Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time in Rose Gold, Reference 5224R-001

Unveiled at the Watches and Wonders Geneva 2023 event, this new Patek Philippe Calatrava model comes with the Travel Time dual time zone function and a distinct 24-hour display.

Among the numerous complications available in the Patek Philippe collections, the exclusive Travel Time system for the display of a second time zone (with two center hour hands, one of which can be adjusted backwards or forwards in one-hour steps) has met with great success, owing to its ease of operation and excellent legibility.

This complication exists in various Patek Philippe models, such as the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (References 5524G-001 and 5524R-001), Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph (5990/1A-011 and 5990/1R-001), Aquanaut Travel Time (5164A-001 and 5164R-001), Aquanaut Luce Travel Time (5269/200R-001), Grand Complication Alarm Travel Time model (5520P-001), Annual Calendar Travel Time (5326G-001), and Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph Models 5924G-001 and 5924G-010.

Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time in Rose Gold, Reference 5224R-001

The new Calatrava Travel Time model boasts an original display of local time and home time by two center hands turning on a 24-hour circle. The manufacture has already used 24-hour displays in the past, notably on the Chronometro Gondolo watches produced in the early twentieth century for the Brazilian retailer Gondolo & Labouriau. One of these, a pocket watch made in 1905, is now exhibited in the Patek Philippe Museum.

For the new Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time watch (reference 5224R-001), Patek Philippe has reinterpreted this type of indication in a resolutely modern spirit. The dial features noon at 12 o’clock, rather than at 6 o’clock as is usually the case, thereby ensuring excellent legibility throughout the daytime hours.

Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time in Rose Gold, Reference 5224R-001

Inside this new watch beats the 31-260 PS FUS 24H self-winding movement. To create this horological marvel, Patek Philippe’s engineers took the 31-260 ultra-thin self-winding base caliber and added a 24-hour mechanism and a Travel Time mechanism.

This movement, launched in 2011 in the Annual Calendar Regulator Reference 5235 (caliber 31-260 REG QA) was entirely reworked in 2021 for the In-Line Perpetual Calendar Reference 5236P-001 (caliber 31-260 PS QL).

It was given an operating frequency of 4 Hz (28, 800 semi-oscillations per hour), a 20 per cent increase in barrel-spring torque, a mini-rotor in platinum (heavier than gold) boosting the winding power and a reduction wheel that uncouples the self-winding mechanism when the watch is being manually wound and thus reduces wear.

In 2022, Patek Philippe reworked this movement again for the Annual Calendar Travel Time Reference 5326G-001 (caliber 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H) and developed several innovations, leading to eight patent applications.

The new caliber 31-260 PS FUS 24H movement housed in Reference 5224R-001 benefits from three of those patents, aimed at optimizing efficiency, rate accuracy, durability, safety and ease of use.

Visible through a transparent sapphire-crystal back, the new self-winding caliber 31-260 PS FUS 24H movement with mini-rotor in platinum makes it possible to provide a case whose elegant finesse (9.85 m high) is perfectly suited to a Calatrava model.

To preserve the sleek lines, Patek Philippe also replaced the traditional correction pushers for local time on the left-hand flank of the case with a patented correction system using the crown pulled out to the intermediate position (backwards and forwards adjustment in one-hour steps). This device is modeled on the one used in 2022 in Reference 5326G-001.

The fully polished rose-gold case, 42 mm in diameter, was inspired by that of the Calatrava Weekly Calendar Reference 5212A-001 launched in 2019 and is distinguished by its curved two-tier lugs.

Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time in Rose Gold, Reference 5224R-001

The navy-blue dial shines by its elegance and legibility, enhanced by a double railway-track scale for the hours and minutes. The 24-hour display, with its alternating Arabic numerals and hour markers and its cabochon 5-minute markers, represents a total of 44 rose-gold appliques – polished together to obtain the same brilliance and applied individually by hand.

The Travel Time dual time zone is displayed by three syringe-shaped hands in rose gold, with a luminescent coating for the local hour hand and the minute hand and a pierced center for the home hour hand.

Refined finishing touches create beautiful plays of light on the dial: a circular striated center, a circular satin-finished hour circle and a snailed small-seconds counter with a rose-gilt outline.

