====== Patek Philippe Officer's Watch ======

{{wst>author|[[Foskett, Stephen|Stephen Foskett]] ([[https://grail-watch.com/|Grail Watch]])}}

{{wst>image_r|Patek_Philippe_Calatrava_5153G-010|Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 5153G, showing the Officer's case and lugs\\ © Patek Philippe}}
Patek Philippe has produced a number of watches in the **[[officer's watch]]** style, and frequently uses this term to describe these models.

Patek Philippe rose to prominence after World War I, but many Patek watches were used in the war. Some decades later, a new style of watch appeared, called the [[officer's watch]], and evocative of the watches used at that time and on naval vessels since then. A true Officer's Watch has a round case with a simple dial, typically including [[small seconds]] and [[sector dial]], a large [[onion crown]], [[scrolled lugs]] with a screw-in strap bar, and often a hinged ("[[Officer's case back|Officer's]]") solid case back.

Patek created an [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 3960|Officer's Calatrava]] for their 150th anniversary in [[1989]], and this limited-edition watch proved very popular with collectors. Shortly after, Patek introduced an unlimited [[Patek Philippe Calatrava|Calatrava]] model, [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5022|Ref. 5022]], which included some of the features and style of that limited-edition piece. This quickly became known as the "officer's case" Calatrava and sold in large numbers. A "Lady Officer's" model, [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 4860|Ref. 4860]], was closer in style and included screwed lug bars.

In [[2001]], Patek Philippe introduced a new Calatrava, [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5053|Ref. 5053]] in a larger size and including the [[hinged case back]] made popular with Ref. 3960. This became the new definitive Patek Officer's Watch, though the use of [[center seconds]] was not in keeping with the style. The [[complicated]] [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5054|Ref. 5054]] used the same case but added a [[moon phase]] and [[power reserve indicator]], cluttering the dial somewhat. Ref. 5053 was replaced with the up-sized [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5153|Ref. 5153]] in [[2009]], now at 38 mm and still with center seconds but adding a date window. This reference eschews the clean dials of previous officer's watches and includes a striking [[guilloche]] center on all models. A new Ladies Officer, [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 7200|Ref. 7200]], was introduced in [[2013]] with screwed bars but with no cover over the fixed sapphire case back.

Patek Philippe has also used the officer's style on a number of non-Calatrava watches in recent years, including many that they classify as [[Patek Philippe Grand Complication|Grand Complications]]. [[ Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5159|Ref. 5159]] (and the similar Ref. 5160) include a [[retrograde]] [[perpetual calendar]] with [[moon phase]] as well as a hinged case back over a sapphire window. [[Patek Philippe 5213|Minute Repeater Ref. 5213]] includes a retrograde perpetual calendar and [[minute repeater]], while [[Patek Philippe 5539|Minute Repeater Tourbillon, Ref. 5539]] eliminates the calendar but includes both a [[minute repeater]] and [[tourbillon]]. [[Patek Philippe 5959|Split-Seconds Chronograph, Ref. 5959]] is a high-complication [[split-seconds]] [[mono-pusher]] [[chronograph]]. On the Ladies side, Patek has two "Ladies First" models [[Patek Philippe Ladies First Minute Repeater|Minute Repeater Ref. 7000]] and [[Patek Philippe Ladies First Split-Seconds Chronograph|Split-Seconds Chronograph Ref. 7059]].

===== Patek Philippe References =====
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 3960|3960]] (1989) Small seconds, "150th Anniversary" model with hinged case back
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 4860|4860]] (1990's) No seconds, "Lady Officer's" screwed lugs, fixed case back
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5022|5022]] (1990's) Small seconds, often called "Officers" but without hinged case back or screwed lugs
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5053|5053]] (2001-2009) - 36 mm, center seconds, automatic, "Officer's Case" with hinged case back
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5054|5054]] (2000's) - 36 mm, small seconds at 4 30, moon phase and date pointer subdial at 7 00, power reserve at 10 30, automatic Cal. 240, "Officer's Case" with hinged case back
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5153|5153]] (2009-present) - 38 mm, center seconds, automatic, date, "Officer's Watch" with hinged case back
  * [[Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 5159|5159, 5160]] (2000's) Center seconds, retrograde perpetual calendar with moon phase, automatic, hinged case back (not called a Calatrava)
  * [[Patek Philippe 5213|Minute Repeater 5213]] Retrograde perpetual calendar and minute repeater (not called a Calatrava)
  * [[Patek Philippe 5539|Minute Repeater Tourbillon 5539]] Minute repeater, tourbillon (not called a Calatrava)
  * [[Patek Philippe 5959|Split-Seconds Chronograph 5959]] Split-seconds mono-pusher chronograph (not called a Calatrava)
  * [[Patek Philippe Ladies First Minute Repeater|Minute Repeater 7000]] (Ladies automatic minute repeater) Officer's style case with screwed bars, fixed sapphire case back, not called a Calatrava
  * [[Patek Philippe Ladies First Split-Seconds Chronograph|Split-Seconds Chronograph 7059]] (Ladies automatic chronograph) Officer's style case with screwed bars, fixed sapphire case back, not called a Calatrava
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 7200|7200]] (2013) (Ladies automatic, no seconds, [[PP 240|Cal. 240]]) Officer's style case with screwed bars, fixed sapphire case back

===== See Also =====
  * [[Officer's watch]]
  * [[Hinged case back]]
  * [[Sector dial]]
  * [[Screwed lugs]]
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava]]


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