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Patek Philippe calibres

Patek Philippe has long been known as a producer of some of the finest watch movements known.

Nomenclature

Most Patek Philippe calibres carry a numeric identifier. When identifying a movement, it is common only to refer to the number and any prefix. For example, Calibre R 27 PS QR would be referred to as “Calibre R 27” generally, while Calibre 324 S C might typically and properly be called “Calibre 324” or “PP 324”.

Most historic Patek Philippe movements are identified by a two-part number. The first part was the size of the movement, first in ligne and later in millimeters with the second being a unique calibre number. For example, Cal. CH 28-520 C is a 28 mm chronograph movement and Cal. 10-200 is 10 ligne across.

Today, Patek generally uses simply a model number as the base indicator, though most of their chronograph calibres and historic pieces still use the old “dash” nomenclature.

Complications

Historically, Patek Philippe would also add a numeric indicator of the module added for complications, such as 315/290.

However, in recent decades, the company has taken to using a number of alphabetical abbreviations indicating the complications present. Note that Patek does not always indicate every complication present but only the most notable and distinctive to this particular calibre.

C“Representatives calendar” Date window or pointer
CH“Chronographe” Chronograph
CL“Ciel” Celestial display
FUS“Double Fuseau” Dual time display
HU“Heure Universelle” World time indicator
IRM“Indicateur de Réserve de Marche” Power reserve indicator
J“Jour” Day window
LEP“Lépine” Lépine configuration
LU“Phases de Lune” Moon phase
PS“Petite Aiguille de Seconde” Small seconds
Q“Quantième Perpétuel” Perpetual calendar
QA“Quantième Annuel” Annual calendar
QI“Quantième Perpétuel Instantané” Perpetual calendar with instant change
QR“Quantième Rétrograde” Perpetual calendar with retrograde date indicator
R“Répétitions minutes” Minute repeater (typically listed before the calibre number)
REC“Rectangulaire” Tonneau shape
REG“Affichage de Type Régulateur” Regulator configuration
S“Seconde au Centre” Central seconds
SAV“Savonette” Savonette or hunter configuration
SID“Temps Sidéral” Sidereal time
SQU“Squelette” Skeletonized
TO“Tourbillon” Tourbillon (typically listed before the calibre number)
8J“8 Jours” 8-day power reserve
24H“Indication 24 Heures” 24 hour or 12-hour plus day/night indicator

Hand Winding

PP 177 SQU (click to enlarge!)
PP 177 SQU
© Patek Philippe

  • Tonneau
    • Cal. 8-80 (1934-1960) - Small movement for ladies watches, 3,918 made
    • Cal. 25-21 (-current)
    • Cal. 9-90 (1934-1987) - 19,800 A/h, 18 jewels, Gyromax added later, 17,890 made, references 425/1, 494, 528 562, 564, 579, 596, 1434, 1450, 1480, 1482, 1507, 1553, 1593, 2495, 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2456/1, 2471, 2503, 2517, 2519
  • 13.5 ligne
  • 7 ligne
    • Cal. 7-70 (1941-1969) - 11,780 made
    • Cal. 16-250 (-current) - 28,800 A/h, Patek's smallest modern movement
  • 8 ligne
    • Cal. 8-85 (1936-1967) - 8,300 made, references 556, 560, 576, 588, 589, 1421, 1478, 3424/1
  • 9 ligne - First produced in 1930
  • 10 ligne
    • Cal. 10-105 (1939-1946) - Small seconds, 1,914 made, references 1406, 1410, 1413, 1414
    • Cal. 10-110 (1940-1950) - Small seconds, 2,463 made, references 1428, 1469, 1525, 1537, 1539, 1542, 1548, 1551
    • Cal. 10-200 (1946-1965) - Small seconds, 20,197 made, references 431, 482, 1419 (also with Cal. 10-105), 1458 (also with Cal. 10-105), 1519, 2407, 2408, 2440, 2488, 2496, 2501, 2527, 2528, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2549/1, 2549/2, 3496
    • Cal. 23-300 (1956-1975) - 21,600 A/h, small seconds, references 2592, 2594/10, 3405A, 3412, 3413, 3548
    • Cal. PP 215 (1974-current) - 28,800 A/h Gyromax, small seconds
  • 12 ligne
    • Cal. 12-120 (1935-1953) - Small seconds, 24,188 made, references 96, 1435, 1510, 1527, 1528, 1534, 1543, 1565, 1571, 1582, 1583, 1584, 2405, 2428, 2431, 2439, 2459, 2478, 2511
    • Cal. 12-400 (1950-1961) - Small seconds, 10,000 made, references 2532, 2536, 2537, 2538/1, 2560, 2569 2570
    • Cal. 27-SC (1946-1970) - Direct central seconds and minutes, 12,879 made, references 2457, 2460, 2467, 2467, 2481, 2482, 2508, 2514
      • 27-SCQ (1952-1963) - Perpetual calendar, moon phase, 179 made, Ref. 2438/1, 2497
    • Cal. 27-400 AM (1960-1983) - Antimagnetic, 5,222 made
    • Cal. 27-460 (1960-1970) - 6,900 made
  • 13 ligne
  • 17 ligne

Current

28-20

PP TO 28-20 (click to enlarge!)
PP TO 28-20
© Patek Philippe

Tonneau shape.

