A variety of new models, brimming with creativity and savoir-faire, have been presented at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 by Swiss luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe.
The splendid array of new models affirms the watchmaker’s technical mastery, particularly with three new movements equipping exceptional pieces: a self-winding Quadruple Complication for connoisseurs, a desk clock with perpetual calendar and weekly calendar endowed with a 31-day power reserve, and a new Calatrava with instantaneous day and date displays and an eight-day power reserve.
This 2025 vintage is also notable for subtle new aesthetic interpretations combining the quest for timeless elegance with extraordinary attention to fine workmanship.
By combining their talents, Antoine Norbert de Patek and Jean Adrien Philippe devoted themselves to an ambitious vocation: designing and making the finest watches in the world, in terms of both technique and aesthetic. For the four generations of the Stern family presiding over the manufacture’s destiny since 1932, this passion for excellence has remained the keyword, and the fifth generation, taking shape today, will have exactly the same mission: to guarantee the brand’s continuity over the long term, its independence and its outstanding creative potential.
The 15 new introductions illustrate, yet again, this unique alliance of tradition and innovation – while always respecting the ultra-strict principles of the Patek Philippe Seal.
Innovative Grand Complications
The first expertise to be honoured is that of the Grand Complications, one of the fields in which Patek Philippe has reigned supreme since the founding of the manufacture in 1839.
2025 sees the current collection welcoming an exceptional watch destined for connoisseurs, the Quadruple Complication Reference 5308G-001. Presented as a world first in a limited edition in platinum at the Patek Philippe Grand Exhibition Watch Art Tokyo in 2023, this self-winding timepiece unites a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph and an instantaneous perpetual calendar with aperture displays.
Its new calibre R CHR 27 PS QI movement is particularly notable for its optimised performances and two patented innovations concerning the split-seconds mechanism. This feat of miniaturisation and energy management is housed in an elegant white-gold case framing a ice-blue sunburst dial.
Patek Philippe also presented a surprise return to the tradition of the desk clock. Inspired by models created in the 1920s and 1930s, the new desk clock with perpetual calendar and weekly calendar Reference 27000M-001 features a completely new manually wound high-performance calibre, the subject of nine patent applications, with a 31-day power reserve, rate accuracy within a range of +1 to –1 seconds per 24 hours, and ease of operation worthy of a timepiece conceived in the twenty-first century. The cabinet in 925 silver is embellished with panels in green Grand Feu flinqué enamel over a swirling guilloché motif.
Prior to the clock’s entry into the collection, Patek Philippe donated a unique preview model to the charitable auction Only Watch in 2021. The perpetual calendar with retrograde date hand features among Patek Philippe’s most sought-after models.
The manufacture has now reinterpreted this emblematic Grand Complication in a new version in white gold with an original modern style, its sapphire crystal dial with grey metallisation offering a veiled glimpse of the watch’s mechanical heart. The bezel is adorned with the famous Clous de Paris or hobnail guilloché motif – one of the most beautiful symbols of the Patek Philippe style. Beating within this Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date Reference 6159G-001 is the calibre 26-330 S QR self-winding movement, which may be admired through a sapphire-crystal case back.
Another flagship model, the split-seconds chronograph Reference 5370, brings out its first version in rose gold, harmonising with a dial in brown Grand Feu enamel and subsidiary dials and a tachymeter scale in beige champlevé enamel. The calibre CHR 29-535 PS combines its traditional architecture (manually wound, column wheel, toothed-wheel horizontal clutch) with seven patented innovations, including one for the reworked split-seconds mechanism.
This new Split-Seconds Chronograph Reference 5370R-001 is worn on an alligator-leather strap in shiny dark chestnut brown, endowed with a new patented three-prong fold-over clasp introduced this year on several models in the collection.
A splendid surprise also for feminine devotees of Grand Complications: the Twenty~4 collection is welcoming its very first complication, namely a perpetual calendar. Thanks to the calibre 240 Q ultra-thin self-winding movement the case is as elegantly slim as ever. The calendar indications are displayed by hands in three subsidiary dials accompanied by an aperture for the moon phase, together composing one of the most recognisable of the Patek Philippe perpetual-calendar faces. The first round Twenty~4 that is not gem-set, this perpetual calendar offers a choice of two versions in rose gold: Reference 7340/1R-001 with a silvered dial adorned with a double vertical and horizontal satin-brushed finish recalling the sheen of wild shantung silk, and Reference 7340/1R-010, its olive-green sunburst dial both modern and refined.
A Wide Array of Complications useful in Daily Life
The manufacture is also extending its range of complications useful in daily life, a field in which it is already well positioned, whether in terms of calendar watches or travel watches, with mechanisms offering optimal ease of use and legibility.
In 2025, the spotlight is on the Calatrava eight-Day Reference 5328G-001, equipped with instantaneous displays of the day (by an aperture) and the date (by a hand) at 6 o’clock and a large power reserve of eight days, indicated at 12 o’clock. The new calibre 31-505 8J PS IRM CI J manually wound movement unites a classic architecture with several technical innovations, including a Pulsomax escapement in Silinvar.
