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Well
Researched
With the Aquanaut Travel Time Patek Philippe Advanced
Research timepiece, the Geneva manufacture presented
a highlight at the 2017 edition of Baselworld.
F
or its fifth limited-edition
“Advanced Research”
timepiece, Patek Philippe
chose the sporty and elegant
Aquanaut collection that
celebrates its 20th anniversary
in 2017. With its 18K white-
gold case, the dual time zone
wristwatch is water-resistant to
120m and incorporates a self-winding
movement that showcases two major
innovations: an optimized Spiromax balance
spring with an inner boss and the so-called flexible mechanism for the time
zone settings. The watch is being launched in a limited edition of 500 pieces
intended expressly for enthusiasts of avant-garde developments in the
domain of mechanical chronometry.
“The Aquanaut Travel Time ranks
among the timepieces preferred
by those who nurture a sporty-
dynamic lifestyle and whose
privately and professionally
cosmopolitan activities extend
across time zones.”
Spiromax balance which improves the isochronism of the balance in the
vertical orientations of the watch. As a result, its rate accuracy ranges
between -1 and +2 seconds per day just like Patek Philippe tourbillon watches.
The second innovation is a time zone setting device based on flexible
mechanisms. Their filigreed steel parts with several
intersecting leaf springs transmit the
actuations of the two time zone pushers
to the local time display.
The Aquanaut Travel Time
Patek Philippe Advanced Research
is worn on a night-blue composite
strap that echoes the structure of
the dial. It is highly resistant to
saltwater, UV radiation, wear, and
mechanical stress. ■
The Aquanaut Travel Time ranks among the timepieces preferred by
those who nurture a sporty-dynamic lifestyle and whose privately and
professionally cosmopolitan activities extend across time zones. They might
be at home in Europe, entertain business contacts in Asia, and have children
who study in the USA. The watch is endowed with the function that, apart
from local time, also displays the local date, a second time zone (usually home
time) and a day/night indicator for both.
The Patek Philippe self-winding manufacture movement 324 S C FUS
powers the watch. For this limited edition, it has been endowed with two
innovations developed by the Advanced Research laboratory. Firstly, the
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