Watches and Wonders 2025: 5 highlights from Patek Philippe’s new releases
Patek Philippe has delighted watch enthusiasts this year with an impressive number of new releases, making Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 one of its most exciting trade fair showcases in recent memory. From a bold reinterpretation of a beloved classic to a grand complication that pushes the boundaries of watchmaking, these novelties reaffirm the brand’s unwavering dedication to innovation, craftsmanship, and refinement. Here are the key highlights from Patek Philippe’s latest releases.
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The Quadruple Complication now comes in white gold
The self-winding Quadruple Complication Ref. 5308G in white gold with minute-repeater, split-seconds chronograph and instantaneous perpetual calendar
The self-winding Quadruple Complication Ref. 5308, a marvel of horological engineering, now graces the collection in a white gold version. Previously launched in a platinum limited series at the Watch Art Grand Exhibition Tokyo 2023, this timepiece combines a minute repeater, split-seconds chronograph, and instantaneous perpetual calendar.
Derived from the Triple Complication Ref. 5208, launched in 2011, the addition of an energy-consuming split-seconds mechanism was a significant achievement. Patek Philippe's engineers met this challenge with the new R CHR 27 PS QI caliber, boasting improved barrel torque, a platinum mini-rotor, and two patented innovations. These innovations include an anti-backlash wheel to prevent chronograph friction and an isolation system that eliminates energy consumption when the split-seconds mechanism is not in use.
The minute repeater chimes with the legendary sound quality Patek Philippe is known for, while the monopusher chronograph features 60-minute and 12-hour counters. The instantaneous perpetual calendar ensures that the disks change in a mere 30 milliseconds.
The new model features a sunburst ice-blue dial, blue metallised applied hour-markers, and Dauphine-style hands in white gold. The 42 mm white gold case is fully polished and features openworked lugs, with the movement visible through a sapphire crystal case-back. A shiny navy-blue alligator strap with a new patented triple-blade fold-over clasp in white gold completes this exceptional timepiece. The new Quadruple Complication Ref. 5308G-001 replaces the Triple Complication Ref. 5208R-001 in Patek Philippe’s current collection.
New Calatrava in platinum with a vintage-style opaline rose-gilt dial
A new manually wound Calatrava Ref. 6169P in platinum with opaline rose-gilt dial
Patek Philippe has also added a few additions to its iconic Calatrava collection, among them a vintage-inspired platinum model featuring an opaline rose-gilt dial. This model is a beautiful blend of classic Calatrava elegance and contemporary design elements.
The watch is manually wound, powered by the caliber 30-255 PS, and offers a 65-hour power reserve. The opaline rose-gilt dial is adorned with faceted anthracite white gold “obus” hour markers and dauphine-style hands. The 38 mm platinum case features satin-finished flanks and a brilliant-cut diamond set at 6 o'clock. A shiny chocolate brown alligator leather strap with a platinum prong buckle completes the ensemble.
Nautilus dressed in diamonds and in azure blue
Nautilus Haute Joaillerie Ref. 5811/1460G-001
Ladies’ Nautilus Ref. 7010/1G-013
The Nautilus collection, a perennial favourite among collectors, sees the addition of new models that offer fresh interpretations of the iconic design, further solidifying the Nautilus’s status as a modern-day icon. One of the models is the Ladies’ Nautilus Ref. 7010/1G-013, with central seconds and date displayed in an aperture at 3 o’clock, and powered by the quartz movement Caliber E23-250 S C. This model features an azure blue lacquered dial and a matching composite-material strap. The dial boasts a distinctive wave pattern, achieved through the application of a dozen successive layers of translucent azure blue and colourless lacquer, creating a captivating depth effect.
The white gold case, with its signature octagonal bezel, is adorned with 46 brilliant-cut diamonds. White gold ogival-shaped hour-markers, applied Arabic numerals, and Alpha-style hour/minute hands with white luminescent coating ensure excellent legibility. The integrated white gold bracelet features a lockable adjustment system for enhanced comfort and a patented fold-over clasp. These new references offer fresh interpretations of the iconic design, further solidifying the Nautilus's status as a modern-day icon.
There is also a stunning full-diamond Nautilus Haute Joaillerie Ref. 5811/1460G-001 set with 195 baguette-cut diamonds and 1,285 brilliant-cut diamonds, equipped with the self-winding 26-330 S caliber with sweep seconds and stop-seconds function. At 41 mm, it is just a hair larger than its 40 mm predecessor from 2017, without a date window and featuring all hours punctuated by baguette-cut diamond hour markers.
Medium-sized Cubitus
The Cubitus Ref. 7128/1G-001 is offered in a new medium-sized 40 mm white gold version (downsized from the debut 45 mm versions) designed to suit all wrists
The Cubitus Ref. 7128/1R-001 in 40 mm rose gold
Patek Philippe has expanded its Cubitus collection to include smaller models. The collection, which debuted in October 2024 as the brand’s first new collection in 25 years, is now expanded with the medium-size 40 mm models that join its existing line of three 45 mm watches.
Available in white gold with subtle sunburst blue-gray dial or rose gold with an elegant brown dial, these new Cubitus models retain the collection’s distinctive aesthetic while catering to those who prefer a more understated presence on the wrist.
A table clock inspired by history
Patek Philippe combines tradition and innovation in a perpetual calendar and weekly calendar desk clock, Ref. 27001M-001, featuring a new manually wound caliber with a 31-day power reserve, +/- 1 second per day rate accuracy and user-friendliness worthy of a 21st-century timepiece
In a nod to its rich heritage, Patek Philippe has unveiled a table clock inspired by a model delivered to James Ward Packard in 1923. This exceptional piece features a perpetual calendar, week calendar, and an impressive 31-day power reserve. The clock is powered by a new manually wound caliber with 912 components and boasts nine patent applications. A constant-force mechanism ensures a rate accuracy of +/- 1 second per day, a testament to Patek Philippe’s pursuit of precision.
The clock features a silvery opaline dial with black transfer-printed indications and a week number indicator. The sterling silver cabinet is adorned with green Grand Feu flinqué enamel panels with a swirling guilloché pattern and vermeil decorative elements.
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