patrick_y
[PuristSPro Moderator]
33530
Excellent deduction regarding the 4 o'clock second hand.
Yes, all 240 calibers are designed to accommodate a second hand at the 4 o'clock position!
Long Live the 240!
Based on the 4:00 second hand there appears to be a new version of the venerable 240 in the Cubitus collection. The 240 has been described as a milestone and a workhorse or overused and undersized. Patek Philippe has never made a simple double disk date b...
Excellent deduction regarding the 4 o'clock second hand.
Yes, all 240 calibers are designed to accommodate a second hand at the 4 o'clock position!
I had been expecting the 240 to be slowly replaced by the 31-260, but that does not seem to be the case
I was surprised that the 5330 was based on the 240 instead of the newer 31-260. I had been expecting Patek to slowly move all of their micro-rotor equipped watches to the latest movement. After all, the center-rotor automatics models slowly get upgraded t...
Peripheral rotor
I posted this in the other thread but i think it would be more fit in this thread. I was hoping for a shaped peripheral rotor. Then people who buy for movements wont have problems with the look or the dimensions of this cubitus. I would line up for one if...
Sorry…
I don’t get these topics on Cubitus… Is this a new Patek family or just a joke ?
Yes, new family.
What you've been seeing is the only official picture from Patek (ad in Fortune), full release is on Thursday in Munich.
240 was a landmark movement at the time for Patek.
It can be undersized if put into a larger watch. For sure😁 However, it fits perfectly into early smaller calatrava’s (less common to see this). You show a Ref 5000 limited edition that I really like. or even the 36mm 3940.
Like a Patek version of a dressed down field watch
Definitely a treat on the back as well Thanks for sharing
Patent likely related to the new module
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DCH719977A1 ...
