As a complement to my post from yesterday concerning the "simple" retrograde perpetual calendars , here are the "complicated" ones, meaning the ones including a minute repeater complication and, for some of them, also a tourbillon. I have also dedicated a

Note that this thread includes only the "simple" retrograde perpetual calendars, meaning those with no other complications. Therefore, the references with a minute repeater and a tourbillon (5013, 5016, 5213, 5216, 5217, 5316) are deliberately lefts aside

Here are 39 models ordered more or less by increasing complexity. Have a nice Sunday. 1. SMALL SECONDS Henry Graves Jr.'s Minute Repeater (cal. no. 97,589) credit: Hodinkee Ref. 2419 (cal. ?) credit: hodinkee Ref. 2524 (cal. ?) 2524/1 (credit: Hodinkee) 2

One of the great joys of collecting is the different views people have and sharing with fellow watch lovers. If asked to rank them I would find it impossible! So let me ask a question - what next? 5070g/r/j are all lovely pieces and I think the 5016p blac

I surprised my dad with this special order 5213G in 2013 Mirador 2013

But I go with 5726 in bracelet and 5970J. But just as a note, whenever Baron says put the third one, it will be 5213G.

including the 5078 and 5213.... You should definitely take a look, assuming you have not already done so Best Sam

Last month, I made a detour to London on my Europe trip, hoping to do some watch hunting. With the weakening Sterling after Brexit, I naively thought there might be some lucrative bargains - not true - because Patek quickly responded by raising its prices

Introduction Let me put the things straight. Modern oversized watches are not my cup of tea. Anything above a 40 mm diameter hardly gets my attention. I still remember that, 15 years, ago the 37 mm 5107 reference was called the ‘Calatrava Grande Taille‘ i