Patek Philippe 5207 Manuale utente
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With an extraordinarily large number of parts,
549, to be precise, this timepiece ranks among
Patek Philippe’s most complicated wristwatches.
The case flanks and the minute-repeater slide are
artistically hand-engraved. The slightly cambe-
red sapphire-crystal glass protects a 18K dial that
gives the perpetual calendar an exceptionally
unique face. The apertures for the day, date, and
month feature mirror-polished rose gold frames
and are arranged along an arc between 10 and 2
o’clock. The subsidiary seconds dial is positioned
at 6 o’clock and accommodates the lunar disk
in the characteristic moon-phase cutout. Each
of these little discoveries by themselves delight
watch connoisseurs, but the big surprise comes at
midnight, when all displays of the perpetual calen-
dar advance instantaneously and synchronously. This
is not merely a welcome function, it is also an
extremely challenging additional complication
based on the flawless interaction of 212 individual
parts. Patek Philippe’s caliber engineers invested
five years in the development of this ingenious
mechanism to assure that the disks for the day,
the date, the month, and the leap-year cycle really
switch to the next calendar day simultaneously and
at the same time. The core of their invention is
a mechanism consisting of levers and complex
program cams for which two patent applications
were filed.
Reference 5207
Caliber R TO 27 PS QI
Wristwatch with minute repeater. Tourbillon.
Instantaneous perpetual calendar with aperture displays. Manually wound.
Rose gold.
The minute repeater
On demand, the minute repeater strikes the
hours, the quarter-hours, and then the minutes
that have elapsed since the last quarter-hour. The
first hammer strikes the hours on the low-pitched
gong with one strike for each hour. Subsequently,
each quarter-hour is sounded as an alternating
double strike by two hammers on both the high-
and low-pitched gongs. Finally, the second ham-
mer strikes the high-pitched gong to count the
number of minutes that have passed since the last
quarter-hour.
At 12:59, for instance, the melody consists of 12
low sounds, 3 double high/low sounds, and 14
high sounds (totaling the maximum of 32 strikes).
The tourbillon
In the course of the 18th century, watchmakers
discovered that the rate deviations of their mo-
vements were, in the final analysis, caused by the
tiny hairsprings which together with the balance
constitute the oscillator of every timepiece. Since
its center of gravity does not coincide with the
geometric center of the spring, the regular brea-
thing of the hairspring is negatively affected by the
earth’s pull in any orientation except horizontal.
The tourbillon corrects this systemic “positio-
nal” error. This is done by integrating the balance
and the escapement in a hinged cage that rotates
about its axis once a minute. On this orbit, the
slightly eccentric center of gravity of the hairspring
revolves around the center of the cage every 60
seconds, so the positional error is automatically
offset by progression, regardless of the orientation
of the spring.
Instantaneous perpetual calendar with
aperture displays
At midnight 2 minutes, all calendar displays ex-
cept the moon phase and the day/night indicator
simultaneously and instantaneously advance to
the next day and, as the case may be, to the next
month and the next year.
The perpetual calendar automatically recognizes
months with fewer than 31 days and switches di-
rectly from September 30 to October 1 and from
February 28 to March 1.
In leap years, which are indicated by the Ro-
man numeral IV in the aperture between 4 and 5
o’clock, the date disk first indicates February 29
before switching to March 1 a day later.
If the watch is wound every day, the perpetual
calendar will not need to be corrected until Fe-
bruary 28, 2100. The year 2100 is a secular year in
which the leap day is skipped according to the
rules of the Gregorian calendar.
The reference 5207 is a Patek Philippe perpe-
tual calendar in which the date correction
push piece acts only on the date and does not
change the month and year displays.
Indications, functions, and settings
DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS
1- MONTH
2- YEAR (IV = LEAP YEAR)
3- MOON PHASE DISPLAY
4- DAY/NIGHT INDICATOR
5- DAY OF WEEK
6- DATE
7- WINDING POSITION
8- HANDSETTING POSITION
9- SLIDE FOR ACTUATING THE STRIKING MECHANISM
SETTINGS
A- PUSH PIECE FOR DATE CORRECTIONS (6)
B- PUSH PIECE FOR MONTH (1) AND YEAR (2) CORRECTIONS
C- PUSH PIECE FOR MOON PHASE CORRECTIONS (3)
D- PUSH PIECE FOR DAY OF WEEK CORRECTIONS (5)
NOTE ON CORRECTING PERPETUAL CALENDAR DISPLAYS (PUSH PIECE A) AND MOON PHASE DISPLAY (PUSH PIECE C):
• TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO YOUR WATCH, PLEASE PERFORM ALL SETTINGS AND CORRECTIONS WITH THE CORRECTION STYLUS
THAT WAS SUPPLIED WITH YOUR WATCH. ANY OTHER TOOL COULD DAMAGE YOUR WATCH.
• MAKE SURE TO SET YOUR WATCH TO 3 AM BEFORE CORRECTING DISPLAYS OR PERFORMING OTHER SETTINGS.
• THE SETTING SEQUENCE DESCRIBED BELOW MUST BE OBSERVED.
• FOR EVERY CORRECTION PROCEDURE, THE CORRECTOR PUSH PIECES MUST BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN AND THEN TOTALLY
RELEASED AGAIN.
Settings
PREPARATIONS PRIOR TO SETTING
• Before performing any corrections or settings, always
wind the watch (10 turns of the winding crown).
• Pull the crown out (8).
• Advance the hands clockwise until the date display (6)
advances by one day.
• Set the hands to 3 am.
The color of the day/night indicator must be dark blue.
