good morning it's Meg from SwissWatchExpo you know I love Patek Philippe this
morning I'm going to show you two very special watches join me in a minute.
hi, it's Meg from SwissWatchExpo we're often asked the question about the difference in an
annual and perpetual calendar on the watches I'm going to answer that question for you by sharing
with you two beautiful Patek Philippe timepieces we currently have in stock they need to go home
with you at least one of them but for now, let me show you and also answer your question the
perpetual and annual calendars are some of the most complicated calibers and movements made
by any watchmaker but what's interesting is how long they've been around the perpetual calendar
was first made in 1726 for a pocket watch think about that 1726 that's quite some time ago Patek
Philippe actually patented the first perpetual calendar for their wristwatches in 1926. so I
just it's Patek Philippe has always been an innovator at the forefront of making their
watches and incredible movements and this is the one that they've created for you let me show you
the perpetual calendar first as you can see it does come in its original box it is a winding
box so once we go through the processor you go through the process of getting your perpetual
calendar watch all set it'll stay set it's in this beautiful watch winder it's extraordinary
the box is almost as pretty as the watch the perpetual calendar is special in that and this
is actually a complete calendar watch because it also has the moonphase but the perpetual calendar
watch once it's set does not need to be reset until the year 2100 it takes into account leap
years as well as the days of the month for 30 and 31. so a lot of complications packed into
a specific watch as you can see in the close-up look of this particular perpetual calendar Patek
Philippe with all of the complications it has your months but also which cycle of leap year
you're on whether it's a leap year or one of the following years that's how they're able to tell
which way as far as the February 28th they're not, of course, your date at the bottom as well
as the moon phase and on this side, you have your day of the week as well as the 24-hour indicator
so a lot of complications packed into a very beautiful timepiece what's extraordinary with
all of the complications that are here look how thin this is It's so Beautiful on so elegant such
an incredible timepiece and of course you know I'm going to show you the exhibition back on this
it's just as pretty as the as the face of it almost elegant stunning comes
with its original box and papers very very special to have this perpetual calendar here
the annual calendar this is we have very another very simple and gorgeous example
of the annual calendar in this Patek Philippe Gondolo we talked last week about the Gondolo
and how beautiful they are and why they're named that and this one is a very simple
very pretty annual calendar so it does have to be set once a year on the years that have
February the 28th of leap year for the 29th otherwise other than one time setting of the
year it's good to go both of them beautiful very stunning also a moonphase on this so two
extraordinary timepieces a perpetual calendar an annual calendar we have other examples of
these as well but you know that I believe Patek Philippe is the best of the best in making these
extraordinary timepieces give me a call or visit us at SwissWatchExpo.com we'll be happy to show
you these as well as a few others and let's find a good home for these for the holidays