The Reference 5204 Grand Complication wristwatch
is the first Patek Philippe split-seconds chronograph
with a perpetual calendar featuring a movement
developed and crafted in its entirety in the manu-
facture's ateliers. The classic architecture of the
manually wound caliber CHR 29-535 PS Q movement
incorporates a horizontal clutch and two column
wheels. It is endowed with numerous technical
advances and the basic caliber alone features six
patented innovations. The split-seconds mechanism
was largely redesigned and optimized with two
Reference 5204
Caliber CHR 29-535 PS Q
Split-seconds chronograph
with perpetual calendar.
decisive refinements: a new isolator system for
the split-seconds lever and a patented mechanism
that assure the nearly perfect congruence of the
chronograph and split-seconds hands. Many further
innovations boost its rate accuracy, performance,
and long-term reliability. Despite its 182 parts, the
perpetual calendar module has a height of merely
1.65 mm, demonstrating the peerless competence
of Patek Philippe in the domain of grand compli-
cations and exceptional timepieces.