The new collection by the Genevan icon also includes practical complications, some simpler designs offering timeless elegance, and new additions to the Ladies’ Nautilus collection. Here, we present to you some of the standouts that were on display in Kuala Lumpur recently to celebrate this outstanding release in our neck of the woods.
Calatrava Ref. 5328 8-Day Power Reserve
Patek’s latest Calatrava flagship continues a rich tradition of offering lovers of horology a classic dress watch known for a timeless, minimalist, and elegant design. This new model brings instantaneous day and date displays at six o’clock, as well as an eight-day power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock (with a ninth ‘reserve’ day indicated in red). The 8-Day Power Reserve also features a new movement – the 31-505 8J PS IRM CI J caliber – which can be viewed through the transparent sapphire case back.
The textured dial is a breezy blue with a black-gradient rim, white gold numerals and syringe-shaped hands. The caseband also displays Patek’s signature guilloched hobnail pattern, and the strap comes in either navy calfskin or a grained taupe calfskin. The both are fitted with a triple-blade fold-over clasp, allowing the wearer to interchange straps.
Grand Complications Ref. 5308 Minute Repeater
Offered with a choice of either a navy alligator strap or a fold-over clasp in white gold, this new Quadruple Complication features a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph, and an instantaneous perpetual calendar which displays the day, date and month in 30 milliseconds.
This white gold watch comes after a limited-edition version showcased at the Watch Art Grand Exhibition in 2023 and represents the evolution of the Triple Complication Reference 5208. The 5308 Minute Repeater is powered by a self-winding movement with 799 components. It features a nice-blue dial with blue metallised hour markers and Dauphine hands and a 42mm case with skeletonized lugs and interchangeable crystal case backs. It also comes with.
Grand Complications Ref. 5370R Split-Seconds Chronograph
Powered by the CHR 29-535 PS caliber, the Split-Seconds Chronograph boasts six patented innovations, and one patent for the split-seconds mechanism, making it a Grand Complication timepiece that are known for intricate mechanical movements and exceptional craftsmanship.
The watch’s case features a concave bezel and recessed flanks. It comes with a dark brown alligator leather strap and a new, patented clasp. It is also the first rose gold version of the Grand Complication featuring a brown enamel dial with a tachymeter scale in beige to create a two-tone appearance. The dial features rose gold Breguet numerals and leaf-shaped hands with luminescent coating which ensures legibility.
Grand Complications Ref. 6159 Retrograde Perpetual Calendar
This, on the other hand, is a more modern take on a coveted Grand Complication. Its dial consists of baton-style hour markers and Dauphine hands, while the very contemporary 39.5mm case is contrasted with a classic Patek detail: a guilloché hobnail pattern on the bezel and the back. The black composite strap is secured by a patented triple-blade clasp in white gold.
Balancing mechanical intricacy with a contemporary look, the watch also features a metallised crystal dial with a black rim, offering a partial view of the components inside, including the self-winding 26-330 S QR caliber. The perpetual calendar displays the day, leap year, month, and moon phases, with the retrograde date hand instantly resetting to the first of the next month.
Twenty~4 Ref. 7340/1R Perpetual Calendar
This is Patek’s first round Twenty~4, the series of mechanical watches specially made for the ladies. However, for something that’s especially made for a woman, it strangely features a non-gemset bezel! Powered by the self-winding, 3.88mm-thick 240 Q caliber, this complication is actually made up of 275 components and most of which can be clearly observed through the watch’s transparent caseback.
Calendar displays are shown by hands in subdials – the day and 24-hour indication at nine o’clock, the date at six o’clock, and the month and leap-year cycle at three o’clock. The dial itself features a silk-like finish. Both the case and bracelet are polished rose gold; the bracelet stands out for its design, with delicately cambered central links framed by slim two-tier outer links.
Desk Clock Ref. 27000M-001
Patek Philippe also surprised this year’s visitors to Watches and Wonders with a return to its traditional desk clock. Inspired by a desk clock with perpetual calendar and eight-day power reserve first produced in 1923, this effectively combines tradition with innovation, featuring a newly developed manually wound caliber offering a 31-day power reserve thanks to three serially operating spring barrels. There’s also a perpetual calendar and a week-number.
The rectangular movement is wound by a key and the calendars are set and adjusted using a clever set of mechanical buttons located under the hinged lid. The outside of the beautiful clock is crafted in 925 silver and embellished with panels of green grand feu enamel. Four applied winged lions, one in each corner of the case, are inspired directly by the 1923 clock are crafted in vermeil (yellow gold-plated silver).
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