A navy-blue calfskin strap with a nubuck finish and contrasting cream stitching echoes the color of the dial. It is secured by a prong buckle in rose gold.

Patents of the caliber 31-260 PS FUS 24H movement

Several Patek Philippe patents are applied again in this new caliber, including –for the time zone component –three patents from the caliber 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H (Reference 5326G-001):

Time setting with three crown positions (Swiss patent CH 716383 B1 published 29.07.2022)

This time-setting system has a lever with three positions that can deactivate certain wheels as long as they are not performing any correction. This reduces energy consumption and wear of the respective wheels. The result is a gain for the balance amplitude (rate accuracy) and for reliability.

Linear time-zones spring (European patent EP 3650953 B1)

This system consists of a star-wheel and a jumper spring. It allows a strong torque increase between the local-time hour wheel and the home-time hour wheel –thus providing the user with more precise information.

Inertial delta (European patent application EP 3822711 A1)

This mechanism offsets the inertia difference between a heavier and a lighter wheel. When the time zone is being corrected in either direction, it prevents an unintended forward or backward misalignment of the time displays (home time, local time, minutes). This increases the accuracy of the displays.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time Reference 5224R-001

Movement
Caliber 31-260 PS FUS 24H
Self-winding mechanical movement
Travel Time dual time zone with local time and home time on a 24-hour display
Small seconds
Diameter: 31.74 mm
Height: 3.7 mm
Number of parts: 240
Number of jewels: 44
Power reserve: 48 h
Winding rotor: Mini-rotor in platinum, unidirectional winding
Frequency: 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour (4 Hz)
Gyromax® Balance
Balance spring: Spiromax® (in Silinvar®)
Balance spring stud: Adjustable

3-position crown
Pushed home: manual winding
Pulled to middle position: setting of local time in either direction in one-hour steps
Pulled out all the way: simultaneous setting of home time, local time and the minute with “stop seconds” function

Displays
Local time on a 24-hour scale and minutes from the center
Home time (second time zone) on a 24-hour scale from the center
Small seconds at 6 o’clock

Hallmark
Patek Philippe Seal

Case
18K rose gold
Sapphire-crystal case back
Water-resistant to 30 m
Case dimensions: Diameter: 42 mm
Height (from crystal to display back): 9.85 mm
Total height: 10.2 mm
Width between lugs: 21 mm

Dial
Navy-blue with contrasting finishes (center with circular striation, hour circle with circular satin finish, small seconds counter finely snailed with rose-gilt outline)
Applied Arabic numerals, baton-style markers, and cabochon 5-minute markers, in 18K rose gold with a luminescent coating
Syringe-shaped local hour hand and minute hand, in 18K rose gold with a luminescent coating
Pierced syringe-shaped home hour hand (second time zone) in 18K rose gold
Sword-style small-seconds hand in white gold coated with white varnish

Strap
Navy-blue calfskin with a nubuck finish, contrasting cream hand stitching and a prong buckle in rose gold

Patek Philippe Nautilus Joaillerie Ref. 7118-1300R-001

The Patek Philippe Nautilus ladies’ watch collection welcomes a new jewelry version in rose gold and set with spessartite gems.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Joaillerie Ref. 7118/1300R-001

The Ref. 7118/1300R-001 Nautilus Joaillerie comes with a 35.2 mm rose gold case. Its bezel is adorned with 68 baguette-cut spessartites that show a fascinating double-color gradation: one between the cognac-colored stones at 12 and 6 o’clock, the other between the champagne-colored stones at 9 and 3 o’clock.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Joaillerie Ref. 7118/1300R-001

The rose-gilt “waves” motif dial hosts eleven ogive-shaped, cognac-colored spessartites as hour markers. Beating inside, the self-winding caliber 324 S C movement can be admired through the sapphire-crystal case back.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Joaillerie Ref. 7118/1300R-001

The rose gold bracelet is secured with a patented Patek Philippe fold-over clasp that has four independent safety catches.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Nautilus Joaillerie Ref. 7118/1300R-001

Movement
Caliber 324 S C
Self-winding mechanical movement

Functions
Date in an aperture
Sweep seconds

Dial
Rose-gilt, “waves” motif, ogival-shaped cognac-colored spessartite hour markers

