Patek Philippe 5960R Annual Calendar Chronograph Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com Patek-Philippe is considered by many to be the ultimate watchmaker, a peerless totem of status, and a singular master of complications. The 5960R embodies all of these superlatives, and it is an historic reference within the Patek pantheon. Even better, it's discontinued, and collectors are taking note. Each 5960R includes a mountain of sophistication, and it starts with the Patek-exclusive annual calendar chronograph movement. Patek's first-ever manufacture automatic chronograph, it was the star of the Baselworld 2006 watch and jewelry show. The sensational movement incorporates all of the goodies that discerning collectors expect from Patek-Philippe: a vertical-clutch chronograph; an annual calendar; a day-night indicator; a 60-hour power reserve with reserve de march indicator; automatic winding via ceramic-borne gold rotor. Each component of the 5960R movement is finished to a standard that splits the difference between military jet engines and Faberge Eggs. No surface, whether visible or not, is left untended by the artists of Patek Philippe's finishing department. Mirror shines one pin-sized pivots, hand-beveled edges, delicate graining of wheels, and tight perlage on the base plate bespeak attention to detail that surpasses even the vaunted Geneva standard. Patek employs 25% as many artisans as Rolex despite building 5% as many watches, and labor-intensive decoration is central to that equation. Considered to be the most desirable of th