perpetual calendar

noun

: a table for finding the day of the week for any one of a wide range of dates

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Patek Philippe divides its current collection into complications (world timers, chronographs, and annual calendars) and grand complications (perpetual calendars, tourbillons, chiming watches, and so on). Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024 The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles. Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024 Photo : Atom Moore Bovet 1822 Recital 28 Prowess 1 (Mechanical Exception) This watch has everything: hours, minutes, seconds, day, date, month, year, power reserve indicator, world time, tourbillon, perpetual calendar and daylight savings time indicator. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024 This gorgeous open-faced, keyless, 18-karat-yellow-gold pocket watch was made around 1900 and is loaded with not only a perpetual calendar and moon phases but also a minute-repeater function that chimes on command. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perpetual calendar 

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perpetual calendar was in 1577

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“Perpetual calendar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetual%20calendar. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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