First designed to help pilots keep track of time zones in the early era of commercial flying, GMT watches use a 24-hour hand to track a reference time. Originally, the hand indicated Greenwich Mean Time, the day's universal reference time, but now it is generally used for home time (despite its name). Patek Philippe's Calatrava Pilot Travel Time uses a skeletonized hour hand to indicate a second time zone, but on a 12-hour scale. It has day/night indicators for both local and home time, and a local date hand at 6 o'clock. The secondary hours are easy to change on both watches, thanks to independently adjustable hour hands, so your watch won't lose accuracy when moving time zones.
Details
Price ($) | 47,630 |
Price range | < $100,000 |
Price version | 18K White Gold |
Carrats | 18K |
Gender | Male |
Case | Round |
Complications | Seconds Second Time Zone Hours Date Minutes |
Water resistance | 60m |
Movement | Automatic |
Power reserve range (hours) | 24 - 48 |
Power reserve | 45 hours |
Case size | Large (>39mm) |
Case diameter (mm) | 42 |
Case height (mm) | 11 |
Case back | Open |
Case colour | White Gold |
Case material | White Gold |
Dial colour | Blue |
Where to buy | Gearys in Beverly Hills, California |
Caliber | 26?330 S C FUS |
ReferenceNumber | 5524G |
Operating for the past 180 years, Patek Phillippe benefits from a uniquely preserved legacy. As the last independent, family-owned Genevan manufacturer, Patek Philippe timepieces are both traditional and innovative.Pending eight different patents, the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Travel Time debuted in 2022. Combining two beloved collections, this watch flaunts a 409-part caliber housed in the Calatrava case and encircled by a vintage style dial. Other new models released in 2022 include the Grand Complications collection of minute repeaters with classic gongs, a second time zone with day/night indication and an alarm. Some pieces come accompanied by a set of white gold cufflinks with baguette-cut diamonds to match. The new Nautilus and Chronograph collections demonstrate similar expertise featuring a split-seconds monopusher and high-performance movement, while the Watches & Wonders Geneva line continues to boast the brands broad technical and aesthetic capabilities.