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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, ref. 5270G-013, 2015

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.

Maker / attribution: Patek Philippe (maker)
Date: 2015
Historical period: Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
Country of origin: Switzerland
Object type: Wristwatch
Materials / technique: Gold
Dealer: Grey & Patina (dealer), Los Angeles
Stock no.: 5826079/6016401
Credit line: Dealer listing, Grey & Patina (5826079/6016401)
Catalogue title (original): 2015 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 5270G-013 Full Set (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Grey & Patina (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number 5826079/6016401), this is a wristwatch by Patek Philippe, made in Switzerland, dated 2015. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: Gold. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Grey & Patina

Perhaps the most beautiful modern day Patek Chronograph, the 5270g-013 has a perpetual calendar movement with chronograph function. This fully in house movement is a manual wind movement. The case puts this at 41mm and it is true to size. Purists are a fan of the chin at the 6 O’clock marker where the chapter ring extends past the circular circumference and gives it a very unique characteristic. This is the last year of this variant before the “chin” was removed.” To us this is our favorite variant of the 5270 as the versions after almost seem to clinical and Swiss. Dial: Mk2 – Chin Silver Dial Insert: White Gold Case: Excellent condition White Gold 41mm Bracelet: Original Leather

Historical context

Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)

Silicon components, connected watches, optical-lattice research clocks and a thriving independent scene.

Smartwatches became the world's best-selling watches, while mechanical watchmaking focuses on craft, innovation (silicon components, new escapements) and independent makers.

Read the period in the timeline More wristwatches from this period Earlier: Mechanical Renaissance

Atlas type guide

Chronographs and split-seconds watches

A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.

Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.

What to look for

Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).

Dating clues

Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
Automatic chronographs: from 1969.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

Mechanisms mentioned

Chronograph — Complication
Perpetual calendar — Complication

Record completeness

Maker or attributionRecorded
DateRecorded
Place or countryRecorded
MaterialsRecorded
DimensionsNot in source
Narrative descriptionRecorded
Inscriptions / marksNot in source
ProvenanceNot in source
Several photographsRecorded

Editorial status: Documented — facts as published by the source; not independently verified by Atlas editors.

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Sources & image rights

Record source: Grey & Patina (dealer), Los Angeles (opens another website in a new tab).

Image rights: © Grey & Patina — dealer photographs; permission required (opens another website in a new tab).

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Cite this record

"Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, ref. 5270G-013, 2015." Grey & Patina (dealer), Los Angeles, 5826079/6016401. Catalogue record in The Horology Atlas, WatchMuseum.org, https://atlas.watchmuseum.org/museum/patek-philippe-perpetual-calendar-chronograph-ref-5270g-013-2015-9bd645.