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Patek's Firsts

I started to think about Pateks first reference of any significant milestone in a wristwatch. It all started when I was thinking about their first automatic watch 2526 with the 12-600AT movement. So I thought it would be interesting to list the reference of their "first" significant complication/milestone that made it into series production (no Star Calibe 89 or 2000 or Graves here!!!)

Please do contribute with your ideas of their Firsts (pls correct me if I am wrong! )!

First Automatic - 2526
First Dual Time - 2597
First World Time - 1415 or 2523? (there were around 3 515's, 4 542's, 1 96HU). 1415 & 1416 was only around for around 1 year
First Perpetual - 1526
First Annual Calendar - 5036
First Automatic Chrono - 5960!
First Split Second - 1436 first with long production time. No ref # btwn 1927-1930. 1st with Ref was 130 in 1930 but only 1 year?
First Total In House Patek Chrono - 5959
First Non Split-Sec Chrono - 130
First Perpetual Chrono - 1518
First Split-Sec Perpetual - 5004

What's missing? Please share with us anything I have missed! There must be other wristwatch "significants" out there but its all I can think of during lunch!

First Minute Repeater?
First Tourbillon?
First Sonnerie (Grand and/or Petite)?