Chronograph 5172 White Gold / Blue

In Context

At 41 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 11.45 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. 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. 65 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

5172G-001 is one of 2 executions of the 5172G base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a blue dial and a white gold case. Beyond the time it carries a chronograph.

Patek's in-house manual wind chronograph movement. Total of 269 parts.

13 other watches in the library run the Patek Philippe CH 29-535 PS.

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Chronograph 5170 White Gold / Black

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5170R-010 · 39.4 mm

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Chronograph 5170 Platinum / Blue

5170P-001 · 39.4 mm