The Year of the QP" Five Perpetual Calendar Watches Introduced in 2021
If there has been one most notable complication among the many new watches introduced throughout 2021 thus far, it has clearly been the Perpetual Calendar. First introduced commercially in a wristwatch in 1925 by Patek Philippe, a perpetual calendar movement can display the date, day, month, and year with precise accuracy and even account for leap years; many models also include other complications, such as a moon-phase or power-reserve indicator, and virtually all watches with this type of movement are produced with the most knowledgeable and well-heeled clients in mind.
Since its debut, the perpetual calendar (in French, quantième perpétuel, or QP) has held an esteemed place in the world of watchmaking, due both to the status associated with the complication, and to the technical prowess required in crafting it. Today, in an era of continued growth of the luxury side of the timepiece market, watch brands actively compete to produce watches with these uncommon complications, and to do so in a manner that sets them apart from their peers. The year 2021 gave rise to quite a few examples of this mission statement. You’ll find five of them below.
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar
One of the most notable releases of the year, perpetual calendar or otherwise, has been the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar, which sets the brand?s seventh horological thinness record since 2014.
Like previous Octo Finissimo models, the watch features an u...
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