Case
Rose gold case
Sapphire crystal case back
Water-resistant to 60 m
Diameter (10–4 o’clock): 35.2 mm
Height: 8.62 mm

Gem-setting
11 ogival-shaped cognac-colored spessartites: 0.34 ct. (hour markers). 68 baguette-cut spessartites, “champagne” to “cognac” tones: 2.04 cts. (bezel). Total of 79 spessartites (2.38 cts)

Bracelet
Rose gold bracelet with patented fold-over clasp

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5712/1R-001

Patek Philippe has launched a new reference of its Nautilus 5712 model with an analog date, moon phases, and a power-reserve indicator.

The new Ref. 5712/1R-001 Nautilus watch combines a rose-gold case and bracelet with a brown sunburst dial and a delicate black gradation to the outside.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Rose Gold Ref. 5712-1R-001

It displays an analog date, moon phases, and a power-reserve indicator. Water resistant to 60 meters, the 40mm diameter case houses the ultra-thin self-winding caliber 240 PS IRM C LU. The dial indications are set in an atypical style but very legible way.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Rose Gold Ref. 5712-1R-001

Made of 18K rose gold, the case, the octagonal bezel, and the comfortable integrated link bracelet are enhanced with the elegant contrast of polished and satin finishes applied entirely by hand.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Rose Gold Ref. 5712-1R-001

The bracelet features a patented fold-over clasp with lockable adjustment system.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5712/1R-001

Movement
Caliber 240 PS IRM C LU
Self-winding mechanical movement

Functions
Date by hand
Moon phases
Power reserve indication
Small seconds

Dial
Sunburst brown, black-gradient rim, horizontally embossed
Gold applied hour markers with luminescent coating

Case
Rose gold case
Diameter (10–4 o’clock): 40 mm
Height: 8.52 mm
Screw-down crown
Sapphire crystal case back
Water-resistant to 60 m

Bracelet
Rose gold bracelet with patented fold-over clasp with lockable adjustment system

Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5990/1A-011

Patek Philippe has launched a new version of its Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph. Dressed in a stainless steel case, this new model (reference 5990/1A-011) comes with a new blue dial with a radiant sunburst finish and a subtle black gradation to the periphery.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5990/1A-011

The Patek Philippe Ref. 5990/1A-011 is equipped with the self-winding CH 28-520 C FUS movement, which can be admires through the sapphire crystal case-back. The case measures 40.5 mm in diameter.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5990/1A-011

This Nautilus watch offers flyback chronograph, Travel Time function (two time zones with two separate hour hands; the skeletonized hand shows home time) and an analog date at 12 o’clock which is synchronized with local time.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5990/1A-011

Water resistant to 120 meters, the new Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph is fitted with a steel bracelet with patented fold-over clasp with lockable adjustment system.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5990/1A-011

Movement
Caliber CH 28‑520 C FUS
Self-winding mechanical movement

Functions
Flyback chronograph
Central chronograph hand
60-minute counter
Two time zones: local and home time indication
Day/night indication for local time and home time in apertures
Date coupled with local time by hand

Case
Steel case
Screw-down crown
Sapphire crystal case back
Water-resistant to 120 m
Case diameter (10 – 4 o’clock): 40.5 mm
Height: 12.53 mm

Dial
Sunburst blue with black-gradient rim, horizontally embossed, gold applied hour markers with luminescent coating

Bracelet
Steel bracelet with patented fold-over clasp with lockable adjustment system

Patek Philippe World Time Flyback Chronograph Steel, Ref. 5935A-001

Patek Philippe presents Ref. 5935A-001, a stainless steel version of the self-winding World Time flyback chronograph.

Equipped with the automatic caliber CH 28-520 HU, Ref. 5935A-001 is the very first stainless steel reference of Patek Philippe’s World Time Flyback Chronograph watch.

Patek Philippe World Time Flyback Chronograph Steel, Ref. 5935A-001
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Fusing vintage and sporty looks, this new model features a 41mm diameter case. The opaline dial with its shimmering rose gilt hue offers an inimitable vintage look.

