To deliver this exceptional finesse, despite the addition of a complex mechanism, Patek Philippe’s engineers decided to take as their base the acclaimed caliber 240 ultra-thin self-winding movement with a 22K gold off-center mini-rotor. This great classic of mechanical horology, introduced in 1977, is recognized as a cult movement, renowned for its slim profile, reliability and performance. It has proved its value and versatility in several versions with additional functions that now power numerous models in the current collection. It is found for example in the caliber 240 PS IRM C LU movement (249 parts) with power- reserve indicator at the 10:30 position, analog date and moon phases at 7 o’clock and small seconds at 4:30 equipping the Nautilus 5712 references since 2006. On the new Cubitus Reference 5822P-001, the aim was to offer – along with the large date indication at 12 o’clock and small seconds at 4:30 – a dual co-axial day display by a hand and moon phase by an aperture in a subsidiary dial at 7 o’clock. Thus was born the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU self-winding movement (353 parts), a perfect blend of tradition and innovation. Despite the addition of 104 more parts compared with the caliber 240 PS IRM C LU, the height of the movement increased by only 0.77 mm (4.76 mm versus 3.99 mm). In particular, for this purpose, the engineers re-worked the base movement by endowing it with an instantaneous-jump calendar mechanism for the display of a grand- date indication in a double aperture.
Simultaneous jumps in 18 milliseconds
If slender proportions were of the essence, so too was perfect legibility, a key requirement for a large date indication. To avoid any time lag between the different displays, Patek Philippe developed an instantaneous-jump mechanism, not only for the grand date but for the day and moon-phase indications. A large lever, the “main lever” driven by the 24-hour wheel controls all these changes. This wheel carries a cam that winds the main lever continuously. At midnight, the beak of the main lever drops from the top of the cam, released by its powerful spring. The main lever then engages –via various components –a tooth of the date star, a tooth of the day star and a tooth of the moon-phase star, to effect the change in these indications. Accordingly, every night at midnight, all these displays jump instantaneously and simultaneously in 18 milliseconds, using the energy accumulated throughout the day.
Coplanar disks for the grand date
To endow this timepiece with the sleekest and most elegant system possible for displaying the grand date, Patek Philippe’s engineers designed a caliber featuring coplanar disks (that is, disks positioned exactly on the same plane): a device that avoids any unaesthetic superposition. Each night at midnight, the energy supplied by the main lever is divided between two gear trains driving, respectively, the tens disk (with a double sequence of 0, 1, 2, 3) and the units disk (with digits from 0 to 9). Thanks to a patent taken up from the caliber 31-260 PS QL (launched in the in-line perpetual calendar Reference 5236 in 2021), this mechanism makes it possible to manage the jumps from 31 to 01 while maintaining the 1 digit stationary by means of gears with truncated teeth. An “anti-double-jump” system for the units, also patented in 2021, avoids any second change of the date in the event of a shock or during a correction.
Complex energy management
As the display of the grand date by means of two coplanar disks consumes copious energy, it was necessary to accumulate enough power to drive these two very large disks and have them jump instantly as well as the day and moon-phase indications. It was also important to ensure that the mechanism distributes this energy exactly according to the three different types of jump of the grand-date indication occurring over time. The first scenario is when only the units change (e.g. during the passage from 11 to 12) and where, consequently, only the units disk is moving. The second scenario is when the tens change during the month (e.g. during the passage from 09 to 10) which causes both disks to move (tens and units). And the third scenario, which occurs once a month, is the passage from 31 to 01, when only the tens disk is moving, while the units disk remains stationary.
