Reviewing the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph

Patek Philippe now supplies the Aquanaut with a chronograph motion. This sporty problem fits flawlessly in the company’s progressively youthful, powerful collection.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – reclining
The collection was initially launched in 1997. İt attracts a, sporty clientele.
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut was initially launched in 1997 and it is one of the latest collections at Patek Philippe, the CH 28-520 C caliber that capabilities the watch is nearly 10 years more youthful still – the first chronograph motion for the Nautilus-inspired watch using its curved octagonal bezel.

The Aquanaut Chronograph, uV and saltwater rays, and is coupled with a new twice folding clasp. With four impartial catches and two part buttons, and in case of a different occasion, Patek Philippe also provides the Aquanaut Chronograph with an additional black strap.

Patek Philippe recommends getting the strap transformed by a certified service person, which limitations its simplicity.

But why change the strap whatsoever? We discovered that the orange strap highlights the vibrant accents that tag the chronograph functions on the dial; the long, slender chronograph hands that extends from the guts of the dial; the minutes give the subdial at 6 o’clock; the markings of the 4-Hz chronograph monitor round the dial as well as the elapsed-minutes monitor across the subdial. This adopts the same form as the curved octagon of the bezel. Alternatively, the look on the top of strap mixes perfectly with the alleviation embossing on the Aquanaut’s main dial, which references the Earth’s organize system. Light takes on on the dial’s sunburst end so that it sometimes shows up deep dark and sometimes light grey. Applied Arabic numerals, 12 markers, and both strong baton-shaped hands for the hours and minutes are manufactured from white gold and also have luminescent covering therefore the time is simple to read, night or day, because of the strong black-and-white comparison and the glowing green luminescence during the night. The orange brass hands of the chronograph function are painted, and also have no luminescent accents, however they point exactly to the chronograph scales on the dial.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – Caliber
The silicon hairspring is noticeable below.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – back

Combining a vintage column wheel with today’s vertical-disk clutch control. Its design prevents any ahead or backward jumping of the stopwatch hands when the chronograph is involved and it works so efficiently that the centrally installed chronograph hand may also be used as a long term sweep seconds hands, which explains why the Aquanaut Chronograph doesn’t have a separate mere seconds hands. The flyback function can help you arranged the watch specifically, to the next. The stopwatch hands can be established to zero from a continuing measurement with out a reset and restarted immediately. Obviously, this also functions by starting the chronograph exactly at the same time transmission. The only disadvantage: the motion does not have any hack system so it might be essential to reset the minutes hands.

The hour counter-top has been omitted completely. But what young, powerful person today needs any such thing? Elapsed minutes are readable on the top subdial counter, One minute counter-top wheel rotating below works with a primary transmitting ratio to the chronograph runner, which allows the elapsed minutes display to run constantly and does not jump when the second hand passes “zero.” This system is positioned on the dial aspect of the chronograph.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – side
The crown side of the situation has alternating polished and brushed finishes.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – subdial

The day is also noteworthy. It advances at nighttime within a portion of another – so fast that the eye cannot sign-up it.

The self-winding motion has a 21k gold rotor and can build-up a power reserve as high as 55 hours. Verifying the energy reserve was part of our screening program, that was analogous to Patek Philippe’s quality control in its Munich workshop. When wound fully, the motion is specified to perform 56 hours. Our test documented 57 hours and 48 minutes. Another test simulating real wear analyzed the efficiency of the winding system. After winding for just one hour and 34 minutes the watch should run for 18 hours. Our Aquanaut Chronograph clocked in at a day.

When completely wound and with the chronograph operating, the timing machine documented the average daily rate of -0.4 secs each day, and after a day of working time, without additional winding, the pace was -0.7 mere seconds.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – pusher
slightly conical and simple to use thanks to a brushed finish on top.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – numeral
The applied numerals and markers contrast with the dark dial by day and shine during the night.

This new, which is temperature-compensating, hard, wear-resistant, 000th of the millimeter. As our assessments showed.

The crown safeguard provides it a somewhat asymmetrical look. All screw-down operating elements perfectly functioned. Manual winding and setting procedures are both extremely smooth. The wide,

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph – buckle
Special attention has been paid to the new clasp design.
The Aquanaut Chronograph lies snugly against the wrist because of downward sloping lugs and the attachment of the rubber strap. The clasp closes softly and safely and the crown has a good and sumptuous feel. Both are exceptional in their procedure. The youthful, powerful spirit of the sporty timepiece reaches every last detail.