Patek Philippe World Time Flyback Chronograph Steel, Ref. 5935A-001
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The “carbon” motif in the center of the dial adds modern and dynamic touches to this complication watch. The elaborately finished self-winding movement can be admired through the sapphire crystal case-back.

Patek Philippe World Time Flyback Chronograph Steel, Ref. 5935A-001
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The Patek Philippe World Time Flyback Chronograph Steel (ref. 5935A-001) comes with two calfskin straps – grained taupe and beige with a velvet-like nubuck finish. These straps are secured with stainless steel fold-over clasps.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe World Time Flyback Chronograph Steel, Ref. 5935A-001

Movement
Caliber CH 28‑520 HU
Self-winding mechanical movement

Functions
Flyback chronograph
Central chronograph hand
30-minute counter
World Time
24-hour and day/night indication for the 24 time zones

Dial
Rose-gilt opaline with “carbon” motif
Charcoal gray gold applied hour markers with luminescent coating

Case
Stainless Steel
Diameter: 41 mm
Height: 12.75 mm
Sapphire crystal glass
Sapphire crystal case back
Water-resistant to 30 m

Strap
Calfskin, grained, hand-stitched, taupe
Additional strap: Calfskin, nubuck finish, hand-stitched, beige
Fold-over clasp

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5204G-001

Patek Philippe presents a new version of its split-seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar watch. This new model has a white-gold case and an olive-green sunburst dial with a black gradation to the periphery.

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5204G-001
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The new Ref. 5204G-001 with its manually wound split-seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar caliber CHR 29-535 PS Q fully reflects the tradition of Patek Philippe’s most coveted grand complications.

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5204G-001
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This new reference comes with a shiny olive-green calfskin strap with beige contrast seams secured with a white-gold fold-over clasp.

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5204G-001
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The Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar 5204 is also available in rose gold with a slate-gray dial and strap (reference 5204R-011).

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5204G-001

Movement
Caliber CHR 29‑535 PS Q
Manually wound mechanical movement

Functions
Split-Seconds chronograph
Instantaneous 30-minute counter
Perpetual calendar: Day, month, leap year and day/night indication displayed in apertures. Date indicated by hand
Moon phases
Small seconds

Dial
Olive green sunburst dial with black-gradient rim
Gold applied baton-style faceted hour markers with luminescent coating
18K gold dial plate

Case
White gold case
Interchangeable solid and sapphire crystal case backs
Water-resistant to 30 m
Diameter: 40 mm
Height: 14.3 mm

Bracelet
Calfskin, hand-stitched, shiny olive green
Fold-over clasp

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar, Ref. 5373P-001

Patek Philippe presents a new reinterpretation of its iconic Ref. 5372 Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph.

Especially dedicated to left-handers, the new Patek Philippe Ref. 5373P-001 features a platinum case and modern looks that emphasize its sporty and contemporary style dial. It will be produced in small series.

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar, Ref. 5373P-001
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In 2005, Patek Philippe developed a complete series of chronograph movements with and without additional functions. All of them were designed and produced in-house.

The first among them was the manually wound caliber CHR 27-525 PS, the world’s thinnest column-wheel-controlled split-seconds chronograph movement. The caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q launched in 2010 (with the same base movement plus an extremely thin calendar module) has a height of only 7.3 mm. It is the thinnest split-seconds chronograph movement with perpetual calendar ever produced by the manufacture.

Since 2017, this exceptional caliber has been crafted in very small numbers in line with venerable watchmaking traditions. It ticks in a platinum watch with a blue sunburst dial (Ref. 5372P-001) or a rose gilt dial with a vertical satin finish (Ref. 5372P-010).

Inspired by a one-of-a-kind piece sold by Patek Philippe in 1927, a custom-made cushion-shaped split-seconds chronograph (movement No. 198 012), the manufacture has now converted the Ref. 5372 into a new version for left-handers.

The exclusive Ref. 5373P-001 combines a split-seconds chronograph with one of the most elaborate functions – the perpetual calendar which stands emblematically for the grand complications of Patek Philippe.

With a diameter of 38.3 mm, the platinum case has the same size as the Ref. 5372 but its crown (with an integrated chronograph monopusher) is at 9 o’clock and the split-seconds pusher occupies an unusual position at 8 o’clock. It preserves its timeless elegance with the polished, concave bezel that creates the perfect transition to the slightly domed sapphire-crystal back, the recessed and satin-finished case flanks, and the delicately curved strap lugs that merge with the bars almost seamlessly.

