Patek Philippe 5539 User manual
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Reference 5539
Caliber R TO 27 PS
Manually wound wristwatch with minute repeater,
tourbillon, and subsidiary seconds.
The reference 5539 was inspired by a legendary
predecessor. It incorporates a minute repeater and
a tourbillon in a white-gold officer’s-style case
with fascinating vintage looks.
The blue enamel face, a paragon of sleek elegance,
showcases applied Breguet numerals and has a
subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock.
The tourbillon
In the course of the 18th century, watchmakers
discovered that the rate deviations of their move-
ments were, in the final analysis, caused by the tiny
hairsprings which together with the balance con-
stitute the oscillator of every timepiece. Since its
center of gravity does not coincide with the
geometric center of the spring, its regular breath-
ing is negatively affected by the earth’s pull in any
orientation except horizontal. The tourbillon
corrects this systemic “positional” error. This is
done by integrating the balance and the escape-
ment in a hinged cage that rotates about its axis
once a minute. On this orbit, the slightly eccentric
center of gravity of the hairspring revolves around
the center of the cage every 60 seconds, so the
positional error is automatically offset by progression,
regardless of the orientation of the spring.
The minute repeater
On demand, the minute repeater strikes the hours,
the quarter-hours, and then the minutes that
have elapsed since the last quarter-hour. The first
hammer strikes the hours on the low-pitched
gong with one strike for each hour. Subsequently,
each quarter-hour is sounded as an alternat-
ing double strike by two hammers on both the
high- and low-pitched gongs. Finally, the second
hammer strikes the high-pitched gong to count
the number of minutes that have passed since
the last quarter-hour. At 12:59, for instance, the
melody consists of 12 low sounds, 3 double
high/low sounds, and 14 high sounds (totaling the
maximum of 32 strikes).
Functions and settings
HANDSETTING
• BEFORE YOU PERFORM ANY CORRECTIONS OR SETTINGS,
WIND THE WATCH BY HAND (10 TURNS OF THE WINDING CROWN).
• PULL THE CROWN OUT (1).
• TURN THE HANDS IN EITHER DIRECTION.
• PUSH THE WINDING CROWN HOME AGAIN (2).
Minute repeater
The strike sequence of the minute repeater
must be allowed to end completely before it
is activated again.
Caution: Never actuate the winding crown as
long as the repeater is working and for 30 seconds
thereafter. Doing so could cause damage to the
repeating mechanism which would not be covered
by the warranty.
To activate the striking mechanism, push the slide
(3) all the way up.
Now release it completely – do not pull it down!
Two small hammers will now strike the hours,
quarter-hours, and minutes on two gongs of low
and high pitch.
If the watch was set aside unwound for an extended
period of time, the minute repeater might not in-
dicate the correct time on the first try. This may
happen if the oil is not evenly distributed but has
no negative consequences. The striking mechanism
will function correctly again within one or two
hours after the watch has been rewound.
Recommendations
wATEr rESISTANcE
Although your watch is equipped with a water-re-
sistant crown, it is not protected at all against the
ingress of moisture because of the slot for the minute
repeater slide. Therefore, exercise care to ensure
that liquid does not come into contact with your
watch.
wINDING
When fully wound, your wristwatch has a power
reserve of at least 40 hours. We recommend that
you wind your watch at about the same time ev-
ery day. We advise you to wind the watch before
you put it on. This way, you can avoid lateral pres-
sure on the winding stem which, in the course of
the years, could damage the stem tube. The same
applies to handsetting. Please use your fingernails
to pull the crown out and turn it gently between two
fingertips.
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Care and maintenance
SErvIcE
We recommend that you have your watch serviced
at least once every three to five years. For this
purpose, we suggest you take it to an Authorized
Patek Philippe Retailer who will send it to our
Geneva manufacture, the only location authorized
to service watches with minute repeaters. You can
then be assured that your watch will be inspected
and overhauled by a qualified master watchmaker
at Patek Philippe headquarters in Geneva.
The master watchmaker will completely disassem-
ble the movement and then inspect, clean, and lu-
bricate all the individual parts prior to reassembly.
