Perpetual Calendar 5496 Platinum / Blue

In Context

At 39 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. At 11.19 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 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 45 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

5496-011 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a blue sunburst dial with a platinum case. It was a limited edition. Beyond the time it carries a perpetual calendar.

Self-winding movement with retrograde date hand and day, month and leap year in apertures. Moonphase at 6 and central seconds.

9 other watches in the library run the Patek Philippe 324 S QR.

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Perpetual Calendar 5496 Platinum / Silver

5496P-015 · 39 mm

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Perpetual Calendar 5496P Honey

5496P-014 · 39.5 mm

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Perpetual Calendar 5160 White Gold / Silver

5160/500G-001 · 38 mm

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Perpetual Calendar 5496P Silver

5496P-001 · 39.5 mm