Of the four references celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nautilus , two feature diamond hour markers , and one of these two is completely unexpected . Let's take a look ! credit: @ todayonthewrist (desk clock) @benrsimon (wristwatch) A/ NAUTILUS DES

If all goes according to plan, I should be able to see the Patek Philippe ref. 5101P in person for the first time next month . This prospect excites me because this reference, with its hidden tourbillon , seems fascinating . The photo below gives me a tin

As I like hand-wound calibers, I was curious to try on this new Calatrava , which features an eight-day power reserve and instantaneous day-date displays jumping at midnight. The first thing I noticed is how beautiful and eye-catching the textured blue di

Patek Philippe recently released a new 8-Days model , ref. 5328G-001 , which is a round interpretation of the rectangular Gondolo, ref. 5200G-001 (a dedicated thread can be found here ). But, doing some research, I discovered that during the 1930s Patek P

Crown guards are usually featured in sports watches, but Patek Philippe has used them in a very interesting way in dress watches . See for yourself. The models are organised by family of complication and, just for the fun of going against my natural incli

The new Calatrava 8-Days power reserve , instantaneous day & date , ref. 5328G-001 , powered by caliber 31-505 8J PS IRM CI J can be seen as an innovative combination of two sources of inspiration: 2013's Gondolo 8-Days ref. 5200G-001 , powered by the pro

The 10 Days Tourbillon ref. 5101 won the GPHG ' Aiguille d'or ' in 2003 , the year of its introduction. From a design standpoint, it's a wonderful Art Deco timepiece, taking inspiration from three previous models: ref. 514 , 524 & 520 . From a technical s

Dear All, After wearing the Cubitus stainless steel 5821/1A for nearly 2 weeks, I would like to share my impression on this controversial novelty of 2024, as promised to Gordon earlier on Dial ------ The olive green dial looks very similar, if not the sam

All original images used to make my edits (except the Manta Ray) belong to Patek Philippe. Shaped movements are rare, good ones more so. A shaped movement should use the space inside a watch as efficiently as possible, such as in these Seiko Observatory m

one of PP’s shaped caliber: 5124, 5100, 5200 or 5101! I included them in this thread dedicated to some shaped calibers. I wish you a happy New Year’s Eve. Best, Emmanuel