Replica Patek Philippe Calatrava i Calatrava Annual Calendar Travel Time
Two brand new references join the legendary Calatrava collection. Both received a completely new case, textured dial and a set of useful complications.
Over the years, the Calatrava family of watches from Replica Patek Philippe has expanded so much that it can no longer be classified only as classic. This is how I have always perceived Calatrava in the general public – it was associated with an elegant dress watch, with ideal proportions and simplicity of workmanship, of course at the highest level. Over time, however, Calatrava began to take on different forms and became a casual watch, as in the case of reference 6007A or reference 7234G Pilot Travel Time. The latter was not mentioned by accident, because Patek showed a new version of it at the Watches & Wonders 2024 fair.
There are two new Calatravas and they are based on a similar style, but with extremely different functionalities. One of our good friends summed it up with the phrase “Indiana Jones’s Calatrava” – and in my opinion this slogan fits perfectly. First of all, the case has been completely redesigned, in which the Clous de Paris guilloche pattern plays a fundamental role. So far, in Calatravas it appeared on the bezel, this time Thierry Stern and his team decided to decorate the sides of the case.
According to Stern, the inspiration for the color and texture of the dial were old camera housings. Patek recreated the black, rough surface and paired it with Arabic hour markers and plenty of cream-beige lumino. The main differences come down to what we can find on the dials themselves.
The matter becomes much more complicated in the case of the second reference – 5326G-001 – equipped for the first time in the brand’s history with an annual calendar complication and Travel Time, which de facto indicates the time in the second zone. Both functions are not new to Patek, but combining them in one watch is, and in addition, care has been taken to operate them intuitively. The 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H caliber wound with a micro-rotary caliber presents as many as 8 patented solutions that ensure full functionality and reliability of the entire structure. The annual calendar is linked to local time, so its indications (day of the week, month, date, phase of the Moon) follow the main time.
When designing the 31-260 PS QA LU FUS 24H, Patek aimed to be as user-friendly as possible, which resulted in the integration of all display adjustments directly in the crown. The adjustment is, of course, properly secured so as not to damage the delicate elements of the mechanism. The watch has a 48-hour power reserve, a Gyromax balance clocked at 4 Hz and a quality mark – the Patek Philippe seal.
The mechanism is packed in a 41 mm case with a thickness of 11.07 mm, equipped with two sapphire glasses.
Both new Calatravas will be delivered to customers with two calf leather straps: a beige one with a nubuck-like texture and a black, embossed textile strap. Ref. 5226G-001 has simple gold buckles, while Ref. 5326G-001 has gold, snap-on butterflies. The first one was valued at EUR 34,630 (~PLN 161,000), while the second one costs EUR 69,930 (~PLN 325,000).
