The 2024 Replica Patek Philippe news presented at Watches and Wonders

Many innovations presented by Replica Patek Philippe at Watches and Wonders, and the latest is probably the most astonishing: the brand’s first chronograph capable of measuring a tenth of a second. It is not an absolute novelty in watchmaking, but it is the masterful interpretation offered by the manufacture, which takes care of the details of its creations by constantly investing in new patents that raise the standards of fine watchmaking. Added to this and other innovations are many range extensions on consolidated models.

Patek Monopusher Chronograph 1/10 Second Ref. 5470P-001

Patek Philippe waited until the first day after the closing of the fair to unveil its new proposal in the chronograph segment, in which it is highly specialized, and rightly the most relevant from a technical point of view. The Patek 1/10 second Monopusher Chronograph Ref. 5470P-001 is the main product innovation together with the Travel Time and proves how tireless the Research and Development division is in continuously proposing technical innovations (and patents).

The Patek Philippe Monopusher Chronograph 1/10 of a second Ref. 5470P-001 is the first Patek chronograph to measure a tenth of a second, according to an execution that involves the coexistence of two independent chronograph movements, whose measuring scales are concentric and both arranged on the dial, for immediate reading.

The development of such a watch evidently requires the creation of a movement whose regulating organ oscillates at 5 Hz, i.e. 36,000 vibrations per hour. Only with this architecture is it possible to switch from the 1/8 of a second measurement typical of traditional 4Hz chronographs to that of 1/10 of a second. The design of the 5Hz chronograph and 1/10 reading is nothing new in watchmaking, as anticipated. Its execution is.

The movement features two independent chronograph movements; the first offers the classic display with central seconds and totalizer of the first 30 chrono minutes (counter at three o’clock), the second, coaxial to the first, has a scale concentric with that of the seconds, so as to offer an immediate reading of the totalizer of the seconds and of tenths using the scale on the flange and the reading between two red marks. This visualization is patented.

Technically and visually, the red lacquered tenth of a second hand completes a complete revolution of the dial in twelve seconds. As per Patek tradition, it is not exclusively the complication that stands out, but rather its excellent execution, whose obsessive level of care and fine-tuning aims to make the experience of use excellent. The project requirements therefore provide for a perfect measurement experience throughout the entire period of use, i.e. for all thirty minutes of timekeeping, which we summarize in the following paragraph.

The caliber CH 29-535 PS 1/10

It builds on the framework of the hand-wound CH 29-535 PS movement with split-seconds function, although engineers have worked to reduce its overall size. Compared to the latter, it is slightly thinner (6.96 mm versus 7.1 mm) despite the presence of the double chronograph requiring a considerable amount of energy to activate the two independent movements and theoretically taking up larger dimensions. Patek releases detailed information on how it achieved its goals of performance, precision, reliability. It is an appreciable technical guide aimed at the most refined collector.

For example, engineers reduced the diameter of the barrel shaft and increased the number of turns of the mainspring. For the regulating organ, we rely on the Oscillomax® patent, which includes the Spiromax® hairspring, the Pulsomax® escapement and the Gyromax® balance. The latter is made of Silinvar®, a derivative of silicon. Summary: the daily deviation falls within a window of -3/+2 seconds per day.

Designed to guarantee perfect synchronism of the chrono hands, minimizing any (microscopic) oscillation effect of the spheres during the start, stop and reset transients (rather than start, stop, restart), the caliber was also designed to resist shocks. impacts. The complication is finally managed via a single button inserted at two o’clock. The caliber is mounted inside a platinum case that is 41mm wide and 13.68mm thick from the edge of the upper sapphire crystal to that of the lower sapphire crystal. For this chronograph alone, Patek Philippe has filed seven new exclusive patents regarding the movement. The price is on request.

Travel Time Annual Calendar REF. 5326G-001

Before the presentation of the monopusher chronograph, the “main piece” of Patek Philippe innovations was the Travel Time REF Annual Calendar. 5326G-001. Although there are obvious, and not hidden, references to the Calatrava in the design of the case and lugs, even if the name seems excluded from the official naming of the new model, we find Patek’s interpretation of the Travel Time function combined for the first time as a central technical and aesthetic argument. aimed at the annual calendar, introduced by Patek in 1996.

The result is greater than the sum of the parts, offering more than one technical innovation. The annual calendar is adjusted on the basis of local time, i.e. the calendar date is always indexed on the basis of the latter, and the calendar therefore adjusts itself forwards or backwards depending on the change in the time zone, and at all times in which you plan to travel east or west of the globe.