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My uneducated opinion based on zero research…
Jul 25, 2021,03:01 AM
I always thought that the true Calatrava was Patek, but the word Calatrava was used as a kind of shorthand to describe a certain style of vintage dress watch, often with sub-seconds. I wouldn’t call anything other than a Patek a ‘Calatrava’ but when other watches are called that, I get what they mean.
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Exam question...
By: pplater : July 22nd, 2021-13:21
Can anything other than a Patek be called a ‘Calatrava’? Explain your answer. 🧐 Cheers, pplater.
Right
By: brauner : July 22nd, 2021-14:09
Okayyyyyy, fair call...
By: pplater : July 22nd, 2021-14:41
Let’s bring it back to watches. Is any brand other than Patek reasonably entitled to describe their watches as ‘calatrava’? Cheers, pplater.
Vacheron?
By: amanico : July 22nd, 2021-14:45
And..?
By: pplater : July 22nd, 2021-15:00
No it can’t be
By: CastorKrieg : July 22nd, 2021-15:48
It’s not only a watch name, but Calatrava logo is at the same time the logo of Patek Philippe.
Yes and no
By: vitalsigns : July 22nd, 2021-16:15
"A" Calatrava, no, as that means to me only Patek, demonstrated by the Calatrava cross and Patek's use of the name to refer to specific watches over many decades. "Calatrava-style" watches, ok, since that style proliferated at least as early as the 1950s,...
So, in context, does this mean...
By: pplater : July 23rd, 2021-07:58
...that Patek’s Calatrava is Tiffany and your ten examples (plus others) are Costco? Put another way: Patek is the OG and the others get away with it because it’s the real world. Which would not be entirely unreasonable, if the proprietary use has been ov...
My uneducated opinion based on zero research…
By: pejp : July 25th, 2021-03:01
I always thought that the true Calatrava was Patek, but the word Calatrava was used as a kind of shorthand to describe a certain style of vintage dress watch, often with sub-seconds. I wouldn’t call anything other than a Patek a ‘Calatrava’ but when other...