Brand:
Patek Philippe
Model:
Perpetual Calendar Retrograde
Year:
1999
Reference:
5059R-001
Original Box:
Included
Original Papers:
Included
Warranty:
12 months
Overall Condition:
Very Good
Wear level Case:
Barely visible
Wear level Caseback:
Barely visible
Wear level Dial:
None
Wear level Crystal:
None
Wear level Bezel:
Barely visible
Wear level Bracelet Clasp:
Barely visible
Movement Type:
Automatic
Caliber:
315/136
Case Material:
Rose Gold
Case Diameter:
36 mm
Case Thickness:
12.4 mm
Bezel Material:
Rose Gold
Crystal:
Sapphire crystal
Dial Color:
White
Bracelet Material:
Alligator skin
Bracelet Color:
Brown
Clasp Type:
Fold clasp
Clasp Material:
Rose Gold
Functions:
Date, Weekday, Month, Year, Perpetual calendar, Moon phase, Central seconds, Display back, Genevian Seal
The reference 5059 combines two distinct traditions in one case: the perpetual calendar complication that automatically tracks short months and leap years without adjustment, and an "Officer's" style hinged case back, a design borrowed from military pocket watches that springs open at a touch to reveal the movement rather than requiring tools. Rather than a conventional date window, the date is shown by a hand sweeping a 240-degree retrograde arc, snapping back to the start at the close of each month.
This example is cased in 18k rose gold, with a white enamel dial, Roman numerals, and day, month, and moonphase displays arranged around the retrograde date scale. The caliber 315/136 carries the Geneva Seal, finished with Côtes de Genève visible through the hinged sapphire back. Fitted to a brown alligator strap with rose gold Calatrava Cross deployant clasp, it represents one of Patek's more historically minded takes on the perpetual calendar.