Six patented technical innovations
To meet all these challenges, Patek Philippe’s engineers developed new technical solutions leading them to file six specific patent applications. In particular these innovations guarantee: perfect alignment of the grand-date numerals at all times in the two apertures; absence of any double jump of the tens during the change of the date from 31 to 01 or in the event of a shock, and the possibility of correcting all the indications (including the time and the day) at any hour of the day without risk of damaging the movement or disturbing the correct display of the information. These technical breakthroughs combine to optimize the reliability, legibility and ease of operation of the various functions, directly in line with Patek Philippe’s design philosophy of putting the user first. The movement is endowed with three correction push-pieces set into the flanks of the case, for the date, the day and the moon phases respectively. As this is what is known as a “simple” calendar, the owner must correct his or her timepiece on the first day of the months of March, May, July, October and December. The moon-phase display is so precise that it takes 122 years to deviate by a single day from the true lunar cycle. As to the rate accuracy of the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU, it meets all the strengthened criteria declared official by the manufacture in spring 2024, with a tolerance range of -1 and +2 seconds per 24 hours in compliance with the directives of the Patek Philippe Seal.
A dial combining character with legibility
The new Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 presents a blue dial embellished with a sunburst motif and horizontal relief embossing. The grand date appears in a double aperture at 12 o’clock in an embossed beveled frame. The coaxial day and moon-phase indications at 7 o’clock and the asymmetric small seconds at 4:30 stand out in white on the blue ground. Legibility is further ensured by applied baton-style hour markers and rounded baton-style hour and minute hands, all in white gold with a luminescent coating that is white by day and glows green in the dark.
The nobility of platinum
The new Cubitus case in platinum is a two-part construction with lateral attachments, distinguished by its 45mm diameter and the elegant finesse of its profile (9.6 mm). Its characteristic design, a square with rounded corners, gains additional impact from contrasting finishes –vertical satin-brushed on the flat of the bezel and the front of the case, polished on the beveled sides of the bezel and the case flanks. Like all Patek Philippe’s platinum models, the new Reference 5822P-001 has a diamond (here, a baguette cut for the first time) set into the bezel at 6 o’clock. The transparent case back in sapphire crystal affords a private view of the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU movement, with its 22K gold off-center mini-rotor adorned with the same pattern of horizontal lines as the dial–a signature distinguishing the models in this collection.
The watch’s blend of modern, casual chic with a technical edge continues through to a navy-blue strap with cream contrasting stitching in an ultra-resistant composite material embossed with a fabric motif. The platinum fold-over clasp is engraved with the name of the Cubitus collection.
Patek Philippe also offers new Cubitus cufflinks in the collection, designed to match the watch, their white-gold frame echoing the shape of the case and centering a blue sunburst motif adorned with an embossed horizontal relief (205.9821G-001).
Press release
Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 A new complication in a completely new collection
To mark the birth of its new Cubitus collection, Patek Philippe is unveiling a completely new model with innovative displays combining a large-format instantaneous date and instantaneous moon phases and day of the week. Endowed with a new movement for which six patent applications have been filed, the Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 also stands out by its striking square-shaped platinum case with rounded corners – an exclusive design – its blue sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing and its navy-blue strap in a composite material, embossed with a fabric motif. In sum, a unique new alliance of haute horlogerie, technical daring and sporting elegance.
The launch of a new Patek Philippe collection is a milestone in the company’s history and a cause for celebration. And what better way to honor it than by presenting it together with a new, exclusive complicated movement? To accompany the casual chic of the Cubitus design, the manufacture chose to highlight the “grand date” function, distinguished both by its legibility and its assertive air. Useful in everyday life, the large-format date –in its double aperture – is also ideally suited to the bold geometry of the Cubitus case and dial. But the development of an all-new movement uniting this function with moon phases and a day indicator required that Patek Philippe surmount a considerable number of technical and aesthetic challenges. In particular, it called for the design of a completely new large-date mechanism –the aim being, as in all the manufacture’s complications, to unite technical complexity with outstanding simplicity, practicality and safety in use.
