Tourbillon Minute Repeater 5303R Rose Gold / Skeleton / Singapore 2019

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 12.13 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.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

5303R-010 is one of 2 executions of the 5303R base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a skeleton dial and a white gold, rose gold case. It was a limited edition. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon and a minute repeater.

Caliber R TO 27 PS II is a reworked version of the R TO 27 PS, with both the minute repeater mechanism moved to the dial-side of the movement.

1 other watch in the library runs the Patek Philippe R TO 27 PS II.

Patek Philippe

Tourbillon Minute Repeater 5303R Rose Gold / Skeleton

5303R-001 · 42 mm