Equal parts racing chronograph, smart calendar and fine jewelry, few watches can wear this many hats and still look this calm. Built for the collector who already owns the classics and now wants a little Gatsby sparkle, it feels right at home in a Monday meeting and at a black-tie gala. Think of it as a tuxedo that also knows what day it is.

Presents itself in mint condition with little to no signs of wear. Ringed by 36 baguette diamonds, the bezel throws bright white flashes every time your wrist turns, like camera flashes on a red carpet. Set against all that ice, the royal blue opaline dial stays soft and matte, with eight more baguettes standing in as the hour markers. Carved from solid platinum, the 40.5mm case hides one small diamond at six o’clock, a quiet Patek signature that only the owner tends to notice. Finished with a hand-stitched navy alligator strap and a platinum fold-over clasp set with 22 more baguettes, even the part that hugs your wrist sparkles.

Functions include hours, minutes, day, date, month, annual calendar, day and night indication, power reserve indication and a flyback chronograph with 60-minute and 12-hour counters. The crown at three o’clock winds the self-winding caliber CH 28-520 IRM QA 24H when pushed in and sets the time when pulled out. Using the included stylus, the top corrector on the left side of the case moves the month, the middle one moves the date and the lower one moves the day. The upper right pusher starts and stops the chronograph, and the lower right pusher resets it or, while it runs, snaps it back to zero and restarts it in one push, a flyback move Maverick from Top Gun would love. Set the hands to 6:30 in the morning before using the correctors, skip corrections between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m., and the calendar only asks for one adjustment a year, on March 1.

Comes as a complete set, double-boxed with the wooden presentation box, outer box, leather document folio, Certificate of Origin, instruction booklets and calendar correction stylus.

Some watches tell time, and some tell everyone in the room that you have arrived. For the collector who wants Patek craftsmanship with a little red carpet energy, it is the rare piece that works as hard on a Tuesday as it shines on New Year’s Eve. Kept in showroom shape and ready for its next chapter, it would be a shame to let someone else turn the page.