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Funny story...

...I decided to ask an AI the following question: "What is the thinnest Calatrava in the current Patek Philippe catalogue? How thin is it?" It came back with the ref. 5196 at 7.68mm. I thought that was discontinued, so I asked it to look again. It came back with:

To identify the thinnest Calatrava in the current 2025 Patek Philippe catalog, I’ve cross-referenced the latest models from the official Patek Philippe website and recent Watches & Wonders 2025 announcements. Here’s the updated answer:

The thinnest Calatrava in Patek Philippe’s current catalog is the Reference 6119 (available in rose gold as 6119R-001 and white gold as 6119G-001). It has a case thickness of 8.08 mm. This model features a 39 mm case, a manually wound Caliber 30-255 PS (2.55 mm thick), and a guilloched hobnail-patterned bezel, embodying the classic Calatrava elegance.

For comparison, other current Calatrava models like the Reference 6196P-001 (38 mm, 9.33 mm thick) and Reference 5226G-001 (40 mm, 8.53 mm thick) are slightly thicker. The Reference 5328G-001 (Calatrava 8 Days) is 10.5 mm thick, making it less slim.

If you’d like me to verify any specific model or provide further details, please let me know!"

Just to demonstrate the frustrations of being a WIS, that we are smarter than AI : )