A few pics of the Patek Philippe Calatrava 5212A

Mar 23, 2019,14:28 PM
 

I will write later about this watch since it is my fav Patek from Baselworld 2019. A nice complication, an improved 324 movement (the 26-330), a lovely dial lay-out, this watch summarizes the Patek I like.














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I understand what you're saying about the date window ...

 
 By: Mean Solar Time : March 23rd, 2019-17:01
... but I was thinking that it's a pretty busy dial. LOT's of Characters! I actually feel with this dial the white date aperture works well to clearly highlight this function.

Remove the index at 6 and put it there...

 
 By: Clueless_Collector : March 23rd, 2019-17:15
Better symmetry, but the number has to rotate to show upright.

And that is exactly what my partner who is a jewellery designer told me

 
 By: sham1 : March 24th, 2019-04:22
I too do not like the date window and based on what she said, I re evaluated the watch and yes, the date window would reduce the dial being too cluttered. I have placed an order for one and hopefully when I do try it on, it will look as good as on Francoi... 

I think it looks good where it is ...

 
 By: Mean Solar Time : March 24th, 2019-06:45
... and anywhere other than "3" o'clock or "6" o'clock gets confusing. The MORE important thing is that it appears that the same handwritten characters used elsewhere on the dial are also employed in the date aperture.

Agreed. [nt]

 
 By: sham1 : March 24th, 2019-11:53

A date window would normally be a big no for me

 
 By: sham1 : March 24th, 2019-11:51
but imagine a dial with 31 for the date and another with 53 for the number of weeks - it can be confusing at first glance.

I just knew you would say that NIco :-)

 
 By: sham1 : March 24th, 2019-12:00
Not a bad idea except that if you watched the Patek video on the watch, Philip Barat (head of watch development) mentioned that having 5 hands, one on top of the other, was not an easy task so I assume adding a sixth would have been even more difficult.

Agree

 
 By: Hahnpaulo : March 24th, 2019-15:29
but the watch is overall so great that I could live with that.

After admiring this model once more

 
 By: Hahnpaulo : March 25th, 2019-12:48
today I reached the conclusion that it deserved a different strap. It just does’t fit this classy watch properly. imho of course, all in all a matter of taste etc

I don't know if it's less light in the photos, but something with these hands looks too simple....

 
 By: Izhik : March 23rd, 2019-15:04
also moving the hours batons from the periphery towards the center of the dial...perhaps it's just me, but isn't that a bit disturbing..??

I found this to be a very interesting piece but impossible to photograph in the case

 
 By: descartes1 : March 23rd, 2019-15:42
The idea of a weekly calendar is quite unusual. Certainly a watch to be part of a larger collection, but probably not one someone might want to own as their only Patek. I am also not a fan of the date window, but with this complication you need a date and... 

5212A

 
 By: KonaJ : March 23rd, 2019-15:53
Certainly different, I like it. I think it fits nicely in my collection and have asked my AD to order one.

Think it is every nice

 
 By: GreatPilot@me.com : March 23rd, 2019-17:14
and different without being oer the top unusual. It will fit in nicely with my collection...Jim

its a trple calendar.

 
 By: benlee338 : March 23rd, 2019-20:15
That rules it out for me.

A question: is it an annual calendar jumping from the 30th to 1st on the shorter months?

 
 By: 1WatchMan : March 23rd, 2019-23:01
Beautiful pictures Fx, thanks for sharing. Definitely a beautiful watch and a good alternative to the current unattainable steel models, let's see the waiting list for this one 😫

no it is not an ac [nt]

 
 By: foversta : March 23rd, 2019-23:31

There are so many very nice triple calendar out there

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : March 24th, 2019-00:24
and if it would not say Patek on the dial this one would go down completely unnoticed. Maybe it looks better in real but it is as blund es it can get in my own, personal view. To me it is looking like a Frederique Constant watch, not like a Patek. A very ... 

Interesting comparison, Count.

 
 By: TheMadDruid : March 24th, 2019-07:40
I’m not sure I’d go so far as to say it looks like a Constant-I see design cues from past Pateks. But this is seemingly an overcomplication of a complication that can be done so much more elegantly. (I’m not sure if my pun was intended or not.) This dial ... 

I do like some Frederique Constant watches, no offense there

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : March 24th, 2019-08:59
Overcomplicated looking und too busy is not an issue for me per se, as I like the 5159 a lot, which has got quite an overloaded, to some even messy, dial. In the 5159 case all is pleasing to my eye, yes a lot to read but pleasing to overlook all at the sa... 

totally agree, I think PP tried to bring here a contender to classic triple calendars....

 
 By: Izhik : March 24th, 2019-13:48
from Blancpain or JLC....in my honest and humble opinion and in very direct words....they simply did not succeed...

In all fairness it seems the be the only one with

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : March 24th, 2019-14:00
this type of dial and composition (day window with two pointers) but still the esthetics can not be called elegant or lavish, in my opinion, which applies to a BP, JL or VC calendar.

d'accord! [nt]

 
 By: Izhik : March 24th, 2019-14:30

5212A and 5172G have very similar case design as the 5320G PC

 
 By: drphileasfogg : March 24th, 2019-03:54
And I like this a lot, for me 5212A is a very well design watch but why go with the handwriting of the designer. I think the font should be casual but not handwritten...

I like this one a lot

 
 By: ChristianDK : March 24th, 2019-04:17
it is quite a clever idea and I like the dial a lot. I only think it would have been better if the date display would have been more in line with the way the week and day. It just looks a bit too “standard” date display. The case looks absolutely beautifu... 

Images of the movement show that ...

 
 By: Mean Solar Time : March 26th, 2019-01:53
... the font of the date window matches the handwritten characters of the rest of the dial. Very cool touch!

Too busy dial and the font kills it.....

 
 By: manilx : March 24th, 2019-04:18
This fake hand-written font really is "special"... As allways, opinions vary

How do you compare it with Vincent Calabrese 52?

 
 By: Christie Yuen : March 24th, 2019-08:30
I came across this Patek Philippe latest release watch but found that it's very similar to Vincent Calabrese 52, made 20 years ago! What a coincidence!!! ...  

Without exagerating

 
 By: Hahnpaulo : March 24th, 2019-15:28
one could argue that it is the perfect modern PP

Looks very interesting. Technically it is a marvel to behold.

 
 By: geross : March 24th, 2019-15:41
Best, to see it in the flesh. Before passing judgment to it. But definitely a welcome move by Patek to have a stainless steel model in The Calatrava line. Tfs. 👍 Geross 😉