A new metamorphosis for the renowned caliber 240
First essential: the slenderness of the movement, to guarantee the timeless elegance of the case. To deliver this exceptional finesse, despite the addition of a complex mechanism, Patek Philippe’s engineers decided to take as their base the acclaimed caliber 240 ultra-thin self-winding movement with a 22K gold off-center mini-rotor. This great classic of mechanical horology, introduced in 1977, is recognized as a cult movement, renowned for its slim profile, reliability and performance. It has proved its value and versatility in several versions with additional functions that now power numerous models in the current collection. It is found for example in the caliber 240 PS IRM C LU movement (249 parts) with power- reserve indicator at the 10:30 position, analog date and moon phases at 7 o’clock and small seconds at 4:30 equipping the Nautilus 5712 references since 2006. On the new Cubitus Reference 5822P-001, the aim was to offer – along with the large date indication at 12 o’clock and small seconds at 4:30 – a dual co-axial day display by a hand and moon phase by an aperture in a subsidiary dial at 7 o’clock. Thus was born the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU self-winding movement (353 parts), a perfect blend of tradition and innovation. Despite the addition of 104 more parts compared with the caliber 240 PS IRM C LU, the height of the movement increased by only 0.77 mm (4.76 mm versus 3.99 mm). In particular, for this purpose, the engineers re-worked the base movement by endowing it with an instantaneous-jump calendar mechanism for the display of a grand- date indication in a double aperture.
Simultaneous jumps in 18 milliseconds
If slender proportions were of the essence, so too was perfect legibility, a key requirement for a large date indication. To avoid any time lag between the different displays, Patek Philippe developed an instantaneous-jump mechanism, not only for the grand date but for the day and moon-phase indications. A large lever, the “main lever” driven by the 24-hour wheel controls all these changes. This wheel carries a cam that winds the main lever continuously. At midnight, the beak of the main lever drops from the top of the cam, released by its powerful spring. The main lever then engages –via various components –a tooth of the date star, a tooth of the day star and a tooth of the moon-phase star, to effect the change in these indications. Accordingly, every night at midnight, all these displays jump instantaneously and simultaneously in 18 milliseconds, using the energy accumulated throughout the day.
Coplanar disks for the grand date
To endow this timepiece with the sleekest and most elegant system possible for displaying the grand date, Patek Philippe’s engineers designed a caliber featuring coplanar disks (that is, disks positioned exactly on the same plane): a device that avoids any unaesthetic superposition. Each night at midnight, the energy supplied by the main lever is divided between two gear trains driving, respectively, the tens disk (with a double sequence of 0, 1, 2, 3) and the units disk (with digits from 0 to 9). Thanks to a patent taken up from the caliber 31-260 PS QL (launched in the in-line perpetual calendar Reference 5236 in 2021), this mechanism makes it possible to manage the jumps from 31 to 01 while maintaining the 1 digit stationary by means of gears with truncated teeth. An “anti-double-jump” system for the units, also patented in 2021, avoids any second change of the date in the event of a shock or during a correction.
Complex energy management
As the display of the grand date by means of two coplanar disks consumes copious energy, it was necessary to accumulate enough power to drive these two very large disks and have them jump instantly as well as the day and moon-phase indications. It was also important to ensure that the mechanism distributes this energy exactly according to the three different types of jump of the grand-date indication occurring over time. The first scenario is when only the units change (e.g. during the passage from 11 to 12) and where, consequently, only the units disk is moving. The second scenario is when the tens change during the month (e.g. during the passage from 09 to 10) which causes both disks to move (tens and units). And the third scenario, which occurs once a month, is the passage from 31 to 01, when only the tens disk is moving, while the units disk remains stationary.