The indications (counters and apertures) of the dial are rotated by 180°: the analog date at 12 o’clock, the subsidiary seconds at 3 o’clock, the moon phases at 6 o’clock and the 60-minute counter at 9 o’clock, complemented by the aperture displays for the day of the week and the month as well as the leap year cycle at 10:30 and the day/night indicator at 1:30.

Patek Philippe has also reworked the aesthetic appeal of the dial, endowing it with a charcoal-colored aspect and a vertical satin-finish; it is ingeniously animated by a black gradation to the periphery and the snailed ebony-black subsidiary dials. The indication of the time is based on applied Arabic numerals and faceted Dauphine hour and minute hands in white gold.

The moon-phase display is extremely precise: it deviates from the actual lunar cycle by just one day every 122 years.

For crisp legibility, the three chronograph hands from the center – chronograph and split-seconds hands as well as the 60-minute counter hand at 9 o’clock – are varnished red. The three chronograph commands (Start, Stop, and Reset) are selected with the monopusher in the crown at 9 o’clock. Stopping lap times with the split-seconds hand (rattrapante) is handled with the rectangular pusher at 8 o’clock.

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar, Ref. 5373P-001
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A sapphire-crystal display back (interchangeable with the solid-platinum back delivered with the watch) reveals the fantastic architecture of the caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q movement with its two column wheels that bear two polished caps in the typical Patek Philippe style.

The bridges, decorated with Geneva striping, are carefully chamfered and the edges are polished. A focus is also on the elegance of the form parts and the bridges à l’ancienne. Their acute internal angles can only be completed by hand, which calls for considerable dexterity and many years of experience.

The sporty looks and modern attitude of the dial also applies to the black calfskin strap with an embossed textile texture and red contrast seams. It is secured with a platinum fold-over clasp.

Patek Philippe Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar, Ref. 5373P-001
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Like all of Patek Philippe’s platinum watches, the new Ref. 5373P-001 features a brilliant cut diamond in the caseband. As an exception for left-handers, it is set at 12 o’clock in this timepiece.

From now on, this watch is the only remaining model with the caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q movement that was formerly available in the Ref. 5372P-001 & 5372P-010; both models have been retired from the collection.

Crafted in 1925-1926 on request for a left-handed customer and sold in 1927, this split-seconds chronograph with a cushion case in 18K yellow gold (34 x 34 mm) and movement No. 198‘012 (diameter 13 lignes) stood out with its unusual arrangement of operating elements and displays.

The case and the movement were rotated by 180° with the chronograph pusher at 9 o’clock instead of 3 o’clock and the split-seconds pusher at 8 o’clock instead 2 o’clock.

The silver dial with black Brequet numerals was reconfigured to reposition the 30-minute chronograph counter from 3 to 9 o’clock and the subsidiary seconds from 9 to 3 o’clock. The uncommon shape of the chronograph and split-seconds hand with counterweights stands out as well.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Ref. 5373P-001 Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph with Perpetual Calendar

Movement
Caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q
Manually wound mechanical movement, split-seconds chronograph with column wheel, chronograph and split-seconds hand, 60-minute counter, and subsidiary seconds. Perpetual calendar with day, month, leap-year cycle and day/night indication in apertures, analog date. Moon phases.
Diameter: 27.3 mm
Height: 7.3 mm (base movement: 5.25 mm; perpetual calendar: 2.05 mm)
Number of parts: 476
Number of jewels: 31
Power reserve: Min. 38 hours – max 48 hours (with the chronograph uncoupled)
Balance: Gyromax®
Frequency: 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3 Hz)
Balance spring: Breguet

Crown functions
2-position crown
– Pushed in: To wind the watch
– Pulled out: To set the time and stop the seconds hand

Pushers
• Pusher in the crown at 9 o’clock to start, stop, and reset chronograph
• Pusher at 8 o’clock to start and stop the split-seconds hand

Displays
Center hour and minute hands
Sweep chronograph and split-seconds hands

Subsidiary dials
• Subsidiary seconds at 3 o’clock
• 60-minute counter at 9 o’clock
• Date at 12 o’clock

