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Patek Philippe Ladies First Split Seconds Chronograph (Ref. 7059R)The famous Swiss watchmaking house updates its Ladies First collection with the new Patek Philippe Split Seconds Chronograph Ref. 7059R manually-wound watch.Presented during the Baselworld 2011 trade show in a compact rose gold case, the watch features a painstakingly decorated CHF 27-525 PS hand-wound movement.Comprising 252 components, 27 jewels and 12 bridges, the movement comes with a rare (in this class of watches) split-seconds chronograph functionality.The chronograph is started using a push-piece at 3 o’clock, which is integrated with the winding crown, and then stopped, restarted and reset with a pusher at 2 o’clock.The 33.2 mm case is set with 229 diamonds of different size and weight. The bezel is adorned with 153 diamonds totaling 0.72 carats and the back is decorated with 76 diamonds (0.40 ct.)Even the buckle on the hand-stitched alligator leather strap is set with 26 diamonds of 0.18 carats.Patek Philippe has always displayed a very good taste when it came to dials and this particular model is not an exception.Although the watch is pretty small, the matt grained Opaline dial doesn’t look too busy or cluttered.The applied rose gold hour markers and Arabic numerals are just large enough for the owner to read current time without straining her eyes, and all six rose gold hands are contrast enough to be always visible.The hands seem to lack any lume whatsoever, but, well, that’s what you get when you buy a classic-looking watch.

Patek Philippe chose to unviel its much anticipated Chronograph Ref. 5170J at Baselworld 2010. The new classic men's chronograph watch was developed and crafted entirely by Patek Philippe in the manufacture's workshops. Aiming to create one of the most beautiful chronograph calibers ever made, Patek Philippe's Ref. 5170J had to outperform its predecessor, the CH 27-70 PS. The new 29-535 PS caliber movement was first introduced last November with the launch of the Patek Philippe Ladies First Chronograph after over five years of development. The movement is just 5.25 mm, making it the world record holder for the thinnest split-seconds chronograph movement with column-wheel control.The Patek Philippe Chronograph Ref. 5170 has an 18K yellow gold case that measures 39 mm in diameter and 10.90 mm thick. The silvery opaline dial and case-back are protected by a sapphire-crystal glass. The dial has white off-center subsidiary dials with circular guilloch�� patterns that display seconds between 8 and 9 o'clock, and a 30-minute counter between 3 and 4 o'clock. Each sub-dial has either a baton-style hand in 18K yellow gold black or a nickel-plated baton style hand in 18K yellow gold. The case is water-resistant up to 30 meters. The watch is completed by a matt brown hand-stitched alligator skin strap with rectangular scales and an 18K yellow gold fold-over clasp.The Caliber CH 29-535 PS is a manually wound mechanical movement, column-wheel chronograph. Featuring a chronograph hand and an instantaneously jumping 30-minute counter. The movement measures 29.60 mm in diameter by 5.35 mm high. The movement is made up of 269 individual parts and 33 jewels. The movement allows for up to a 65 hours power reserve. It beats a frequency of 28,800 semi-oscillations/hour. The crown has two-positions, when pushed in it will wind the watch - and when pulled out it will set the time and stop seconds. The movement has the Patek Philippe Seal.