Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Moonphase Chronograph neo-vintage the Reference 5500 was the

the Reference 5500 was the first to be equipped with the Calibre 1520 movement

less expensive than a counterpart from Omega or Universal Genève

The Kudoke 2 gives us the best of both worlds

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and — perhaps most crucially — a good chronometer to find their way home

Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Moonphase Chronograph neo-vintage the Reference 5500 was theOf course, theres no arguing that Patek Philippe sits atop the watchmaking pinnacle as the finest manufacture in the world. But while Patek is renowned for its superb in house movements, it should be noted that up until fairly recently, even its complicated chronographs used source Swiss calibres from the likes of Lemania, and before that, Valjoux. Of course, these were superbly finished versions of ebauchs, but this is old school watchmaking in a