All functions of the watch will also be tested in
detail and the escapement regulated if necessary.
Finally, its rate accuracy will be monitored and
precision-adjusted for a further period of at least
two weeks.
The case and buckle will be polished as per your
instructions and your watch will be returned to
you in mint condition. The entire process may
take several weeks because each watch must
undergo a complete series of tests to fulfill the
strict quality criteria of Patek Philippe.
If you have any questions regarding the maintenance of
your watch, contact the Authorized Patek Philippe Retailer
nearest you or our International Customer Service depart-
ment in Geneva, or visit www.patek.com.
cHANGING THE cASE bAck
Your watch comes with a sapphire-crystal case
back and a separate solid precious metal back.
Only qualified master watchmakers at the Patek
Philippe workshops in Geneva are authorized to
exchange the backs.
pATEk pHIlIppE SEAl
The Patek Philippe Seal is a global emblem of qual-
ity that applies to the completed and fully cased
watch. It covers the movement, the case, the dial,
the hands, the pushers, the straps and bracelets,
the clasps, as well as all other components that
contribute to the accuracy and aesthetic appeal
of a watch. It takes technical, functional, and
design-related aspects into account and also cov-
ers the visual appearance of the watch, its rate
accuracy and dependability, as well as the quality
of the customer service to which its owner is en-
titled. It encompasses the entire know-how and
the unique facets that govern the development,
production, and long-term maintenance of an
exceptional timepiece.
CALIBER: R TO 27 PS
TOURBILLON: ONE REVOLUTION PER MINUTE
DIAMETER: 28 MM
HEIGHT: 6.58 MM
NUMBER OF PARTS: 336
NUMBER OF JEWELS: 28
POWER RESERVE: MIN. 40 HOURS - MAX. 48 HOURS
BALANCE: GYROMAX ®
FREQUENCY: 21,600 SEMI-OSCILLATIONS PER HOUR (3 HZ)
BALANCE SPRING: BREGUET
HALLMARK : PATEK PHILIPPE SEAL
Movement technical data
Français
Référence 5539
Calibre R TO 27 PS
Montre-bracelet répétition minutes. Tourbillon.
Petite aiguille de seconde, à remontage manuel.
La référence 5539, héritière d’un modèle de
légende, allie une répétition minutes et un tour-
billon dans un boîtier « Officier » en or gris aux
lignes pures soulignant son style vintage.
Le cadran en émail bleu, modèle d’élégance et de
sobriété, s’orne de chiffres Breguet appliques et
d’une petite seconde à 6 heures.
Le tourbillon
Au XVIIIe siècle, on découvrit que le petit res-
sort appelé «spiral» – qui forme avec le balancier
l’organe réglant de la montre – était responsable
d’une erreur de marche du mouvement. Le centre
de gravité du ressort n’étant pas situé en son
centre géométrique, l’attraction terrestre per-
turbe la régularité de ses oscillations chaque fois
que la montre n’est pas en position horizontale.
Le tourbillon permet de corriger ce phénomène.
Pour ce faire, l’organe réglant et l’échappement
sont logés dans une cage mobile qui tourne sur
elle-même en 60 secondes. Au cours de cette
rotation, le centre de gravité du spiral tourne
aussi en une minute autour de l’axe, ce qui per-
met de compenser automatiquement les écarts
de marche dus aux changements de position de
la montre.
La répétition minutes
La répétition minutes sonne, sur demande, les
heures, les quarts ainsi que les minutes écoulées
depuis le dernier quart. Le premier marteau sonne
les heures en frappant un coup par heure écou-
lée sur le timbre grave. La sonnerie des quarts
est ensuite assurée par deux marteaux qui frap-
pent alternativement sur le timbre aigu puis sur le
timbre grave. Le deuxième marteau vient ensuite
frapper, sur le timbre aigu, le nombre de minutes
écoulées depuis le dernier quart.
12 coups graves, 3 doubles coups, 14 coups aigus :
ainsi se fait entendre le son mélodieux de 12 heures,
59 minutes (totalisant le maximum de 32 coups).
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