But it is only with the new 5303R-001 Replica that a minute repeater with a striking mechanism visible on the dial side become part of the current Patek Philippe collection. Thanks to its open architecture without a conventional dial, the new model makes it possible to admire the repeater mechanism without having to remove the watch from the wrist.
With the enrichment of the current collection by three models – the new Ref. 5303 as the first Patek Philippe minute repeater that presents the striking mechanism on the dial side as well as a reinterpretation of the legendary Ref. 5370 Split-Seconds Chronograph and the redesigned classic Ref. 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph – the Genevan manufacture yet again leverages its virtuosity in …
Patek Philippe Ref. 5303R-001 Minute Repeater Tourbillon July 25, 2020 MasterHorologer NOVELTIES 2020 Leave a comment Introduced this year as a new member of the prestigious Geneva watch brand’s Grand Complications family, the new Ref. 5303 is the first Patek Philippe minute repeater with visible striking mechanism on the dial side.
The new 5303R-001 and 5303R-010 from 2019 Secondly, and equally unusually: the movement now offers an unobstructed view of the tourbillon on the dial side. Traditionally, Patek Philippe’s tourbillons can only be admired through the sapphire crystal back.
Patek Philippe Ref. 5303R-001 Minute Repeater (Price, Pictures and Specifications) Jul 14, 2020 Since it made its first pocket watch with a minute repeater (1845), Patek Philippe has established itself as one of the gifted interpreters of the music of time.
The 5303R-001 is Patek’s other and much older side, and the movement has always represented one of the great intellectual and aesthetic pleasures in watchmaking. In this latest use of the caliber R TO 27 PS, the conceptual pleasure of the movement is now a much more visible one as well.