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From chronographs to moon-phases, complicated movements need not be, well, complicated. These patek philippe watches offer convenience, practicality and a feminine aesthetic to your wrist.

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FROM CHRONOGRAPHS TO MOON-PHASES, COMPLICATED MOVEMENTS NEED NOT BE, WELL, COMPLICATED. THESE PATEK PHILIPPE WATCHES OFFER CONVENIENCE, PRACTICALITY AND A FEMININE AESTHETIC TO YOUR WRIST.

Do you know that a world timer has a 24-hour indication for 24 time zones?

One glance at the Ladies World Time Ref. 7130G shows the time and day/night simultaneously in multiple locations around the world, thanks to two rotating discs on the dial. Keeping accurate time is the self-winding Calibre 240 movement.

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Why is having an annual calendar so convenient?

That’s because it displays the day, date and month, and only requires adjustment once a year. The Annual Calendar Ref. 4947R-001 is an elegant model housed in a 38mm rose gold and diamond case, and powered by the automatic Calibre 324 QA LU. A reinterpretation of the brand’s best-selling ladies’ complication model for the past decade, it also has a moonphase function on a silvery sunburst dial.

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Why do we need a moon-phase watch?

So that you can find out, at a glance, the phase of the moon. It is also an aesthetically pleasing complication, as seen in the Calatrava Ref. 7121J-001. The yellow gold watch is enhanced by a diamond bezel, a cream-coloured grained dial and a moon-phase indicator at 6 o’clock.

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What’s a chronograph?

Well, just think of a mechanical stopwatch with an independent sweep second hand. The Ladies First Chronograph Ref. 7071R-001 marked the debut of the brand’s first in-house movement, the hand-wound Calibre CH 29-535 PS, and boasts feminine curves in rose gold and diamonds.

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