Patek Philippe Complications Watch Ref. 5249R-001

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The Manufacture presents the first automaton wristwatch in its contemporary history, inspired by a pocket watch designed by Louis Cottier in 1958 that displays the hours and minutes on demand. Based on Jean de La Fontaine's fable The Crow and the Fox, the fascinating animation of time plays out on on the surface of a rose gold Officer’s-style case and a brown “Matara” dial.

Dial
Opaline matara brown. 18K gold dial plate. Applied “fox” and “crow”, hand-engraved foliage decorations in gold.

Case
Rose gold. Diameter: 43 mm. Thickness: 11.55 mm. Water-resistant to 30m. Sapphire crystal case back protected by a dust cover with invisible hinges.

Strap
Alligator leather with square scales, shiny chocolate brown. Rose gold patented triple-blade fold-over clasp.

Movement
31-260 PS HMD AU
Self-winding
On-demand retrograde hours and minutes
Automaton
Decorative small seconds

Diameter: 33.8 mm. Thickness: 4.00 mm. Number of parts: 267. Number of jewels: 28. Power reserve: min. 38 hours – max. 48 hours. Winding rotor: platinum off-center minirotor. Balance: Gyromax®. Frequency: 28,800 semi-oscillations/hour (4 Hz). Balance spring: Spiromax®. Distinctive sign: Patek Philippe Seal.

  • Rose gold Officer’s-style case; 43 mm diameter; 11.55 mm thick.
  • Opaline Matara brown dial; 18K gold dial plate; applied “fox” and “crow”; hand‑engraved foliage decorations in gold.
  • Water‑resistant to 30 m.
  • Sapphire crystal case back protected by a dust cover with invisible hinges.
  • Self‑winding calibre 31‑260 PS HMD AU with on‑demand retrograde hours and minutes; automaton; decorative small seconds.
  • Movement dimensions: 33.8 mm diameter; 4.00 mm thick; 267 parts; 28 jewels.
  • Platinum off‑center minirotor; Gyromax balance; Spiromax balance spring; frequency 4 Hz (28,800 semi‑oscillations/hour).
  • Power reserve: 38 to 48 hours.
  • Shiny chocolate brown alligator leather strap with square scales; patented rose gold triple‑blade fold‑over clasp.
  • Patek Philippe Seal; Reference 5249R‑001.
  • First automaton wristwatch in Patek Philippe’s contemporary history, inspired by Louis Cottier’s 1958 pocket watch and Jean de La Fontaine’s fable “The Crow and the Fox”.
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