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PP 215

PP 215 (click to enlarge!)
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, 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 Cal. 177, an F. Piguet Cal. 21 derivative used by the company in the 1970's as well as the line of smaller movements (such as 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:

Variants

Calibre      Dimensions (mm) Jewels Parts Usage Features
215 Ø 21.9, H 2.5518130Gondolo 7042
215 PS Ø 21.9, H 2.5518130Gondolo 7041Small seconds
215 LU Ø 21.9, H 318157Complications 7121Moon phase

Description:

Functions:

Data:

  • 28,800 A/h
  • 10 ligne (21.5 mm) wide, 2.55 mm high
  • 18 jewels
  • Power reserve 44 hours

Production period:

See also

pp_215.txt · Last modified: 02.12.2022 20:38 by 127.0.0.1

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