SuitbertW
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*New ref. 5146 - Annual Calendar and new Folding Clasp*
Hi all,
back from Basel I'll start with the new annual calendar, ref. 5146, which will be availlable in yellow- and white gold.
The case is slightly enlarged to 39mm diameter - "slightly" cause I found it very well balanced and due to the rounded sides of the case band it appears probably a bit smaller.
Different from ref. 5035 which will be replaced by 5146, the new annual features a moonphase (instead the 24h indication) and power reserve.
The roman numeral hour indications are replaced by arabics in case of "12, 3, 9" and the typical and almost iconic stick markers with 45? tips.
The overall impression (especially the grey dial) is really stunning. For my very personal taste, the power reserve indicator looks a bit lost, somehow without a "home" - a slight recessed portion in the dial or somehing like this would probably look nicer (at least for me 
). But I've to admit that this easily could be a bit too much....
The base movement will remain the cal. 315 and the technically more interested will probably recognize the new four spoke balance wheel like in cal.324. In case of cal. 315 the beat rate will remain 3 Hz, but the new forur spoke Gyromax will step by step replace the old two spoke version ("step by step" in this case meaning, there will be no clear cut when the older style is dicontinued).
Most of the pictures are clickable for larger versions
Finally, there will be a newly designed folding clasp. Usually more a friend of traditional tang buckles I particulary liked this as it's designed to match the look of the wonderfully understating vintage Patek buckels of the past.
Please forgive me if I forgot or mixed up some details, I tried my best, but due to the mass of informations in the past days that's very well possible
Best
Suitbert