Patek Philippe

The retrograde indication of the date on the 5159 offers a special feature: to come back to day 1, the hand is disengaged, brought back all the way, then reengaged. Does somebody out there have more information (pics) about this mechanism? The pic of the ... 

Hi ....until we get a watch to disassemble! But I'll try to know the day I'll go to Patek Philippe. Very good question by the way, so much more interesting that what will be the next retail price of the impossible to buy reference! Sorry that was too temp... 

Dear Friend, Well, I was at an AD and asked if they had this Patek. They didn't (though they are official Supplier to the Court), but asked me if I was interested to know the price. It being Monday, I wasn't at all... To get back to the technical details,... 

As far as I know the 5159 has not been delivered yet (in-official sources say because of problems making the dial), I am still waiting for my one and never saw one with ADs or in the grey market nor heard about anybody owning one.

If you think about it is pretty discouraging - considering that it is a watch using caliber that is almost identical to 5059....AND that we are only 2.5 months away from the next Baselwolrd !!! BTW, those chopped off 3 and 9 hour markers would bug the hel...  

Well, the chopped-off III and IX are not the worst yet... The radiating "sun-burst" in the centre clogs it all more. The older version was much cleaner. And by the way, the indication of the leap-year is confusing (I have it on the screensaver downloaded ... 

I imagine that the "IV" refers to the fourth year of the leap-year cycle, with "I" being the first year after leap year, and so on. Incidentally, I have had my new 5296G-01 for a few days now (the one with the new-style dial), and it looks even better tha...