Calibre Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
28-20/220 Ø 27, H ? 29 Gondolo 10 Day Power Reserve 51002 barrels, Gyromax® balance,
Power reserve 10 days
TO 28-20 REC 10J PS IRMØ 27, H ?29 Gondolo 10 Day Tourbillon 5101Tourbillon, 2 barrels, Gyromax® balance,
Power reserve 10 days
28-20 REC 8J PS IRM C J Ø 27, H ? 28142Gondolo 5200 Gyromax® balance, Spiromax® balance spring, Pulsomax® escapement,
Power reserve 192 h (8 days)

30-255

Since 2021.

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
30-255 PS Ø 31, H 2.5527164Patek Philippe Calatrava 61192 barrels, Gyromax® balance, Spiromax® balance spring, 65 h power reserve

Hand Winding Chronograph

CH 27-70

PP CH 27-70 (click to enlarge!)
PP CH 27-70
© Patek Philippe

Based on the Lemania 2310:

CH 29-535

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
CH 29-535 PS Ø 29.6, H 5.3533270Chronograph 5172, Chronograph 7150/250RInstantaneous 30-minute counter, small seconds
CH 29-535 PS 1/10 Ø 29.6, H 6.96383961/10th Second Monopusher Chronograph 54701/10th of a second monopusher chronograph, central 1/10th of a second hand, instantaneous 30-minute counter, small seconds,
Pulsomax® escapement, Silinvar® lever and escape wheel, Gyromax® balance in Silinvar®, Spiromax® balance spring
CH 29-535 PS Q Ø 32, H 733456Chronograph Perpetual Calendar 5270Instantaneous 30-minute counter, perpetual calendar with day/night indication, small seconds, moon phase,
Gyromax® balance, Breguet hairspring
CHR 29-535 PS Ø 29.6, H 7.134312Split-Seconds Chronograph 5370Split-Seconds chronograph, 30-minute counter, seconds subdial,
Gyromax® balance, Breguet hairspring
CHR 29-535 PS Q Ø 32, H 8.734496Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar 5204Split-Seconds chronograph, instantaneous 30-minute counter, perpetual calendar: day, month, leap year and day/night indication, hand date, moon phase, small seconds,
Gyromax® balance, Breguet hairspring

Automatic

Patek Philippe's first automatic watch movement, Cal. 12-600 AT, is also one of its best. Introduced in 1953 and improved (as Cal. 27-460) in 1960, this movement lasted in production for 32 years. Its successor was the micro-rotor Cal. 240, introduced in 1977 and still in use today.

The quest for a thinner and simpler movement has not been so straightforward. Patek Philippe tried peripheral rotor technology with the ill-fated Cal. 350 before turning to Jaeger-LeCoultre to supply a replacement, Cal. 28-255. This was replaced by Cal. 335, another in-house disappointment, which was quickly refined and replaced by Cal. 315. It was not until the 2004 introduction of Cal. 324 that Patek Philippe could claim to have a solid high-beat “workhorse” automatic movement of their own.

High-End

240

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
240 Ø 27.5, H 2.5327161Calatrava, Golden EllipseNo seconds
240/152 Moon phase indicator, power reserve, sub-seconds
240 HU Ø 27.5, H 3.8833239World Time 5231, 5230, World Time 713024 time-zones, day/night indicator for all time-zones
240 LU CL C Ø 38, H 6.8145315Celestial 6102Date, Moon phase, celestial display, date by central pointer
240 PS C Ø 30, H 3.4327 Date, small seconds
240 PS IRM C LU Ø 31, H 3.9829265Nautilus 5712Date, small seconds, moon phase, power reserve indicator
240 Q Ø 27.5, H 3.8827275Grand Complications 5327, 7140Perpetual calendar, day, date, month, leap year and 24-hour indication by hands, moon phase
240 Q Si Ø 27.5, H 3.8827 Perpetual calendar, moon phase, 24 hour display, “Oscillomax” silicon components
240 SQU Ø 27.5, H 2.5327159Complications 5180Skeletonized, no seconds

