As the heir of Patek Philippe’s grand 1941 classic (Ref. 1518), the Ref. 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph has been available since 2018 in platinum with a golden opaline dial and a rose-gold version with a gold “goutte”-style bracelet. Now, the manufacture is extending its regular collection of this grand complication by the Ref. 5270, cased in yellow gold for the first time.
SPECIFICATIONS
MOVEMENT
Caliber CH 29-535 PS Q. Manually wound mechanical movement, chronograph with column wheel, chronograph hand, instantaneous 30-minute counter and subsidiary seconds. Perpetual calendar with day, month, leap-year cycle and day/night indication in apertures, analog date Moon phases
FUNCTIONS
Center hour and minute hands. Sweep chronograph hand. 30-minute counter between 3 and 4 o'clock. Subsidiary seconds between 8 and 9 o'clock. Date at 6 o'clock. Day and month, in-line at 12 o'clock. Moon phase at 6 o’clock. Day/night indication between 7 and 8 o'clock. Leap year cycle between 4 and 5 o'clock
BRACELET/STRAP
Hand-stitched alligator leather with large square scales, matt chocolate brown
BUCKLE
Fold-over clasp in 18K yellow gold
WATERPROOFNESS
30 meters (3 ATM)
The new Ref. 5270J-001 is worn on a hand-stitched matt chocolate brown alligator strap with large square scales secured with a yellow-gold fold-over clasp. It joins the previous platinum and rose-gold models to accommodate the individual preferences of aficionados of Patek Philippe grand complications.