White Gold In Our Minds

The gorgeous white gold case, those vintage-finish calfskin straps and sword-shaped hands - Patek Philippe's Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronographs, launched earlier this year, are fast becoming icons in their own right

-  SUFFIAN HAKIM

IT’S BEEN OVER FOUR MONTHS since this year’s Watches and Wonders, but we recently found ourselves still thinking about two standout pieces that were revealed to the public back in March: the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph ref. 5924G-001 and ref. 5924G-010.

Taking inspiration from Patek Philippe’s aviator watches of the 1930s, the Calatrava models in the Pilot style are becoming a central feature of the Manufacture’s collections. Several versions have already been designed, with fascinating complications such as dual time zones or the Grand Complication and its 24-hour alarm.