In the past two years, Patek Philippe declared that the Chronograph Annual Calendar 5960 watch would be newly available in steel, in a move that makes sense for a brand that intends to attract a younger customer base in an already self-selective buyer’s market. Not particularly for pricing concerns, but valuable metals make it pretty much impossible for a watch to feel “sporty” in any way, let alone such a complicated watch like the 5960. The Patek Philippe replica 5960/1A Annual Calendar Chronograph watch with a black dial was released this year. The result is the natural progression of what the brand intended with their desire to capture a younger market, actually, it’s an aesthetic progress and refinement.
The original 5960 was the first in-house chronograph made by Patek, so it’s not surprising that the brand would want to make sure they get these steel iterations just right in that it pleases collectors, enthusiasts, and of course, emotional cheap replica watches fans. The opaline/silver dial with black and red touches was a success but I don’t think I’m alone in preferring the newer black dial watch. Sporty, modern, and carrying an undoubtedly impressive movement, the Patek has successfully created a lust worthy piece here for those of us who respect tradition without being burdened by the weight of dusty and unchanging style.
The 40.5mm wide and 13.5mm thick polished stainless steel case houses the deep ebony black opaline dial that is fortunately legible and attractive. The applied white gold hour markers, red seconds and chronograph hands, and white aspects of the monocounter at 6 o’clock keep the dial from being overwhelming considering how much is going on with the Patek Philippe 5960/1A.
What I want to say more is the fact that I’m usually not the biggest fan of five-link bracelets, and this preference remains the same here. Above you can see the white gold and blue dial 5960, which I actually quite like on the leather strap, but the bracelet on the steel model is just not doing it for me.
Seen from the case-back and adorned with a 21k gold rotor with the replica Patek Philippe seal, the in-house 28-520 IRM QA 24H movement is a mouthful, but a very important and significant one at that. Our David Bredan went into the movement when the previous steel model was introduced and I’ll repeat his summary of the movement here below:
“The movement inside is the completely in-house manufactured CH 28-520 IRM QA 24. That translated into watch-terminology means that the movement comprises a fly-back chronograph, an annual calendar, a power-reserve indication.
It’s such a popular and best-selling watch!