Patek Philippe BaselWorld 2015 Novelties Overview

small-luxury-world · 2015-04-04T12:45:26Z

Explore Patek Philippe's BaselWorld 2015 novelties, including new Nautilus models, split-seconds chronographs, and the brand's strategic collection evolution.

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Small-luxury-world provides a comprehensive first look at Patek Philippe's novelties from BaselWorld 2015, offering live pictures and personal impressions. This multi-part report delves into the brand's balanced approach to its collection, highlighting major new releases, interesting iterations, and Patek Philippe's consistent adherence to its core DNA of evolution over revolution.

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The 176^th year is a good year for Patek Philippe, because the new pieces shown are very well balanced and fit perfectly in the already impressive collection. There are three major novelties, several (about 30, if we don´t count the pieces from the Rare Handcrafts department) interesting iterations and not to forget a marketing “bomb” – probably THE talk of BaselWorld 2015. In case you really missed the later (hard to imagine, but anyway), I am not talking about any kind of smart watch here – more on this later

The current collection counts 241 (after BaselWorld) different models and there should be something for almost any taste/occasion – still there is always the DNA of PP shown. The latter is not self-evident and one of the strength of Patek Philippe. They might not be the most innovative and fashionable company in the (sometimes crazy) world of watches, but they always stick to their own roots. Evolution instead of revolution and it works quite well for them, as we all know.

We already have seen quite a few of the novelties and even started to discuss them here, so I won´t prepare one BIG report like in the past. Instead I will add posts to this one, with (live) pictures and personal comments by me. It will take some time, but I will go ahead - step-by-step.

Oliver

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Key Points from the Discussion

Patek Philippe showcased an 'uncommon' watch from their museum at BaselWorld, indicating a willingness to display historical curiosities alongside new releases.
The Nautilus collection, particularly the Ref. 5711, is a well-known reference, and the post delves into its general details.
New iterations for ladies in steel with automatic movements and no stone settings were introduced, alongside a fancier rose gold Nautilus for gentlemen.
A 'simple' split-seconds chronograph was presented, noted for its amazing details and craftsmanship.
Patek Philippe successfully produced a black dial for the Nautilus, a technical challenge that was previously only possible with a blue dial.
The choice between black and white dials, and leaf versus stick hands, is a matter of personal taste, with stick hands offering a more modern and lighter aesthetic.

The Discussion

small-luxury-world

Apr 4, 2015

PP Nautilus Ref. 5711R: La Dolce Vita at its best!

We all know the Nautilus collection and are familiar with Ref. 5711 and its details in general, aren´t we? Mechanical self-winding movement Caliber 324 S C Date in an aperture Center sweep second hand Screw-down crown Light/dark brown gradated dial, gold applied hour markers with luminescent coating Rose gold bracelet with Nautilus fold-over clasp Sapphire-crystal case back Water resistant to 120 m Rose gold Case diameter (10-4 o’clock): 40 mm I will put my focus on live pictures and personal im

Seconds

Apr 4, 2015

Sweet Life for the 5711R

Thank you Beautiful report Oliver Well Said Regards (Second's in time)

small-luxury-world

Apr 7, 2015

My pleasure. Thanks!

Mark in Paris

Apr 4, 2015

It is funny to say one in that metal when used to seing only steel ones

It looks very warm indeed and I already started to consider RG bracelet watches with the Royal Oak 15202, so I'm quite open to this one. The only "no go" for me is the dial's color which seems beautiful and very well matching the RG but which doesn't bring the touch of modernity or "youth" I would be looking for. Anyway, there had to be one in the collection and I'm very satisfied with this one. Thanks for the great pictures Oliver. Cheers, Mark

small-luxury-world

Apr 7, 2015

Mark, the RG blue dial RO you mention ...

is nice as well. Only tried it once on my wrist and except of the dial with a flaw, it was very nice. I like both, but for (slightly) different reasons. It is always nice to have options and a version in steel is a good start ... :-) Thanks for your reply! Oliver

foversta

Apr 5, 2015

It is a nice watch but...

I'm a bit tired of this kind of combo I must confess. Not for me! Thanks for the pics & comments! Fx

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