Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Moonphase squarewatches From 1966 to 1967 NASA

From 1966 to 1967 NASA launched a series of five unmanned Lunar Orbiters

yet forward-thinking enough to remain contemporary decades later

but were typically sold by budget retailers

stretching beyond the aesthetics of a black dial chronograph capable of exploring the cosmos

Nor had she been torpedoed

Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Moonphase squarewatches From 1966 to 1967 NASAThe annual calendar is a complication invented by Patek Philippe. While it plays second fiddle to the perpetual calendar in the minds of most collectors, the reality is that the construction of this calendar mechanism is equally challenging, and in some cases, requires even more components. The Reference 5035 was Patek's first Annual Calendar model launched in 1996, and set the bar for all that followed including those from competitors. This