Shoinie with a Patek Philippe Annual Calendar

Out to Dinner with Shonie, when I spied his new watch he was wearing. A Patek Philippe 5035 Annual Calendar. This differs to the Perpetual Calendars by the fact that this complication only takes into account the yearly variances of short months and it permutations, whilst a Perpetual Calendar takes into account the four year cycle (ie Leap Years).

Patek Philippe is regarded to be the premium brand and the one that commands the highest auction prices. Patek Philippe are an anomaly in the watch market (aside from Rolex). They do not follow trends or care what the competition does, but regard themselves as a true manufacturer doing their own thing. Perfectly.