iW Magazine iW Summer 2018 | Page 76

2018 basel review PATEK PHILIPPE AQUANAUT CHRONOGRAPH The Aquanaut collection welcomes its first chronograph. Patek Philippe has added a new caliber (CH 28-520 C) to this new Ref. 5968A-001. The caliber is a self-winding flyback chronograph movement with column-wheel control, vertical disc clutch and a sweep chronograph hand that can also be used as a continuously running seconds hand, eliminating the need for a seconds subdial. The transition from the chronograph to the running seconds function allows the watch to be synchronized with a time signal by using the stop seconds feature. The 42mm by 45mm white gold watch’s elongate