Blue sunburst dial with white gold hands and index hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. Luminescent hands. Date display at the 12 o’clock position. Day of the week display at the 10 o’clock position. Month display at the 2 o’clock position. Single combination sub-dial displaying: 24 hours and (inner moonphase).

The Movement

Automatic.

Replica Patek Philippe Annual Calendar, at 40 mm in diameter and 11.36 mm in height, the watch is modern in proportions but still small enough to slide under a dress cuff. While the old Ref. 5205G variants also had two-tone dials, the new guard has one that is gradated. The sunburst dial fades from an electric blue in the centre to black on the periphery. Put frankly, while the clearly-demarcated two-tone dials of old were nice, this new gradient dial is more sophisticated and exciting. Its full beauty can only be appreciated in real life as it interacts with light in magnificent ways. At the 6 o’clock position of the dial, there is a large sub-dial that houses the 24-hour indicator (displayed radially) and the bosom-style moon phase indicator. The annual calendar indications are located in the top half of the dial, in the form of discs viewed through apertures. The day window is located beside the 10 o’clock marker; the date window, at 12 o’clock; and the month window, next to the 2 o’clock marker. Over the years, these windows have been on the receiving end of some criticism.