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The most accurate version of the perpetual calendar is 2022, which is a leap year.

The Gregorian calendar we are using now is the Gregorian calendar that has been used since 1582. Gregorian calendar shows 12 months, and the number of days in each month varies from 28 days, 30 days and 3 1 day. Every year divisible by 4 is a leap year. Except the year divisible by 100, all the trans-century years divisible by 400 are leap years, so-called "a leap in one hundred years, a leap in four hundred years". For example, 1700, 1800 and 1900 are not leap years, but 2000 is a leap year.

There are 365 days in a year. Every year 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10,1February is a big month, and every month is 3 1 day; April, June and September 165438+ 10 are abortion, with 30 days per month; February in leap year is 29 days, and February in normal year is 28 days.

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What is the perpetual calendar for?

That is, it can automatically identify the big month (3 1 day) and the small month (30 days) and February (28 days) in a year, and then automatically identify leap years every four years. February is 28 days in a normal year and 29 days in a leap year. A functional watch that jumps every four years. Such a magical intelligent operation is not completed by electronic programs, but by mechanical operations, which is even more amazing.

A mechanical watch with perpetual calendar function, if the watch has been running normally without stopping, it will not need to be adjusted for at least 100 years? -Of course, most cousins don't live that long?

One of the oldest perpetual calendars in history, Patek Philippe's 3940. 6 o'clock indicates the date and moon phase, 9 o'clock indicates the week (with 24-hour indication at the same time), and 3 o'clock indicates the month and leap year.

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The history of the perpetual calendar?

1762, one of the perpetual calendar pocket watches in the existing history, was created by Thomas Mudge, a British watchmaker.

1864, a perpetual calendar pocket watch of Patek Philippe came out.

1884 Vacheron Constantin made a perpetual calendar pocket watch.

1889, Patek Philippe applied for a patent for perpetual calendar technology, which was the last important technology that influenced the watch industry when Adrian Feili, one of the founders of Patek Philippe, was alive (he invented keyless winding in 1844).

1925, one of the perpetual watches in history. It is also one of Patek Philippe's perpetual calendar watches (No.97975). Since then, the perpetual calendar function has been the most important and complicated function of Patek Philippe watches.

194 1 year, Patek Philippe's first mass-produced perpetual calendar watch 1526 came out.

1955, one of Audemars Piguet's mass-produced perpetual calendar watches came out.

1984, one of Vacheron Constantin's ultra-thin perpetual calendar watches was produced.

1985, Patek Philippe 3940, which influenced the design of modern perpetual calendar watches, came out, equipped with the famous Caliber 324SQ automatic perpetual calendar movement. Patek Philippe 3940 is one of the oldest perpetual calendars in history, and it was not replaced until May, 2006140. Patek Philippe's favorite watch of the third generation Stearns family is the perpetual calendar. The longest worn watch is 3940, which has been worn for more than 30 years and is an indispensable part of Mr. Phillips' life.

1985, the Leonardo da Vinci calendar (with timing function) came out. This is one of the mass-produced watches with perpetual calendar function, and it is also one of the perpetual calendar watches with year display window in history. At the same time, because the price is relatively "close to the people", the Leonardo calendar of Wanguo became a perpetual calendar watch with more sales at that time.

After 2000, like flywheel, many brands began to develop and produce perpetual calendar watches that only a few brands could do.

1762, one of the perpetual calendar pocket watches in the existing history, was created by Thomas Mudge, a British watchmaker.

1925, one of the perpetual watches in history. It is also one of Patek Philippe's perpetual calendar watches (No.97975).

1985, Wen Da Xi perpetual calendar (with timing function at the same time) came out, which is one of the perpetual calendar watches mass-produced in the world, and also one of the perpetual calendar watches with year display window in history (this website is a perpetual calendar with hands, but in the early days of the world, the perpetual calendar watch was a perpetual calendar with timing code function, and a perpetual calendar module was made on the basis of 750 movement).

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What's interesting about the perpetual calendar?

As mentioned earlier, the magical timing function brought by magical mechanical skills. For people who love watches, especially those technical men and perpetual calendar fans, the last day of February is their own holiday every year? -Look at the date of February, jump directly from February 28th to March 1 (general calendar watches, including February, have to manually adjust the calendar every month, and 30-day abortion is also manually adjusted, because the date dial shows 3 1 day), and every leap year of four years is a big holiday! ? Look at the date-28th, and jump out of February 29th of leap year. Then watch the 29th in the middle of the night and jump directly to March 1! Is this hobby simple and silly?

The perpetual calendar has complex functions and precise mechanical operation. Most perpetual calendar watches are difficult to adjust after they stop. Therefore, most people who have perpetual calendar watches will have a watch turner, so that they can wind up their watches when they are not in use, which can not only ensure the normal operation of perpetual calendar watches, but also avoid the trouble of adjusting time. Of course, mechanical watches also have errors. Every once in a while, you have to adjust your watch and the error. In this way, your perpetual calendar watch can really run accurately for "10,000 years". Wear it at any time, and your watch will accurately display the time information of today's time, date, week, month and month.

