The New Patek Philippe Twenty~4 7340/1R Perpetual Calendar

Introduced in 1999, the Twenty~4 collection was Patek Philippe’s first dedicated line of feminine timepieces. The original model featured an Art Deco-inspired manchette (cuff) design, but in 2018, the brand unveiled the Twenty~4 Automatic, which is a round-cased iteration powered by an automatic movement. This year, Patek Philippe elevates the collection further by introducing a perpetual calendar complication, marking the collection's debut in the realm of Grand Complications.
Crafted entirely in 18K rose gold, the watch features a 36mm case with a slender profile of just 9.95mm, making it sit gracefully on the wrist. The case is meticulously finished with a combination of polished and brushed surfaces, enhancing its refined aesthetic. Two dial options are available. The Ref. 7340/1R-001 features a silvery opaline dial with a vertical satin finish, evoking the texture of shantung silk that feature irregular texture, while the Ref. 7340/1R-010 presents an olive green sunburst dial for a more contemporary appeal.

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Quarter repeater

Quarter repeater

Is a complication found in some watches that allows the wearer to audibly tell the time by activating a mechanism that chimes the hours, quarters, and minutes. When the wearer activates the quarter repeater function, small hammers strike tuned gongs to produce different tones representing the time. The number of strikes on the gongs corresponds to the hours, quarters, and minutes.

The quarter repeater is called so because it typically chimes the hours, quarters (15-minute intervals), and minutes. For example, if the time is 7:47, the quarter repeater would chime seven times for the hours, three times for three quarters (45 minutes), and twice for the minutes.