BaselWorld 2015 – The novelties of Patek Philippe, live pictures and personal impressions

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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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small-luxury-world April 4th, 2015-12:54

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 ...

Seconds April 4th, 2015-13:45

Sweet Life for the 5711R Thank you Beautiful report Oliver Well Said Regards (Second's in time)

small-luxury-world April 7th, 2015-03:22

My pleasure. Thanks! .

Mark in Paris April 4th, 2015-15:25

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 brin...

small-luxury-world April 7th, 2015-03:21

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...

foversta April 5th, 2015-03:18

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

small-luxury-world April 7th, 2015-03:17

FX, maybe you spent too much time ... on watch shows and at ADs (which is perfect for us, because we see lots of pictures :-) ). I won´t get tired of sceneries like this ... A glass of rose at sunset ... and those pictures are not even taken in Italy. For that kind of moments, I could easily ...

amanico April 5th, 2015-03:21

Thanks for these live pictures. Not fan of colored gold in general, so this one is no Exception. I do see the point of your title, though. Just not for me. The Nautilus in steel is still the one, for me. And with time passing, I start to much prefer the 5980 among all of the Nautilus references. Best, Nicolas

small-luxury-world April 7th, 2015-03:07

Thanks Nicolas for your reply ... and I am not surprised to read your thoughts on it ;-) Oliver

GLau April 6th, 2015-06:45

Thanks Oliver for writing this post which IMO Patek has made... a bold step in extending the range of an icon, from understatement to "louder-statement" !! Good for the brand to try on different versions, from mixed steel & gold bracelet with blue dial to this RG bracelet with brown dial. Now after your post, I really...

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