People who like perpetual calendars should also distinguish between "full calendar", "almanac" and perpetual calendars. Although the time information displayed on the dial is almost the same, they are quite different from perpetual calendars, especially full calendars. The full calendar only displays the date, week and month, and cannot automatically distinguish between big month, small month, February and leap year, so it should be manually adjusted at least five times a year (2, 4, 6, 9, 1 1 month). Calendar is far from the perpetual calendar that automatically recognizes February and leap years, so it needs to be manually adjusted 1 time a year. There is no need to manually adjust the perpetual calendar within 100 years. The brand's annual calendar is sometimes less than half the price of a perpetual calendar.

The calendar circle of the simplest calendar is 3 1 day. No matter what month you are, the default is to jump from 3 1 to next month 1. Therefore, February 28th, 30th of abortion in normal year and February 29th of leap year must be manually adjusted to March 1. The perpetual calendar watch realizes intelligent automatic jump through complex mechanical operation.

Glashü tte perpetual calendar movement with clear time information.

Beautiful Lange perpetual calendar movement

The function of perpetual calendar is very complicated. Breakdown of Audemars piguet 5 134 automatic perpetual calendar movement

If you are obsessed with technology, you can carefully study constance's broken-down indicator diagram of perpetual calendar movement to understand the main functional modules of perpetual calendar function (click to view larger image).

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What is the market price of perpetual calendar?

Perpetual calendar watches are more complicated, and generally intermediate and below brands can't make perpetual calendar watches. The perpetual calendars of several brands are basically 500,000 (Audemars Piguet has 494,000 steel models, even lower). Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet have the largest and most comprehensive conventional perpetual calendar watches. Lan Zhi and Breguet rarely have regular perpetual calendar watches, but there are many ultra-complex perpetual calendar watches with other complicated functions. Blancpain, Jaeger-LeCoultre and IWC all have regular calendars, and the prices are very good, starting from 157000 yuan. The lower gold is Jaeger-LeCoultre series perpetual calendar, 245,000 yuan. Blancpain classic series red gold perpetual calendar is not expensive, 3 18000 yuan. There are many models of perpetual calendars, and now the production price is lower. It is a bronze model of the perpetual calendar watch of a new type of Spitfire fighter pilot, and the price is 223,000 yuan (the perpetual calendar watch was less than 200,000 before, and it has been discontinued). The most common Portuguese gold perpetual calendar is 283,000 yuan, which is about 40,000 yuan more expensive than Jaeger-LeCoultre's gold perpetual calendar. Perpetual calendar watch with high cost performance, two high-end brands, constance and Montblanc. Montblanc used to have a perpetual calendar, similar to that in constance, with a little over 90,000. Now this Montblanc perpetual calendar, which has been discontinued and has a lower price, is a perpetual calendar series, with steel model123,000 yuan and gold model of 205,500 yuan. Therefore, among all the high-end watches, the steel perpetual calendar watch with lower price in constance costs 89,500 yuan.

Patek Philippe 5320G 63 1600 yuan

Vacheron Constantin calendar series ultra-thin 6 10000 yuan.

Vacheron Constantin's red gold is 720 thousand.

Audemars piguet Royal Oak Calendar China Edition 6 1 1000 Yuan.

Lange LANGEMATIK perpetual calendar red gold 85,000 euros

Different Lange Calendar Richard Lange Calendar "Terraluna"

Breguet Classique Series 3797 Flywheel Calendar Watch

Blancpain classic perpetual calendar watch, 3 18000 yuan.

Jaeger-LeCoultre series red gold 245,000 yuan

General Portuguese perpetual calendar watch "150th anniversary" special edition is 297,000 yuan.

The bronze calendar of the international Spitfire fighter pilot is 223,000 yuan.

Montblanc inheritance series perpetual calendar gold 205,500 yuan. Steel model 123000 yuan

Constance steel calendar, 89,500 yuan, Swiss calendar watch with lower price.

Kangtong gold-plated calendar, the price is similar to that of steel.

In fact, the price of Constance perpetual calendar steel with flywheel is less than 200,000, 65,438+097,500, and the cost performance is also very high.

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More perpetual calendar watches

As mentioned above, after 2000, many brands began to have their own perpetual calendar watches. Cousins have more choices.

Senator Glashü tte's excellent perpetual calendar watch.

Parma Johnny Torik QUANTI? I'm a criminal? TUEL R？ TROGRADE perpetual calendar watch

White 1966 series perpetual calendar watches

White laurel series perpetual calendar watch

Count Gouverneur perpetual calendar watch

Hublot Big Bang Chronograph-Wang Jin Ceramic Model

Harry Winston Ocean Series Double-Reverse Jumping Perpetual Calendar Watch

Graff perpetual calendar watch

Chopin L.U.C lunar calendar watch

The same movement, Chopin's other interesting perpetual calendar watch: the permanent T spirit of L.U.C.' La Santa Muerte' watch.

Henry Mu Si's simple perpetual calendar watch

Hermes perpetual calendar watch

Athens Watch Classic Ludwig Calendar Watch Edition

Jacdro's open flame enamel perpetual calendar watch

Except for a few complicated models, the perpetual calendars recommended in this paper are basically the entry perpetual calendars of the mentioned brands or the main perpetual calendars with single function, but they do not include some wonderful and complicated perpetual calendars with super complicated functions, and more perpetual calendars, including some independent perpetual calendars with unique ideas, are not included. We'll discuss it later.

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