Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Moon Phases 5396G-011 | WG Silver

A Legacy of Annual Calendar Mastery

Patek Philippe's Annual Calendar is one of the Maison's modern signatures — a patented triumph first codified in 1996 that elegantly reduces the burden of date-setting to a single correction each year. The 5396G-011 distils that innovation into a white-gold, wrist-sized manifesto: an Annual Calendar combined with an evocative moon-phase that reads as both mechanical intelligence and quiet ornament.

The Hallmarks of a Patek Philippe Signature

• Reference Number: 5396G-011
• The Signature Complication: Annual Calendar with Moon Phases — automatic recognition of 30- and 31-day months, requiring correction only once per year (end of February)
• The Calibre's Lineage: Automatic self-winding movement drawn from Patek Philippe’s 324 family with an integrated Annual Calendar module — a proven architecture noted for robustness and refined finishing
• Case Material: 18k White Gold, 38 mm
• Dial Style: Silver, thoughtfully composed to present day, date and month in clear apertures with an integrated moon-phase display for immediate legibility and classical balance
• The Patek Philippe Seal: The Maison’s hallmark of in-house quality and finishing, the guarantor of the watch’s provenance and artisanal excellence

The Curator's Insight:
Owning a Patek Annual Calendar is to possess a piece of living innovation: the mechanism’s “mechanical memory” that anticipates the irregular length of months is deceptively complex to engineer, yet here it is offered with effortless grace — a quietly ingenious utility that rewards daily wear.

The Ultimate Heirloom of Innovation

This 5396G-011 is more than a complication on the wrist; it is a direct continuation of Patek Philippe’s inventive lineage. It offers a rare combination: the intellectual satisfaction of a clever mechanism, and the serene presence of impeccable refinement — a watch conceived to be worn, appreciated, and eventually entrusted to the next generation.

This Watch is Ideal For...

• The discerning collector who values Patek Philippe’s documented milestones in complication-making
• The owner seeking a refined everyday complication that balances practicality with horological prestige
• The patron who wishes to acquire a timepiece that reads as both an instrument and a family heirloom