Patek Philippe
Annual Calendar 5396 Rose Gold
5396R
Annual calendar refinement in 38.5 mm rose gold.
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Overview
The Patek Philippe Reference 5396R is a rose-gold expression of the manufacture's Annual Calendar complication, housed in a 38.5 mm case that sits comfortably within the dress-watch tradition. Its defining feature is the in-line arrangement of the day and month apertures across the dial, a layout that lends the face a clean, symmetrical legibility. Powered by Calibre 324 S QA LU 24H, the watch requires only one manual correction per year — at the end of February.
History
Patek Philippe introduced the Annual Calendar complication in 1996, and the 5396 reference brought a refined, aperture-based display to the line in the mid-2000s. The 5396R, in 18k rose gold, has been offered continuously since 2006, making it one of the longer-running references in the current Complications catalogue. Dial variants over the years have included silvery and chocolate tones, each paired with applied hour markers and a subsidiary seconds register, giving collectors a degree of personalisation within a consistent case architecture.
Notable points
- Case diameter of 38.5 mm places the 5396R firmly in the classic dress-watch proportion, suited to formal wear.
- The in-line day and month windows — rather than sub-dials — create an unusually uncluttered annual-calendar layout.
- Calibre 324 S QA LU 24H incorporates a 24-hour indicator and moon-phase display alongside the annual calendar mechanism.
- The annual calendar mechanism distinguishes between short and long months automatically, needing correction only once a year at the February–March transition.
- Dial references span silvery and chocolate variants, broadening the reference's appeal across different tastes and metal pairings.
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