Display apertures
• Day of week at 3 o’clock
• Month at 9 o’clock
• Day/night at 1:30
• Leap-year cycle at 10:30
• Moon phases at 6 o’clock

Correctors
• Day of week between 2 and 3 o’clock
• Month between 6 and 7 o’clock
• Moon phase between 4 and 5 o’clock
• Date at 6 o’clock
Delivered with correction stylus in ebony and 18K white gold

Hallmark
Patek Philippe Seal

Case
950 platinum
Delivered with solid platinum back and interchangeable sapphire-crystal display back
Water-resistant to 30 meters (3 bar)
Case dimensions: Diameter: 38.3 mm
Height: 12.93 mm
Width between lugs: 20 mm

Dial
Dial in 18K gold, charcoal-colored with black gradation, vertical satin finish
Applied Arabic numerals in 18K white gold
Faceted Dauphine hour and minute hands in 18K white gold
Arrow-shaped chronograph and split-seconds hands in Pfinodal, lacquered red, counterweighted
Snailed ebony-black subsidiary dials:
– Subsidiary seconds at 3 o’clock: White-gold baton hands, lacquered white
– 60-minute hand at 9 o’clock, white-gold baton hand, lacquered red
– Date hand at 12 o’clock: White-gold baton hands, lacquered white

Strap
Black calfskin with embossed textile texture and contrasted red stitching, platinum fold-over clasp

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” Chronograph Ref. 7968/300R-001

Patek Philippe has expanded its Aquanaut Luce collection by launching the new “Rainbow” Chronograph model set with baguette diamonds and baguette sapphires. Moreover, it is the first self-winding Patek Philippe ladies’ chronograph.

The new Ref. 7968/300R-001 Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” chronograph is equipped with the self-winding caliber CH 28-520, a vertical disc clutch, and a large 60-minute counter at 6 o’clock.

Thanks to this modern clutch that operates with minimal wear and without affecting precision and power reserve, the sweep chronograph hand can also be used as a constantly running seconds hand.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” Chronograph Ref. 7968/300R-001
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With the pusher at 4 o’clock, the flyback function makes it possible to start a new measurement at any time, even if the sweep chronograph hand is already measuring the duration of an event or if it is being used as a constantly running seconds hand.

The octagonal bezel of the new Ref. 7968/300R-001 Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” chronograph is adorned with two rows of baguette-cut gems. The inner row consists of 40 flawless rare white Top Wesselton diamonds (2.05 ct). The outer one, slightly angled, sports 40 sapphires in the colors of the rainbow (2.31 ct). Each of them was hand-picked to assure the perfect transition from one nuance color to the next.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” Chronograph Ref. 7968/300R-001
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For this two-row arrangement, Patek Philippe selected the “invisible setting” technique in which the gems are horizontally notched on the lower facet. They can then be set on “metal rails” that are invisible from the outside.

The mother-of-pearl dial is engraved with the typical Aquanaut motif. The twelve applied hour markers in rose gold are baguette sapphires (0.31 ct) with nuance colors coordinated with those on the dial. Luminous baton hands in rose gold make the hours and minutes quickly and easily legible.

The 18K rose gold case has a diameter of 39.9 mm. The two chronograph pushers are manually polished and satin-finished by the manufacture’s artisans. In full compliance with the directives of the Patek Philippe Seal, the caliber CH 28-520 movement is also elaborately finished. It can be admired through the sapphire-crystal case back.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” Chronograph Ref. 7968/300R-001
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This striking gem-set ladies’ watch is delivered with three straps made of a highly durable composite material – one is red (original version), the other two are matte beige and matte white. The patented Patek Philippe fold-over clasp is adorned with ten baguette diamonds (0.36 ct).