31-260

PP 31-260 (click to enlarge!)
PP 31-260
© Patek Philippe

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H Ø 33, H 5.631 409Annual Calendar Travel Time 5326Annual Calendar: day, date and month, dual time-zone, local and home day/night indication, small seconds, moon phase
31-260 PS QL Ø 34, H 5.831503In-Line Perpetual Calendar 5236Perpetual Calendar: day, date and month, leap-year, day/night indication, small seconds, moon phase
31-260 REG QA Ø 33, H 5.0831 313Annual Calendar Regulator 5235Annual Calendar, regulator-style display: hour and seconds subdials, sweep minutes,
Pulsomax® escapement, Gyromax® balance, Spiromax® balance spring

Mainstream

315

(1984-2005) - Central rotor 21,600 A/h

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
315 S C Ø 27.5, H ?29 Calatrava 3820, Calatrava 5127 Center seconds, date
315 S QR Ø 27.5, H ?29 Perpetual Calendar 5050 Perpetual calendar: Date, day, leap year, month, moon phase
315 S IRM QA LU Ø 27.5, H ?36 Annual calendar, moon phase, power reserve indicator
315 S IRM QA LU Si Ø 27.5, H ? Advanced Research silicon escape wheel, annual calendar, moon phase, power reserve indicator
315/136 Ø ?, H ? Perpetual calendar, retrograde date, month moon phase, power reserve indicator
315/290 Ø ?, H ?29 Calatrava 5127 Calendar module
315/299 Ø ?, H ? Annual calendar module
  • Cal. PP 330 (1984-present) - Modified calendar from PP 315

324

26-330

PP 26-330 (click to enlarge!)
PP 26-330
© Patek Philippe

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
26-330 S C Ø 27, H 3.330212Nautilus 5711, Calatrava 5226, Aquanaut Luce 5268 Date
26-330 S C J SE Ø 27, H 4.8650304Calatrava Weekly Calendar 5212 Weekly calendar, date

AL 30-660

Automatic Chronograph

CH 28-520

PP CH 28-520 (click to enlarge!)
PP CH 28-520
© Patek Philippe

Calibre     Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
CH 28-520 C/522Ø 30, H 6.6335327Nautilus 5980Chronograph with 60-minute and 12-hour mono-counter, date
CH 28-520 C/528Ø 30 H 6.6332308Aquanaut 5968Chronograph with 60-minute counter, date
CH 28-520 C FUSØ 31, H 6.9534370Nautilus 5990Chronograph with 60-minute counter, dual time-zone
CH 28-520 HUØ 33, H 7.9738343Complications 5930Flyback chronograph, Worldtimer
CH 28-520 IRM QA 24HØ 33, H 7.6840456Complications 5961Annual calendar, day/night indication, power reserve indicator
CH 28-520 QA 24HØ 33, H 7.6837402Complications 5905Flyback chronograph, 60-minute counter, annual calendar, day, date, month and day/night indication

High Horology

R 27

PP R 27 (click to enlarge!)
PP R 27
© Patek Philippe

With minute repeater.

Calibre     Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
R 27 HUØ 32, H 8.532 462Grand Complications 5531Minute repeater with classic gongs
R 27 PSØ 28, H 5.0539 342Grand Complications 5078, 5178, 7040Minute repeater
R 27 PS QR LUØ 28, H 7.2341517Grand Complications 5304Minute repeater, perpetual calendar with retrograde date hand, moon phases
R 27 QØ 28, H 6.941467Grand Complications 5374Minute repeater, perpetual calendar with day, date, month, leap year by hands
R CH 27 PS QIØ 32, H 10.3563718Triple Complication 5208Minute repeater, Chronograph with 60-minute and 12-hour counters, instantaneous perpetual calendar with day/night indication, small seconds, moon phase

R TO 27

36-750

36-750 (click to enlarge!)
36-750
© Patek Philippe

Minute repeater with Grande Sonnerie and Petite Sonnerie. Patek's most complicated movement.

Calibre        Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
GS 36-750 PS IRM Ø 37, H 7.595703Grande and Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater 6301Jumping small seconds
300 GS AL 36-750 QIS FUS IRM Ø 37, H 10.71081,366Grandmaster Chime 6300Strikework mode display (Silence / Grande Sonnerie / Petite Sonnerie). Alarm with time strike. Date repeater. Instantaneous perpetual calendar: day, month, date, leap year, four-digit year display, second time-zone with day/night indicator, 24-hour and minute subdial

Quartz

patek_philippe_calibres.txt · Last modified: 03.12.2022 11:26 by gerdlothar

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