• Push the winding crown home again (7).
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7
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D B
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SETTING THE CALENDAR DISPLAYS
SETTING THE MOON PHASE
SETTING THE TIME
• Actuate correction push piece (C) until lunar disk (3)
indicates full moon
• Consult the “Full Moon Calendar” and determine how
many days have elapsed since the last full moon.
For each elapsed day (not counting the full-moon day),
actuate correction push piece (C) once to set the moon
phase display. Then, use the winding crown to set the
correct time. If you advance the hands beyond
midnight, all displays of the perpetual calendar will be
advanced as well.
• Pull the crown out (8).
•Set the hands to the correct time If you advance the hands
beyond midnight, all displays of the perpetual calendar
will be advanced as well.
• After having set the time, push the winding crown (7)
home again.
• Actuate push piece (A) as many times as needed to
display the current date (6).
• Actuate push piece (B) as many times as needed to
display the current year (2) and the current month (1).
• Actuate push piece (D) as many times as needed to
display the current day of the week (5).
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7
A
D B
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C
3
Minute repeater
The strike sequence of the minute repeater
must be allowed to end completely before it
is activated again.
Caution: Never actuate the winding crown as
long as the repeater is working and for 30 sec-
onds thereafter. Doing so could cause damage
to the repeating mechanism which would not
be covered by the warranty.
To activate the striking mechanism, push the slide
(9) all the way up.
Now release it completely – do not pull it down.
Two small hammers will now strike the hours,
quarter-hours, and minutes on two gongs of low
and high pitch.
If the watch was set aside unwound for an ex-
tended period of time, the minute repeater might
not indicate the correct time because the oil may
have thickened at some points inside the mecha-
nism. This is absolutely normal and has no nega-
tive consequences. The striking mechanism will
function correctly again within one or two hours
after the watch has been rewound.
Recommendations
wATER RESISTANCE
Although your watch is equipped with a water-
resistant crown, it is not protected at all against
the ingress of moisture because of the slot for the
minute repeater slide.
Therefore, exercise care to ensure that liquid does
not come into contact with your watch.
SERvICE
We recommend that you have your watch
serviced at least once every three to five years.
For this purpose, we suggest you take it to an
Authorized Patek Philippe Retailer who will send
it to our Geneva manufacture, the only location
authorized to service watches with minute re-
peaters. You can then be assured that your watch
will be inspected and overhauled by a qualified
master watchmaker at Patek Philippe headquar-
ters in Geneva.
The master watchmaker will completely disas-
semble the movement and then inspect, clean,
and lubricate all the individual parts prior to re-
assembly. All functions of the watch will also be
tested in detail and the escapement regulated if
necessary. Finally, its rate accuracy will be moni-
tored and precision-adjusted for a further period
of at least two weeks.
The case and the buckle will be polished as per
your instructions and your watch will be returned
to you in mint condition. The entire process will
take several weeks because each watch must un-
dergo a complete series of tests to fulfill the strict
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quality criteria of Patek Philippe.
If you have any questions regarding the main-
tenance of your watch, contact the Authorized
Patek Philippe Retailer nearest you or our Inter-
national Customer Service department in Geneva,
or visit www.patek.com.
wINDING
When fully wound, your wristwatch has a power
reserve of at least 38 hours. We recommend that
you wind your watch at about the same time every
day.
We advise you to wind the watch before you put
it on. This way, you can avoid lateral pressure
on the winding stem which, in the course of the
years, could damage the stem tube.
The same applies to handsetting. Please use your
fingernails to pull the crown out and turn it gently
between two fingertips.
DYNAMOMETRIC wINDING CROwN
Make sure you wind the watch gently and uni-
formly. If you proceed too vigorously, you could
damage the movement and break parts, especially
toward the end of the winding process. To reduce
this risk, Patek Philippe has equipped some of its
manually wound watches, including the reference
5207, with a dynamometric crown. This patented
Patek Philippe innovation prevents damage to
the winding mechanism when the mainspring is
fully tensioned. When you hear a succession of
soft clicks, this indicates that the watch is now
wound. This clicking sound is absolutely normal
and indicates when you can stop winding the
watch.
CHANGING THE CASE BACK
Your watch comes with a sapphire-crystal case back
and a interchangeable solid metal back. Only qua-
lified master watchmakers at the Patek Philippe
workshops in Geneva are authorized to exchange
the backs.
PATEK PHILIPPE SEAL
The Patek Philippe Seal is a global emblem of qua-
lity that applies to the completed and fully cased
watch. It covers the movement, the case, the dial,
the hands, the pushers, the straps and bracelets,
the clasps, as well as all other components that
contribute to the accuracy and aesthetic appeal of
a watch. It takes technical, functional, and design-
related aspects into account and also covers the
visual appearance of the watch, its rate accuracy
and dependability, as well as the quality of the
customer service to which its owner is entitled. It
encompasses the entire know-how and the unique
facets that govern the development, production,
and long-term maintenance of an exceptional
timepiece.
CALIBER: R TO 27 PS QI
DIAMETER: 32 MM
HEIGHT: 9.33 MM
NUMBER OF PARTS: 549
NUMBER OF JEWELS: 35
POWER RESERVE: MIN. 38 HOURS - MAX. 48 HOURS
BALANCE: GYROMAX®
FREQUENCY: 21,600 SEMI-OSCILLATIONS PER HOUR (3 HZ)
TOURBILLON: STEEL CAGE, 69 PARTS, 0.3 GRAMS,
1 REVOLUTION PER MINUTE
BALANCE SPRING: BREGUET
HALLMARK: PATEK PHILIPPE SEAL
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