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Ref. 7968/300R-001 Aquanaut Luce “Rainbow” Chronograph

Movement
Caliber CH 28-520
Self-winding mechanical movement
Flyback chronograph with 60-minute counter
Diameter: 30 mm
Height: 5.3 mm
Number of parts: 259
Number of jewels: 32
Power reserve: Min. 45 hours, max. 55 hours
Winding rotor: Central rotor in 21K gold, unidirectional winding
Frequency: 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour (4 Hz)
Balance: Gyromax®
Balance spring: Spiromax® (in Silinvar®)
Balance spring stud: Adjustable

Functions
Two-position crown:
• Pushed home: To wind the watch
• Pulled out: To set the time

Displays
With hands:
• Center hours and minutes
• Sweep chronograph/seconds hand
• 60-minute chronograph counter at 6 o’clock

Pushers
Chronograph start and stop at 2 o’clock
Chronograph reset and flyback function at 4 o’clock

Hallmark
Patek Philippe Seal

Case
18K rose gold
Bezel set with color baguette sapphires and diamonds
Sapphire-crystal case back
Water resistant to 30 m (3 bar)
Case dimensions: Diameter (10 to 4 o’clock): 39.9 mm
Width (9 to 3 o’clock incl. crown): 42.02 mm
Length across lugs: 47.24 mm
Height: 10.37 mm
Width between lugs: 21 mm

Dial
White mother-of-pearl with engraved Aquanaut motif
Applied Arabic numerals in 18K rose gold
12 applied hour markers in 18K rose gold with color baguette sapphires
Baton-style hour and minute hands in 18K rose gold with Superluminova® coating
Chronograph/seconds hand, arrow-shaped, counterbalanced, rose gilt steel
Baton-style 60-minute counter in rose gilt brass

Strap
Composite material, water- and wear-resistant, UV-resistant, relief checkerboard pattern to match the dial
The watch comes with three strap colors: Red (original), matte beige and matte white (additional straps)
Patented fold-over clasp in 18K rose gold with baguette diamonds, secured with four separate catches

Precious stones
40 color baguette sapphires (2.31 ct) on the bezel
40 baguette diamonds (2.05 ct) on the bezel
12 color baguette sapphires (0.31 ct) on die dial markers
10 diamonds (0.36 ct) on the clasp
Total: 52 color baguette sapphires (2.62 ct) and 50 baguette diamonds (2.41 ct)

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811/1G-001

Patek Philippe has released the successor of its cult watch model Nautilus 5711.

The Nautilus was born in 1976 with the launch of Ref. 3700. The Ref. 5711 was introduced in 2006 to mark the 30th anniversary of this iconic luxury sports watch family. In 2021, Patek Philippe announced the retirement of the Nautilus Ref. 5711.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811/1G-001
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The new Ref. 5811/1G-001 Nautilus has a case diameter of 41 mm. It comes in white gold and a blue sunburst dial with a black gradation as well as several technical and aesthetic refinements.

Water-resistant to 120 meters and composed of two parts, the case is an interesting reminiscence of the original 1976 Nautilus. It features a new pull-out piece lever system (patent pending) that allows the winding stem to be pulled out from the dial side.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811/1G-001
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The new Patek Philippe 41mm Nautilus 5811 watch is equipped with the self-winding caliber 26-330 S C. It can be seen through the sapphire-crystal case back. Its stop-seconds mechanism allows the time to be set with one-second accuracy. It provides a power reserve of up to 45 hours.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811/1G-001 movement
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The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5811/1G-001 comes with an integrated gold bracelet a patented Patek Philippe fold-over clasp that is secured with four independent catches. This bracelet also features a new lockable adjustment system, ensuring a quick and safe adjustment (2 or 4 mm) of the length for wearing comfort.

Technical details

Model: Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811/1G-001

Movement
Caliber 26-330 S C, Self-winding movement
Date in an aperture
Sweep seconds
Diameter: 27 mm
Height: 3.3 mm
Number of parts: 212
Jewels: 30
Power reserve: min. 35 hours – max. 45 hours
Winding rotor: 21K gold central rotor
Balance: Gyromax®
Semi-oscillation/hour: 28 800 (4 Hz)
Balance spring: Spiromax®
Hallmark: Patek Philippe Seal

Dial
Sunburst blue with black-gradient rim, horizontally embossed, gold applied hour markers with luminescent coating

Case
White gold
Screw-down crown
Sapphire crystal case back
Water-resistant to 120 m
Diameter (10–4 o’clock): 41 mm
Height: 8.2 mm

Bracelet
White gold bracelet with patented fold-over clasp with lockable adjustment system