====== PP 215 ======

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Calibre **PP 215** is a [[hand-wound]] watch movement from [[Patek Philippe]].

This is a common and long-lived small, thin manual movement, produced since the 1970's to today.

===== Info =====
Cal. 215 was designed as a successor to the classic [[Patek Philippe Calatrava]] hand-wound movement, [[PP 12-120|Cal. 12-120]]. By the time Cal. 215 was introduced in [[1974]], that movement was 20 years old. Yet the same basic architecture was used, in an effort to retain the same look as the original. Cal. 215 was truly a replacement for both the larger [[PP 177|Cal. 177]], an [[F. Piguet]] [[Piguet 21|Cal. 21]] derivative used by the company in the 1970's as well as the line of smaller movements (such as [[PP 23-300|Cal. 23-300]]) used for decades.

Cal. 215 is a traditional movement with a classic Patek Philippe look It includes five bridges or cocks in the classic configuration, has 18 jewels, and measures 10 ligne (21.50 mm) in diameter and just 2.55 mm thick. One difference from tradition is the use of a single bridge over the fourth wheel and escape wheel.

This was the first movement to use Patek Philippe's patented [[Gyromax]] balance wheel at "[[high-beat]]" speeds of 28,800 A/h. Achieving this oscillation rate had long been a challenge for Patek Philippe, but it worked well with this calibre.

===== References =====
Cal. 215 was used in many watches, including the following popular references:
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 3796]]
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 3919]]
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5123]]
  * [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 5196]]

===== Variants =====
^Calibre      ^Dimensions (mm) ^Jewels ^Parts ^Usage ^Features ^
|[[PP 215|215]] |Ø 21.9, H 2.55|18|130|[[Patek Philippe Gondolo 7042|Gondolo 7042]]| |
|[[PP 215|215 PS]] |Ø 21.9, H 2.55|18|130|[[Patek Philippe Gondolo 7041|Gondolo 7041]]|[[Small seconds]] |
|[[PP 215|215 LU]] |Ø 21.9, H 3|18|157|[[Patek Philippe Complications 7121|Complications 7121]]|[[Moon phase]] |

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**Description:**
  * [[Hand-wound]] movement
  * [[Patek Philippe Seal]]

**Functions:**
  * Hour/minute hands
  * [[Small seconds]]

**Data:**
  * 28,800 A/h
  * 10 ligne (21.5 mm) wide, 2.55 mm high
  * 18 jewels
  * [[Power reserve]] 44 hours

**Production period:**
  * [[1974]]-present
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===== See also =====
  * [[PP 12-120]], the 12 ligne predecessor
  * [[PP 10-105]], [[PP 10-200]], [[PP 10-110]], and [[PP 23-300]], the 10 ligne predecessors

===== External Links =====
  * [[http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/patek-philippes-bread-and-butter-the-caliber-215/|Patek Philippe's Bread and Butter: The caliber 215]]
  * [[http://www.tp178.com/jd/patek-3919/|The Patek Philippe Ref. 3919: A Star in Soft Focus]]


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