Six patented technical innovations
To meet all these challenges, Patek Philippe’s engineers developed new technical solutions leading them to file six specific patent applications. In particular these innovations guarantee: perfect alignment of the grand-date numerals at all times in the two apertures; absence of any double jump of the tens during the change of the date from 31 to 01 or in the event of a shock, and the possibility of correcting all the indications (including the time and the day) at any hour of the day without risk of damaging the movement or disturbing the correct display of the information. These technical breakthroughs combine to optimize the reliability, legibility and ease of operation of the various functions, directly in line with Patek Philippe’s design philosophy of putting the user first. The movement is endowed with three correction push-pieces set into the flanks of the case, for the date, the day and the moon phases respectively. As this is what is known as a “simple” calendar, the owner must correct his or her timepiece on the first day of the months of March, May, July, October and December. The moon-phase display is so precise that it takes 122 years to deviate by a single day from the true lunar cycle. As to the rate accuracy of the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU, it meets all the strengthened criteria declared official by the manufacture in spring 2024, with a tolerance range of -1 and +2 seconds per 24 hours in compliance with the directives of the Patek Philippe Seal.
A dial combining character with legibility
The new Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases Reference 5822P-001 presents a blue dial embellished with a sunburst motif and horizontal relief embossing. The grand date appears in a double aperture at 12 o’clock in an embossed beveled frame. The coaxial day and moon-phase indications at 7 o’clock and the asymmetric small seconds at 4:30 stand out in white on the blue ground. Legibility is further ensured by applied baton-style hour markers and rounded baton-style hour and minute hands, all in white gold with a luminescent coating that is white by day and glows green in the dark.
The nobility of platinum
The new Cubitus case in platinum is a two-part construction with lateral attachments, distinguished by its 45mm diameter and the elegant finesse of its profile (9.6 mm). Its characteristic design, a square with rounded corners, gains additional impact from contrasting finishes –vertical satin-brushed on the flat of the bezel and the front of the case, polished on the beveled sides of the bezel and the case flanks. Like all Patek Philippe’s platinum models, the new Reference 5822P-001 has a diamond (here, a baguette cut for the first time) set into the bezel at 6 o’clock. The transparent case back in sapphire crystal affords a private view of the new caliber 240 PS CI J LU movement, with its 22K gold off-center mini-rotor adorned with the same pattern of horizontal lines as the dial–a signature distinguishing the models in this collection.
The watch’s blend of modern, casual chic with a technical edge continues through to a navy-blue strap with cream contrasting stitching in an ultra-resistant composite material embossed with a fabric motif. The platinum fold-over clasp is engraved with the name of the Cubitus collection.
Patek Philippe also offers new Cubitus cufflinks in the collection, designed to match the watch, their white-gold frame echoing the shape of the case and centering a blue sunburst motif adorned with an embossed horizontal relief (205.9821G-001).
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Brand : Patek Philippe Collection : Cubitus Model : Cubitus 5821/1AR-001 Complement : Rose Gold and Steel - Sunburst Blue Dial - Bracelet Rose Gold and Steel On sale : 2024 List Price : 60 800 € Diameter : 45 mm Thickness : 8.3 mm Styles : Atypical Vintage Types : Self-winding Calibre : 26-330 S C Calibre distinction : Winding rotor: 21K gold central rotor Complication : Date Case material : Pink gold Steel Case peculiarity : Screwed-down crown Sapphire caseback Shape : Cushion Dial color : Blue Display : Horizontally embossed Rose gold applied hour markers with white luminescent coating Rose gold rounded baton-style hands with white luminescent coating Strap material : Pink gold Steel Strap clasp : Folding buckle More characteristics :
Mouvement
• Caliber 26-330 S C
• Self-winding
• Date in an aperture
• Sweep seconds
• Diameter: 27mm
• Thickness: 3.3mm
• Number of parts: 212
• Winding rotor: 21K gold central rotor
• Frequency: 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour (4 Hz)
• Power reserve: min. 35 hours - max. 45 hours
Case
Rose gold and steel
Dial
Sunburst blue, horizontally embossed
Bracelet / Buckles
• Rose gold and steel
• Lockable adjustment system
• Rose gold and steel patented fold-over clasp
CUFF LINKS
• Rose gold
• Sunburst blue center, horizontally embossed