Case and Dial Design
The Patek Philippe Ref. 5059R is constructed with a four-body, solid pink gold case in an Officer style. The case features a polished finish, rounded band, and bezel, with straight lugs secured by pink gold screws. A distinct feature of this design is the hinged case back, which can be opened to view the movement through a transparent sapphire crystal.
The white dial is marked with radial Roman numerals and features a central seconds hand alongside black oxidized gold feuille hands. The perpetual calendar layout includes a concentric retrograde sector for the days of the month, with auxiliary apertures for the day of the week at 9 o'clock, the month at 3 o'clock, the leap year at 12 o'clock, and the moon phases at 6 o'clock. An outer minute and 1/5th seconds track frames the indices.
Evidence for this section
- “Four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back over transparent crystal to view the movement, rounded band and bezel, straight lugs with pink gold screwed bars”
- “White with painted radial Roman numerals, concentric retrograde sector for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week at 9, the months at 3, the leap years at 12 and the moon phases at 6”