The two barrels connected in series guarantee that the watch will function with perfect precision for eight full days, with a ninth day in reserve. Characterised by its contemporary aesthetic, this timepiece comes in a white-gold case, its caseband adorned with the Clous de Paris or hobnail guilloche motif, framing a blue dial presenting its displays in a modern, original style on a vertical axis.
The renowned Annual Calendar, invented and patented by Patek Philippe in 1996, offers a new model in rose gold that is the first non gemset version for this reference, with a 38mm diameter that suits every wrist. The warm sheen of rose gold combines elegantly with a dial in chestnut-brown adorned with a double vertical and horizontal satin-brushed shantung finish and a calfskin leather strap embossed with a denim motif.
Beating at the heart of this Annual Calendar Reference 4946R-001 is the calibre 26-330 S QA LU self-winding movement, displaying the day, date and month, and requiring only one manual correction per year, at the end of the month of February.
In the new Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Reference 5524G-010 in white gold, Patek Philippe reinterprets another of its great successes – of aeronautic inspiration – by endowing it with the vintage charm of a dial in ivory lacquer, worn on a strap in a composite material, in khaki green embossed with a textile motif.
This original and elegant travel watch is powered by the calibre 26-330 S C FUS self-winding movement, notable for the ease of use of its system for displaying a second time zone. The date display by a hand at the 6 o’clock position adjusts automatically to the local time, backwards or forwards as required. The two time-zone pushers feature a patented screw-down safety system preventing any risk of accidentally putting the local-time function out of order.
New Takes on Style and Elegance
The choice of so-called simple watches also continues to grow, with designs full of character perfectly set off by their impeccable finish, down to the smallest detail.
The Calatrava collection offers a new model in platinum enriched with the vintage touch of a dial in rose-gilt opaline with a pure, understated design. This Calatrava Reference 6196P-001, its polished case adorned with satin-brushed flanks, is notable for its smooth beveled bezel and slender tapering lugs forming a harmonious link to the strap in shiny-chocolate alligator leather.
The calibre 30-255 PS manually wound movement measures out the time. Its extremely slender profile combines with a 65-hour power reserve and a stop-second function enabling the time to be set to the nearest second.
The Cubitus, an innovative expression of the elegant sporty style, was launched in October 2024. It offers a new medium size of 40mm in diameter adapting to every wrist and available in two versions:
Cubitus Reference 7128/1G-001 in white gold with a blue-grey sunburst dial; and Cubitus Reference 7128/1R-001 in rose gold with a brown sunburst dial. The bold, unique geometry of the case, a square with rounded corners and an elegant profile, is emphasised by a play of vertical satin-brushed and polished finishes. The calibre 26-330 S C self-winding movement, equipped with a stop-seconds function, has a central rotor in 21K gold adorned with the same horizontal relief pattern as the dial – a signature feature of the Cubitus models. The gold bracelet is fitted with a lockable adjustment system and a patented Patek Philippe fold-over clasp secured by four independent catches.
Patek Philippe plays on colour in two new versions of the Ladies’ Nautilus with a quartz movement and a case in white gold measuring 32mm in diameter. The dial, adorned with the pattern of little waves typical of this collection, is lacquered in an elegant shade of azure blue.
The case catches the eye with its alternating satin-brushed and polished finishes. A row of 46 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.8ct) illuminates the bezel. The Ladies’ Nautilus Reference 7010G-013 is distinguished by its strap in a composite material matching the dial, with a textile motif and a Nautilus fold-over clasp in white gold. The Ladies’ Nautilus Reference 7010/1G-013 is worn on a bracelet in white gold fitted with a lockable adjustment system and a Patek Philippe patented fold-over clasp secured by four independent catches.
This new Patek Philippe vintage is crowned by a splendid testimony to the jeweller’s skill and creativity in this area. The designers of the new Nautilus Haute Joaillerie Reference 5811/1460G-001 played artistically on the shapes of the precious stones to emphasise the iconic design of the Nautilus.
A row of baguette-cut diamonds brings out the rounded octagon of the bezel, while rows of brilliant-cut diamonds adorn the dial. Baguette-cut diamonds enrich the central links of the bracelet, while the main links present perfectly regular rows of brilliant-cut diamonds. In total, this piece is set with 1,285 brilliant-cut diamonds (6.43ct) and 195 baguette-cut diamonds (13.27ct).
This Haute Joaillerie version of an iconic timepiece is powered by the calibre 26-330 S self-winding movement with stop seconds.
A Rich Collection of Rare Handcrafts
This year, as every year, Patek Philippe has also unveiled a rich collection of unique and limited-edition pieces (dome table clocks, table clocks, pocket watches and wristwatches) showcasing the most refined of the Rare Handcrafts, such as miniature painting on enamel, Grand Feu cloisonné enamel, hand engraving and wood marquetry.
The Rare Handcrafts 2025 exhibition uniting these 78 creations is open to the public from April 5-26 in the Patek Philippe Salons in Geneva at 41 Rue du Rhône, every day (except Sunday) from 11am to 6pm (last entry at 5pm).
Intending visitors are invited to register online beforehand on https://www.patek.com/rhc2025.