New items from 2022 Patek Philippe

A Calatrava watch with a unique design and decorative elements, a unique dial and a new caliber with automatic winding, protected by eight patents. Mod. 5326G-00 Annual Travel Time Calendar is a perfect example combining all facets of watchmaking with balanced elegance.

A new technical challenge

The task of establishing a link between the annual calendar and the time display function in two time zones had certain technical difficulties. The problem was not only to place both mechanisms in the same case. They had to interact in such a way that the displayed date corresponded to the local time, that is, the time at the location of the watch owner. In the new 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H calibre movement, the annual calendar is controlled by the time display function in two time zones, and the local time clock wheel drives the calendar.

5326G – COMPLEX FUNCTIONS
AUTOMATIC WINDING MECHANISMS

For the first time, Patek Philippe combines a patented annual calendar and a travel time display system. The technical originality of this annual calendar lies in the fact that it always indicates the exact date in local time. To provide this original functionality, engineers have developed a new self-winding mechanism with a travel time mechanism that controls the annual calendar and provides date correction in both forward and reverse directions. At least eight patent applications have been filed for the caliber 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H, concerning elements that increase accuracy, efficiency, reliability, safety and ease of use. This model comes in a new Calatrava-type case, framed with a guilloched Clous de Paris pattern. The vintage-style dial features an anthracite color and a slightly grainy texture reminiscent of vintage cameras. This new item is paired with two interchangeable straps, one in beige calfskin with nubuck trim, and the other in black calfskin with an embossed fabric motif and beige stitching.

The origin of style

To accommodate this mechanism along with exclusive features, Patek Philippe has created a new white gold case with a diameter of 41 millimeters. The dial is charcoal gray in color with a hue transition effect along the outer edge and has a slightly grainy structure reminiscent of old camera cases. Model 5326G-001 is complemented by two interchangeable straps: beige nubuck calfskin (original version) and black calfskin with embossed textile trim and beige decorative stitching.

5226G – CALATRAVA
AUTOMATIC WINDING MECHANISMS

The latest addition to the Calatrava collection, this new white gold Reference 5226 model is a perfect illustration of Patek Philippe’s commitment to excellence in all areas of watchmaking. After taking a closer look at the shape of the clean round body, for which the Calatrava models have been famous since 1932, Patek Philippe revised it, decorating the sides with a typical pattern for the manufactory under the spikes of Clous de Paris. To ensure that this guilloched pattern continues around the entire ring of the case, the designers also developed a distinctive case design in which the lugs are an integral part of the back cover. This new model is powered by an automatic 26-330 S C caliber, which drives the hours, minutes, central second hand, date aperture mechanism and stopwatch. This new model is paired with two interchangeable straps, one in beige calfskin with nubuck trim, and the other in black calfskin with an embossed fabric motif and beige stitching.

Timeless olive green dials

On various occasions, the green color has shown up wonderfully in the Patek Philippe collections. Today, olive green gives three watches from the current collection a new, modern and timeless look that highlights the individuality of the respective models and plays with the light in many ways.

5270P – GRAND COMPLICATIONS
MANUAL WINDING

The Reference 5270 model, released in 2011, is the heir to several generations of Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronographs. The manufactory interprets this watch in a new way in a model characterized by an iconic but original style. The radiance of platinum, the most precious metal of all, but the most difficult to work with, highlights the timeless design of the case with its concave bezel, elegant two—tiered ears and matte satin adjustment buttons. sides and polished top. The displays of the perpetual calendar are harmoniously arranged, the date is indicated by an arrow and the moon phase at 6 o’clock, as well as a double day/month aperture at 12 o’clock, complemented by two round day/night apertures. leap year indication and cycle. The CH 29-535 PS Q calibre features a traditional architecture combined with six patented innovations related to the chronograph, as well as an exceptionally thin calendar mechanism.

Seductive power

For Patek Philippe, fastening with precious stones has long been one of the most attractive ways to emphasize the aesthetic appeal of watches and adequately decorate their complex micromechanical inner life. This connection between creativity and know-how is evident in two new versions of existing models.

5374/300P – GRAND COMPLICATIONS
AUTOMATIC WINDING MECHANISMS

Patek Philippe brilliantly interprets the Reference 5374 model — a combination of two popular major complications — in the new platinum version of the Haute Joaillerie with a lacquered blue dial. The case is paved with baguette-cut diamonds with a subtle play of curves, creating a luminous geometric pattern. The concave bezel, decorated with a double row of baguette diamonds, forms a perfect circle. The flange of the dial is also encrusted with baguette diamonds, and the hour markers are encrusted with baguette—blue sapphires. This original design forms an “amphitheater” around the dial and creates an impressive depth effect. Thus, the visual balance of the readings of the perpetual calendar is emphasized, shown by the arrows standing out on a blue lacquered background with a black gradient border. Its self-winding R 27 Q mechanical caliber is equipped with a minute repeater mechanism that strikes two “cathedral” gongs wrapped almost twice around the mechanism, producing a deep, rich sound.

Ingenuity as a sign of genius

A complex function in watchmaking is called the function of a mechanical watch, which complements the simple display of time and date. Patek Philippe develops the tradition of creating complex functions that are useful in everyday life, such as the annual calendar, time display of two time zones and world time display. Patek Philippe specialists have a wealth of experience and knowledge in this field, on the basis of which they create watchmaking creations unsurpassed in their perfection.

5230P – COMPLEX FUNCTIONS
AUTOMATIC WINDING MECHANISMS

A descendant of the famous Patek Philippe World Time watches, released in the 1930s and which have become iconic models among enthusiastic travelers and collectors, the Reference 5230 model was introduced in 2016. For the first time, Patek Philippe interprets this cosmopolitan watch in a platinum case. shocked with a blue dial and strap. The center of the dial is decorated with a new guilloche pattern with a repeating pattern. Ultra-thin self-winding movement with rotating discs with two cities and a 24-hour time scale for simultaneous and regular time assignment in all 24 time zones.

History of creative and technical achievements

The production of models with complex functions requires impeccable mastery of design art and unique secrets of craftsmanship. Patek Philippe specialists are able to create any complex watch functions. Over the past century, they have twice managed to produce the most sophisticated watches in the world. Each watch embodies the entire arsenal of creative and technical achievements, allowing you to create creations endowed with timeless value.

5320G – GRAND COMPLICATIONS
AUTOMATIC WINDING MECHANISMS

The perpetual calendar model number 5320, which is an example of visual balance and clarity, was developed in 2017 in a white gold case with a cream lacquered dial. Its vintage style is reinterpreted in a new white gold version with a gold-plated opal rose gold dial. The calendar indicators are arranged in the characteristic manner of Patek Philippe perpetual calendar watches, produced since 1941, with a double linear aperture of the day and month at 12 o’clock and the date indicated by an arrow surrounding the aperture of the lunar phases at 6 o’clock. Watch. They are complemented by two round holes: one for indicating the day and night between 7 and 8 o’clock; and the other for the leap year cycle between 4 and 5 o’clock — both of which are useful for setting the calendar. The extremely precise phases of the moon require a one-day correction only once every 122 years.