welcome back to SwissWatchExpo this is Angel and today we're
taking a look at some really special Perpetual calendars. stick around.
welcome back to SwissWatchExpo and today we're back with another top three video So today
we're taking a look at the perpetual calendar offerings throughout some of the best brands
in the world we have such a great selection here at SwissWatchExpo so it was very hard for me to
tailor this down and pick the three that were most important to me and the ones that I thought were
so unique and that's really what we're going to focus on today three really special watches that
have some really unique displays and things like that involved so today we'll be taking a look at
the Jaeger LeCouture Master Calendar Perpetual Calendar or Master Control perpetual calendar
we'll be taking a look at the Blancpain Villeret and we will also be taking a look at the Patek
Philippe Grand Complications perpetual calendar so let's get right into it the first one that I'd
love for us to take a look at is this the Master Control perpetual calendar the reason why I love
this watch is because it is very very unique you have of course a very thin profile 37 millimeters
across this will have the tritium markers around the outside of the bezel or of the dial which
give it a really nice texture they've patinaed out just a bit and I haven't seen a watch like
this uh this one in particular actually seems to have the days of the week in French and then of
course the Perpetual calendars are watches that can mechanically keep up with not only the time
but the date the month the year and also this one has a beautiful moonphase display here so
so it's a very high level of watchmaking automatic movements it's very important to either wear
this watch or keep it on a winder so that you don't have to go through resetting all of those
complications again another thing I really love is that on the moonphase indicator here at the six
o'clock position it has the 29 and a half marker to really signify what a true moon phase is so
every few years if you want to be extra accurate in the moon phase dial here you want to make sure
to reset it appropriately I think it's usually around six years or so you'll have to reset that
and then of course you'll also have right near the center of the dial a day night indicator as well
as of course your date the month is also at the top of the dial I love this as a option for great
price point with high level watchmaking this for me I think is a great compare comparative model if
you are on the fence about maybe getting a Patek Philippe Calatrava and you want something that
has some more complications to it a beautiful timepiece here of course you'll have the JLC
clasp here on the deployment clasp and this watch actually has an eight day power reserve which is
unheard of on a watch of this level as far as the thinness the complications the size it's
a really really high level of watchmaking and sure to bring you a lot of compliments when you
wear this so next up we will take a look at this gorgeous Blancpain Villeret I love this watch done
in the 18-carat rose gold I love how simple and clean the dial is with the Perpetual calendars I
think that's part of the appeal to create a watch that looks very clean very simple but there's a
lot of watchmaking involved with this timepiece I love the Roman numerals around the outside of
the dial I love how they've positioned all of the hardware for the most part through the middle of
the dial you'll see minimal embellishments around the outside of course you'll have a little pip
here at the the top at the 12 then you'll have your month and also your leap year indicator so
that way you could see when the fourth year hits and of course it will accommodate the extra day of
the year I love these open work leaf style hands I think it's very smart to have on a watch like this
because you'll be able to see the date and the day of the week very easily even underneath the
hands when they're sweeping they're beautiful and elongated gorgeous piece here and then of
course you will also have the moon phase indicator there at the bottom this watch is so unique in the
way that you actually set and deploy some of those functions I'm going to turn the watch around here
so that you can see the back of the case it has a really nice hinged double deployment that actually
jumps into place as you move it and if you take a look you'll see this beautiful beautiful movement
on the back here and if you take a look near the lugs you'll see some smaller pushers and
that's going to be what you use to set and correct all of those functions as far as the month date
things of that nature very discreet very uh understated how they've done it Blancpain has
such a high level of watchmaking and the way that they've done this is just immaculate a beautiful
timepiece I love the size of it at 42 millimeters I love how the case is teared down it's just a
beautiful timepiece really a special watch to have in any true watch collectors collection
and then of course last but certainly not least Patek Philippe everyone knows the level of
watchmaking that they have and with a watch like this perpetual calendar it's a grand complication
it's so clean I love the dial but you have so many indicators on this watch of course you'll have
your day of the week your date this beautiful set with the white Arabic numerals surrounded in Black
so the loom is gorgeous on this then you'll have your moon phase at the bottom and the moon phase
on this is actually corrected in a way to where it automatically will accommodate those extra
long dates that you'll need with the 29 and a half hours of the true cycle of a main of a moon phase
then you'll have the year indicator down between the four and the five marker so it'll let you know
when the leap year is coming of course and then you will have the day night indicator over here
near the seven and the eight markers another thing about this Patek Philippe is you'll notice that
there are no pushers or anything on the outside of the case to set all of the functions for the moon
phase and the date and the month and everything it's actually going to be underneath the lugs
on the case here it's a really unique and clean way to set the watch up for success it's just a
stunning timepiece I love the way that they've teared out the lugs here this is an Ope to a
vintage watch that they they created in the 1950s and came back out with it in the 1990s and they've
done such a beautiful job of keeping this watch somehow modern somehow retro just very classic
I love the white dial I love how it has almost a kind of off-white Pearl patina so that way you can
really see those numbers stand out on the dial and of course Patek Philippe always does a beautiful
on the rotor as well as the case movement and they just complement each other so nicely when
you take the watch off Patek Philippe is one of the highest levels of watchmaking and to have a
watch like this at 40 millimeters it's just a really stunning piece something that is really
meant to be passed down generationally takes a lot of watchmaking to create something like this so
my top three Perpetual calendars we have tons of other brands here that are Perpetual calendars but
these are my favorites because I feel like they are so unique and sure to be collectibles for many
many generations to come again this is Angel at SwissWatchExpo with some of my favorite Perpetual
calendars hop down in the comments and let us know what favorites you have in the perpetual calendar
models that exist out there in Swiss watchmaking thanks so much and we'll see you again soon.