Patek Philippe “Ref. 5212A Calatrava Weekly Calendar” – Baselworld 2019

by Abdon FLORES

Patek Philippe, the mytical watch brand, is presenting in Baselworld a Calatrava calender whose automatic movement has a new complication. The Ref. 5212A Calatrava Weekly Calendar has a semi-integrated mechanism displaying the current week number, in addition to the day and the date. The silver opaline dial and black markings are contrasted by red-tipped hammer-style hands that indicate the day and week number with corresponding month.

The dial font used for day, date, month and week number is meant to reproduce the look of authentic handwriting, endowing the watch with a vintage look. Easy-to-set correctors for days and week numbers are placed at 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock on the 40 mm polished stainless steel case, which has two-tier lugs. This reference is the only steel Calatrava in Patek Philippe’s current collection.

 

 

The watch has an automatic calibre 26-330 S C J SE, 21k gold rotor, and 35-45 hour power reserve. The vintage-like dial is silvery opaline with blackened gold applied hour markers, blackened white gold two-face Dauphine hands and vintage handwriting-style font. Water resistant to 30 metres (3 bar/100 ft).