Chronograph 5070

In Context

At 42 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 12.75 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 25 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 60 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 18,000 vph the seconds hand advances 5 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

5070R-001 is one of 2 executions of the 5070R base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a silver dial and a red gold case. Beyond the time it carries a chronograph.

The CH 27-70 finds its base in the Lemania 2310. This hand-wound chronograph movement powered the iconic 5070 chronograph until it was replaced by the in-house 5170.

8 other watches in the library run the Patek Philippe CH 27-70.

Patek Philippe

Chronograph 5071 White Gold

5071G-001 · 42 mm

Patek Philippe

Chronograph 5070

5070G-001 · 42 mm

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Patek Philippe

Chronograph 5070 Rose Gold London Exhibition

5070R-014 · 42 mm

C

Patek Philippe

Chronograph 5070 Yellow Gold London Exhibition

5070J-012 · 42 mm