Patek Philippe - Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001

To celebrate the completion of its new production building in Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva, Switzerland), Patek Philippe created an exclusive Calatrava in stainless steel, a limited edition of 1,000 pieces. The new Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001 has a price of Euro 25,720 / US$ 28,350.

To celebrate the completion of its new production building in Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva, Switzerland), Patek Philippe created an exclusive Calatrava in stainless steel, a limited edition of 1,000 pieces.

Created to accommodate the brand’s growth in the next 20 to 30 years, the new large building PP6 - 189 meters long, 67 meters wide, 34 meters above ground, with 10 floors, of which four subterranean - required an investment of CHF 600 million, of which CHF 500 million for the structure and CHF 100 million for interiors as well as the avant-garde technical resources.

The new Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001 comes in a polished stainless steel case with a diameter of 40 mm (thickness is 9.07 mm) and a sapphire crystal caseback specially marked with a Calatrava cross and the “New Manufacture 2019” inscription (2019 is the year when the first work groups moved into the new PP6 production building).

The central part of the gray-blue dial features a “carbon”-style texture that plays with light while, all around, the circular satin finish contrasts against the white dial imprints as well as the applied numerals and the white-lacquered hands in white gold with luminescent coating.

The railway track scale of the hour circle with triangular markers and the date aperture at 3 o'clock complete the composition.

The self-winding calibre 324 S C movement - beating at 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) with a power reserve of 35 to 45 hours - ensures daily rate deviation of merely -3 to +2 seconds.

Through the sapphire-crystal case back, it is possible to appreciate the central rotor in 21K gold and the finishes of the components executed almost entirely by hand, including Geneva striping for the bridges, chamfering and polishing for the edges, polishing for the sinks, circular graining for the gold rotor, perlage for the plate, and gold-filled engravings.

Secured to the wrist by a prong buckle in steel, the calfskin strap with an embossed pattern reminiscent of textile fabrics is coordinated to match the dial center.

Water resistant to 30 meters / 100 feet, the new Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001 has a price of Euro 25,720 / US$ 28,350. patek.com