LuxuryWatchesNew Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce is my favourite watch of the year so farAquanaut with annual calendar wowed at Watches and WondersWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
LuxuryWatchesNew Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce is my favourite watch of the year so farAquanaut with annual calendar wowed at Watches and WondersWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Aquanaut with annual calendar wowed at Watches and Wonders
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(Image credit: Patek Philippe)
(Image credit: Patek Philippe)
Watches and Wondersmight be over for another year, but there’s still time to talk about Patek Philippe’s latest offerings.
The Swiss company revealed a pair of new Aquanaut watches at the Geneva show this year. The first is a new 42mm chronograph with a fetching brown dial and matching composite rubber strap, while the latter is the one that really caught my eye.
Called the Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar 5261R-001, this is the first Patek Philippe Aquanaut to feature an annual calendar complication. It also has a moonphase complication at the 12 o’clock position, and a pair of subdials showing the day and month below, with a date counter at six o’clock.
It’s a great-looking timepiece, but what I especially like about it is its size. With their 39.9mm case widths, this pair of Aquanauts are technically part of Patek’s women’s collection. But I think their size and design makes them perfectly unisex, and as a person with slimmer wrists, these watches are more appealing to me than something measuring in at over 40mm.
(Image credit: Patek Philippe)
(Image credit: Patek Philippe)
The rose gold case, crown and detailing perfectly suit the watch’s textured blue dial and strap, with a favourite detail being how the moonphase complications intentionally obscures the 12 o’clock marker. It’s like Patek is acknowledging the effort that has gone into fitting annual date and moonphase complications into a relatively small timepiece.
Water resistance is 100 metres, and naturally, the timepiece carries a typical Patek price of £49,530.
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