Planned to be revealed early next year during the much-awaited SIHH 2013 show, the upcoming Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph luxury automatic watch shares its underpinnings with the gorgeous Calibre de Cartier Chronograph model that was revealed around a month ago, but has the base 1904-CH MC caliber upgraded with a perpetual calendar module.
Already having in its collection a watch that combines a flyback chronograph with a perpetual calendar in a relatively compact, elegant body, the Swiss watchmaking house has recently decided to re-introduce the limited edition model in two new versions. Available soon both in stainless steel and rose gold, the new Carl F. Bucherer Manero ChronoPerpetual watch will be offered in two limited lots of 150 and 100 numbered pieces respectively. It will be quite pricey, too.
First revealed back in March, 2012, the new Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch is finally available on most markets around the world. Although the timekeeper is presented in four versions (two of them in titanium and two in much more massive stainless steel), the most interesting among them is, of course, this SAST001/007 (no, it has nothing to do with James Bond) model in hard-coated titanium, which is going to be limited to only 2500 pieces.
With the new Patek Philippe Ladies First Perpetual Calendar (Ref. 7140) automatic wrist watch, the legendary Swiss-based Manufacture gracefully fills the gaping hole in its line of ladies “complication” timekeepers that includes chronographs, world timers and even GMT watches, but, for some unknown reason, lacked a real perpetual calendar model.
Besides the vintage-styled Perpetual Calendar (Ref. 5940J-001) automatic timekeeper, during the last Baselworld 2012 tradeshow the Swiss watchmaker has also presented a decisively modern Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph and Perpetual Calendar (Ref. 5204) hand-wound watch. Also not using a single sheet of carbon or a piece of ceramic, the new chronograph makes Star Trek gadgets looking hopelessly outdated.
If you keep a close eye on Patek Philippe, you probably remember the vintage-styled 3670A and 5950A chronographs that were equipped with hand-wound movements and featured only slightly modernized “historic” cases. The new Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar automatic watch (Ref. 5940J-001) that was officially presented last week during Baselworld 2012 show comes in the same cushion-shaped body, but is equipped with an ultra-thin self-winding caliber that not only brings you an advanced version of perpetual calendar, but is also considered to be one of the most accurate mechanical movements currently in production.
This year JLC has updated its perpetual calendar watch with the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Eight Days Perpetual 40 timekeeper.
The refreshed Glashutte Original Senator Perpetual Calendar automatic watch offers one of the most legible mechanical calendar timekeepers money can buy. You will need a lot of money to get one, though.
With its built-in minute repeater, monopusher chronograph and an instantaneous perpetual calendar the new Patek Philippe Triple Complication Ref. 5208P automatic watch lacks only a tourbillon escapement to become a real flagship of the enormous fleet of ultra-luxury watches that one of the oldest Swiss watchmaking brands currently has on offer.
The recently introduced Citizen Eco-Drive Signature Perpetual Calendar diving watch has immediately sparked controversy among watch enthusiasts and bloggers.
