The annual complication is not a complication I know well,

So I couldn't be able to tell you if only PP does it...

Perpetual calendars are not always troublesome to set.

I know at least 3 brands where the PC are easy to set:

Ulysse Nardin: The PC is set by the crown, and can be set backward or forward.

IWC: The PC is set by the crown, too.

JLC: The PC is set by a single pusher : 1 push , one day, all is sychronized.

After, if you want to save money when you service a watch, it is a bit like with watches: Never buy a Ferrari or Aston Martin, go for a Dacia.

Here again, it depends on the brand, as the cost for a service or repair is really different from a brand to another.

If you think about what is worth the extra money,, in terms of complications, then the Chrono is hard to beat.

Much more difficult to realize than a Perpetual Calendar, and less expensive.

Though, I'm not sure you willl have to think about what is worth the money.

It can be a criteria, for sure, but not the very first one, nor the most important, IMO.

Best,

Nicolas

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Annual calendar in JLC Master Calendar

By: ivanclai : March 24th, 2010-02:54

Dear Purists Would anyone be able to tell me in the Master Calendar, it does not work like the Patek annual calendar? you still have to adjust the day every month. The annual calenday was invented by Patek and can only be found in their watches. Thanks.

The triple date is not an annual calendar...

By: amanico : March 24th, 2010-12:57

So you will have to set the date at the end of each month, while on the Annual Calendar, you'll have to set it once a year, at the end of February. Hope this will be of some help. Best, Nicolas

Annual calendar only on Patek

By: ivanclai : March 24th, 2010-18:55

Thanks a lot. So I see a lot of brands have perpetual calendar but is annual calendar only in Patek watches? I heard that perpetual calendar is very troublesome to set everything while annual calendar is much easier and is much more suitable for everyday ...

Hi Ivan... why do we even need mechanical watches? LOL

By: ArthurSG : March 24th, 2010-20:32

when a cheap quartz wil do a better job at telling time and so much less troublesome.. but also so much less involving and so much less to love and admire... just me though. I'll leave the experts to go on about your other points as I still struggle to cr...

The annual complication is not a complication I know well,

By: amanico : March 24th, 2010-23:02

MIH watch also has an annual calender

By: Greg D : March 25th, 2010-11:25

Not a common complication (and I recall reading the Patek annual calender is actually as complex as the perpetual). However this is at least one other around - the MIH watch. Details here :- http://www.ornatus-mundi.ch/artikel_12/artikel_12_1.htm