Patek Philippe Tourbillon Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar

About this reference

Produced between 1993 and 2011, the Patek Philippe Reference 5016 was the manufacture’s most complicated wristwatch until the introduction of the Sky Moon Tourbillon. This reference integrates a minute repeater, a tourbillon, and a perpetual calendar with a retrograde date mechanism. The 36.8mm 18k pink gold case houses the manual-wind Caliber R TO 27 PS QI, which consists of 506 components. Collectors prioritize this reference for its traditional proportions and the technical difficulty of combining three major complications in a compact case. The silvered dial features applied gold Breguet numerals and a moon phase indicator. On the secondary market, the 5016R typically commands prices between $450,000 and $650,000 depending on provenance and condition. A unique steel version, Reference 5016A-010, set a record for the model when it sold for 7.3 million CHF at the 2015 Only Watch auction.